Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

8 grouped steers avj. 661@ $138.50

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.99/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$169.99

78 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$35.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	173.59	724	70
Medium and Large 1-2	660	138.50	914	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.09/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale78 hd

169.99

—

MS average13 barns · 1,106 hd

156.92

+13.06

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	—	Low	1,436	75.48	1,084	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	57.25	659	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	53.93	553	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	46.59	425	28

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1	—	423	158.69/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,248	70.39/cwt	65.00–74.00	878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	80.57/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,308	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.62/cwt	58.00–61.00	775	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	55.22/cwt	52.00–57.50	566	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	53.93/cwt	51.00–56.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.24/cwt	175.00–183.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.00	848	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,054.27/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,892	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	759.11/cwt	610.00–875.00	6,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	199.97/cwt	197.00–205.00	530	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.66/cwt	41.00–46.00	349	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.51/cwt	46.00–52.00	507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.03/cwt	137.50–148.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.00/cwt	137.50–148.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	14

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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 778Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

8 grouped steers avj. 661@ $138.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	175.00–183.00	179.24
4	—	523	160.00–164.00	162.09
6	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.24
16	—	573	143.00–151.00	147.16
10	—	323	185.00–195.00	190.35
10	—	423	165.00–175.00	170.27
12	—	265	197.00–205.00	199.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.16
8	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.30
12	—	423	137.50–148.00	143.03
12	—	473	137.50–148.00	143.00
14	—	523	130.00–138.00	134.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	65.00–74.00	70.39
4	—	1,623	76.00–84.50	80.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,300	58.00–61.00	59.62
14	—	1,025	52.00–57.50	55.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	51.00–56.00	53.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	41.00–46.00	43.66
14	—	1,025	46.00–52.00	49.51

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,128	900.00–1,175.00	1,054.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	818	610.00–875.00	759.11

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle