Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were 5-15 higher. Feeder heifers were 5-10 higher.

Grouped Steers: 13 avj 480lbs @ $159.00, 7 avj 520lbs @ $142.00, 12 avj 575lbs @ $137.50, and 10 avj 645lbs @ $133.75

Grouped Heifers: 5 avj 455lbs @ $130.00, 13 avj 585lbs @ $126.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.39/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$149.39

104 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	149.39	736	104

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 sale104 hd

149.39

—

MS average13 barns · 943 hd

142.33

+7.05

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	1,596	71.66	1,143	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	47.93	491	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	41.33	393	24

Every lot, as filed

22 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 2	—	573	121.84/cwt	118.00–126.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.92/cwt	150.00–162.50	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	170.87/cwt	165.00–177.50	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	182.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	873	617.48/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,391	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	905.59/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	10,686	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	188.99/cwt	180.00–200.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.80/cwt	131.00–141.00	778	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.13/cwt	36.00–40.00	305	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	491	18
Bulls	—	—	1,943	74.91/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,456	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	68.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 987Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 77Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were 5-15 higher. Feeder heifers were 5-10 higher.

Grouped Steers: 13 avj 480lbs @ $159.00, 7 avj 520lbs @ $142.00, 12 avj 575lbs @ $137.50, and 10 avj 645lbs @ $133.75

Grouped Heifers: 5 avj 455lbs @ $130.00, 13 avj 585lbs @ $126.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	118.00–126.00	121.84
14	—	523	118.00–126.00	121.83
10	—	423	127.00–135.00	130.79
5	—	455	130.00	130.00
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.35
4	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	150.00–162.50	155.92
10	—	645	133.75	133.75
8	—	373	165.00–177.50	170.87
20	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.38
16	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.35
4	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.29
4	—	223	180.00–200.00	188.99
28	—	573	131.00–141.00	135.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	145.00–155.00	149.73

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)	20	—	873	500.00–700.00	617.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,180	750.00–1,020.00	905.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	40.00–45.00	42.93
8	—	800	36.00–40.00	38.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	45.00–50.00	47.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,943	70.00–78.00	74.91
8	—	1,248	66.00–70.00	68.40

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle