Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were 2-3 higher, slaughter bulls were 2-4 higher, feeder steers were 2-7 higher, and feeder heifers were 2-4 higher.

Grouped steers: 12 avj 375lbs @ $164.00, 5 avj 467lbs @ $150.00, 6 avj 519lbs @ $145.00, 6 avj. 590lbs @ $137, and 6 avj. 687lbs @ $125.00

Grouped heifers: 6 avj 370lbs @ $133.00, 6 avj 410lbs @ $124.00, 28 avj 530lbs @ $114.00, 4 avj 560lbs @ $117.00, and 7 avj 690lbs @ $114.50

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.49/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$112.49

340 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	117.72	602	51
Medium and Large 2	579	111.57	646	289

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale340 hd

112.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,562 hd

113.93

−1.44

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	—	High	1,518	72.97	1,108	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	50.44	545	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	42.59	392	26

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	109.15/cwt	104.00–114.00	844	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	114.58/cwt	111.00–120.00	535	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.10/cwt	104.00–110.00	721	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	835	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.43/cwt	119.00–127.50	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.80/cwt	104.00–114.00	809	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	692	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.04/cwt	118.00–121.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.19/cwt	137.00–145.00	668	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	715	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.80/cwt	147.50–157.50	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	797.33/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	628	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.61/cwt	108.00–113.00	578	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.32/cwt	110.00–122.00	492	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.21/cwt	147.00–155.00	640	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.40/cwt	124.00–132.50	800	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.85/cwt	147.50–157.50	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	704	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.51/cwt	42.00–48.00	466	14
Bulls	—	—	1,843	78.34/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,444	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	49.51/cwt	46.00–52.00	507	24
Bulls	—	—	1,248	68.49/cwt	64.00–71.50	855	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.19/cwt	36.00–42.00	314	12

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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 1,487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 185Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 149Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows were 2-3 higher, slaughter bulls were 2-4 higher, feeder steers were 2-7 higher, and feeder heifers were 2-4 higher.

Grouped steers: 12 avj 375lbs @ $164.00, 5 avj 467lbs @ $150.00, 6 avj 519lbs @ $145.00, 6 avj. 590lbs @ $137, and 6 avj. 687lbs @ $125.00

Grouped heifers: 6 avj 370lbs @ $133.00, 6 avj 410lbs @ $124.00, 28 avj 530lbs @ $114.00, 4 avj 560lbs @ $117.00, and 7 avj 690lbs @ $114.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	124.00	124.00
6	—	370	133.00	133.00
28	—	515	114.00	114.00
4	—	556	117.00	117.00
7	—	689	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	773	104.00–114.00	109.15
40	—	467	111.00–120.00	114.58
40	—	673	104.00–110.00	107.10
33	—	730	104.00–114.00	110.80
40	—	623	107.00–115.00	111.14
24	—	573	105.00–114.00	109.68
40	—	523	108.00–113.00	110.61
50	—	423	110.00–122.00	116.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	145.00	145.00
12	—	375	164.00	164.00
5	—	467	150.00	150.00
6	—	687	125.00	125.00
6	—	560	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.30
30	—	673	120.00–128.00	124.13
50	—	573	125.00–134.00	129.68
15	—	730	118.00–121.00	120.04
30	—	473	137.00–145.00	141.19
50	—	523	130.00–143.00	136.78
10	—	773	118.00–121.00	119.54
30	—	423	147.00–155.00	151.21
40	—	623	124.00–132.50	128.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	119.00–127.50	123.43
12	—	673	105.00–115.00	110.17
6	—	373	147.50–157.50	152.80
12	—	623	105.00–115.00	110.18
6	—	323	147.50–157.50	152.85
10	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60

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)	10	—	1,078	650.00–900.00	797.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	52.00–56.00	54.15
24	—	1,025	46.00–52.00	49.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	42.00–48.00	45.51
12	—	800	36.00–42.00	39.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,843	73.00–82.00	78.34
12	—	1,248	64.00–71.50	68.49

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle