Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1200 head compared to 1660 last week: slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers were 2-4 higher, and feeder hiefers were steady-3 higher.

Grouped steers: 11@ $148.00 avj 480lbs, 7@ $142.00 avj 550lbs, 5@ $137.50 avj 640lbs, 5@ $135.50 avj 670lbs

Grouped hiefers: 12@ $118.50 avj 465lbs, 13@ $118.00 avj 510lbs, 6@ $122.00 avj 535lbs, 5@ $119.00 avj 585lbs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.74/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$115.74

158 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	115.74	602	158

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 sale158 hd

115.74

—

MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd

112.49

+3.25

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	1,531	74.16	1,136	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	48.93	502	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	46.22	474	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	41.26	392	30

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	113.68/cwt	108.00–119.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.35/cwt	145.00–155.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	711	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	757.35/cwt	625.00–850.00	6,437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.02/cwt	144.00–152.50	626	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.45/cwt	144.00–152.50	702	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	834.78/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.26/cwt	110.00–122.00	608	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.79/cwt	115.00–126.00	511	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.18/cwt	127.00–137.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	132.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	890	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.20/cwt	100.00–112.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	110.12/cwt	106.00–114.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	110.12/cwt	106.00–114.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.28/cwt	105.00–119.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.24/cwt	108.00–118.00	536	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	662	16
Bulls	—	—	1,738	81.47/cwt	75.50–86.00	1,416	12
Bulls	—	—	1,354	67.89/cwt	60.00–70.00	919	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.92/cwt	35.00–40.50	303	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	48.93/cwt	46.00–51.00	502	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	46.22/cwt	43.00–48.50	474	6

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 170Year ago 0

1200 head compared to 1660 last week: slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers were 2-4 higher, and feeder hiefers were steady-3 higher.

Grouped steers: 11@ $148.00 avj 480lbs, 7@ $142.00 avj 550lbs, 5@ $137.50 avj 640lbs, 5@ $135.50 avj 670lbs

Grouped hiefers: 12@ $118.50 avj 465lbs, 13@ $118.00 avj 510lbs, 6@ $122.00 avj 535lbs, 5@ $119.00 avj 585lbs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	108.00–119.00	113.68
6	—	323	145.00–155.00	150.35
6	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.30
8	—	523	124.00–135.00	129.74
8	—	623	110.00–121.00	115.70
9	—	580	121.00–126.00	122.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	144.00–152.50	148.02
20	—	473	144.00–152.50	148.45
24	—	523	130.00–142.00	136.26
8	—	573	125.00–131.00	128.12
10	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.35
10	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
16	—	623	127.00–137.00	132.18
16	—	673	127.00–137.00	132.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.65
26	—	523	110.00–122.00	116.26
40	—	423	115.00–126.00	120.79
16	—	673	100.00–112.00	106.20
6	—	723	106.00–114.00	110.12
6	—	773	106.00–114.00	110.12
12	—	573	105.00–119.00	112.28
16	—	473	108.00–118.00	113.24
16	—	623	100.00–112.00	106.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	850	625.00–850.00	757.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,150	750.00–900.00	834.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,738	75.50–86.00	81.47
14	—	1,354	60.00–70.00	67.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	35.00–40.50	37.92
20	—	1,025	40.00–45.00	42.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	46.00–51.00	48.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	43.00–48.50	46.22

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