Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
25 vs last sale 1,275 1,300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
18 vs last sale 172 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
102 vs last sale 68 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1660 head compared to 1515 two weeks ago due to Holiday shutdown: slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers and heifers were 2-5 higher. Grouped steers: 12 @$150.00 avj 426lbs, 14 @$137.00 avj. 540lbs, 7@ $127.00 avj. 640lbs. Grouped heifers: 9 @ $117.00 avj. 650lbs, 8 @ $114.50 avj. 710lbs, 5 @ $114.00 avj 787lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.25/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$114.25
152 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.81
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2554114.25633152
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale152 hd
114.25
MS average7 barns · 806 hd
115.06
−0.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,68375.141,26514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02551.6352912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12551.4757936
CowsLean 85-90%Low94541.0738828

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2323150.35/cwt145.00–155.004868
BullsMedium and Large 2373150.30/cwt145.00–155.005618
BullsMedium and Large 2573119.72/cwt114.00–125.006868
BullsMedium and Large 2473130.24/cwt125.00–135.0061610
BullsMedium and Large 2523127.22/cwt122.00–132.0066510
HeifersMedium and Large 2423123.11/cwt121.00–125.0052112
HeifersMedium and Large 2673113.13/cwt109.00–117.0076112
HeifersMedium and Large 2623113.14/cwt109.00–117.0070514
HeifersMedium and Large 2523113.74/cwt108.00–119.0059520
HeifersMedium and Large 2723110.38/cwt106.00–114.5079820
HeifersMedium and Large 2573113.72/cwt108.00–119.0065224
HeifersMedium and Large 2473114.71/cwt110.00–119.0054350
SteersMedium and Large 2723124.61/cwt121.00–128.009018
SteersMedium and Large 2773124.60/cwt121.00–128.009638
SteersMedium and Large 2823118.60/cwt115.00–122.009768
SteersMedium and Large 2473135.19/cwt131.00–139.0063910
SteersMedium and Large 2573132.90/cwt129.00–136.5076210
SteersMedium and Large 2423151.58/cwt150.00–153.0064118
SteersMedium and Large 2623129.44/cwt124.00–134.5080630
SteersMedium and Large 2523133.48/cwt128.00–138.5069840
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,100863.64/cwt790.00–925.009,5004
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2863797.46/cwt725.00–850.006,8826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230912.09/cwt750.00–1,025.0011,21918
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2845576.48/cwt450.00–675.004,87110
Bulls1,25068.00/cwt65.00–70.008506
Bulls2,00880.50/cwt73.00–85.001,6168
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32554.56/cwt51.00–57.5072312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02549.93/cwt47.00–52.0051224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02551.63/cwt49.00–53.5052912
CowsLean 85-90%80037.19/cwt34.00–40.0029810
CowsLean 85-90%1,02543.22/cwt40.00–45.5044318

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.