Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Grouped steers: 5 avj. 358lbs @$181.00, 12avj. 451lbs. @$169.00, 17 avj. 521lbs. @$157.50, 6 avj. 604lbs. @$143.50, and 3 avj. 751lbs. @$115.00. Grouped heifers: 8 avj. 350lbs. @$144.00, 5 avj. 405 lbs. @$140.00, 10 avj. 455 lbs. @$134.00, 3 avj. 556lbs. @$125.00, 4 avj. 608lbs. @$120.00, 5 avj. 701lbs. @$116.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.68/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$130.68

156 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	489	132.88	650	32
Medium and Large 1	475	130.12	619	124

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $31 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 sale156 hd

130.68

—

MS average13 barns · 1,112 hd

131.05

−0.37

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	—	Average	1,451	81.96	1,189	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	63.18	706	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	48.56	443	20

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.20/cwt	127.00–137.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.56/cwt	137.00–140.00	725	12
Bulls	—	—	1,248	75.99/cwt	70.00–80.00	948	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	87.92/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,453	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.04/cwt	168.00–177.50	645	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	865.53/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,456	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	619.05/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.18/cwt	131.00–141.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.68/cwt	137.00–146.00	812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.74/cwt	143.00–154.00	778	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.01/cwt	135.50–144.00	522	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	196.90/cwt	195.00–200.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.85/cwt	182.50–192.50	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	785	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	625	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.19/cwt	41.00–47.00	354	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,127.27/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	12,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	907.78/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,170	8

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
6	—	573	127.00–137.00	132.20
12	—	523	137.00–140.00	138.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	157.50	157.50
3	—	751	115.00	115.00
5	—	358	181.00	181.00
12	—	451	169.00	169.00
6	—	604	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
16	—	373	168.00–177.50	173.04
24	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.24
12	—	623	131.00–141.00	136.18
14	—	573	137.00–146.00	141.68
24	—	523	143.00–154.00	148.74
6	—	215	195.00–200.00	196.90
10	—	323	182.50–192.50	187.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.65
22	—	373	135.50–144.00	140.01
8	—	623	113.00–120.00	116.63
8	—	673	113.00–120.00	116.62
6	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.20
22	—	473	125.00–134.00	129.71
38	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	120.00	120.00
10	—	480	134.00	134.00
5	—	405	140.00	140.00
5	—	701	116.00	116.00
8	—	360	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	70.00–80.00	75.99
8	—	1,653	83.00–92.00	87.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	65.00–70.00	67.69
20	—	1,025	58.00–63.00	60.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	41.00–47.00	44.19
10	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.93

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)	8	—	1,208	750.00–950.00	865.53
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	840	500.00–700.00	619.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	950.00–1,275.00	1,127.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	900	850.00–950.00	907.78

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle