Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were 1-3 lower, feeder steers were 2-7 higher, and feeder heifers were steady.

Grouped steers: 9@ $132.00 avj. 575lbs, 8 @ $139.00 avj. 511lbs,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.85/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$134.85

88 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$0.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	448	135.26	606	12thin
Medium and Large 2	520	134.78	701	76

One grade step is worth $0.47/cwt here — about −$95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale88 hd

134.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,017 hd

131.56

+3.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,755	75.14	1,319	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	50.51	518	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	40.58	382	32

Every lot, as filed

24 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	20
Bulls	—	—	1,755	75.14/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,319	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	36.66/cwt	34.00–39.00	293	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.68/cwt	103.00–112.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	113.43/cwt	107.50–119.00	820	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	762.50/cwt	600.00–875.00	8,388	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.21/cwt	107.00–115.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.16/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.00/cwt	110.00–121.50	607	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.74/cwt	135.50–145.50	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.12/cwt	155.00–159.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	542	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	98.60/cwt	95.00–102.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.48/cwt	115.00–127.50	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.74/cwt	105.00–116.00	579	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.11/cwt	105.00–111.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	738	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Oct 28, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,401Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 122Year ago 0

Compared to last week Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were 1-3 lower, feeder steers were 2-7 higher, and feeder heifers were steady.

Grouped steers: 9@ $132.00 avj. 575lbs, 8 @ $139.00 avj. 511lbs,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	40.00–45.00	42.93
12	—	800	34.00–39.00	36.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	47.00–53.00	50.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	69.00–79.00	75.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	103.00–112.00	107.68
20	—	523	110.00–121.50	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	130.00–139.00	134.69
6	—	723	107.50–119.00	113.43
16	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.64
12	—	473	135.50–145.50	140.74
4	—	373	155.00–159.00	157.12
16	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.95
6	—	623	115.00–127.50	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	107.00–115.00	111.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	122.00–128.00	125.16
4	—	573	106.00–110.00	108.08
20	—	473	112.00–117.00	114.62
4	—	773	95.00–102.00	98.60
28	—	523	105.00–116.00	110.74
8	—	623	105.00–111.00	108.11
2	—	723	100.00–104.00	102.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,100	600.00–875.00	762.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle