Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grouped steers: 25 avj. 515lbs @ $162.00

Grouped heifers: 17 avj. 542lbs @ $128.75, 19 avj 576 lbs @ $125.00, 6 avj 687lbs @ $117.00, and 5 avj 757lbs @ $118.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.17/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$127.17

187 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$3.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	128.03	660	140
Medium and Large 1-2	597	124.59	744	47

One grade step is worth $3.44/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale187 hd

127.17

—

MS average12 barns · 1,167 hd

128.80

−1.63

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	1,514	85.82	1,299	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	61.75	679	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	47.00	424	22

Every lot, as filed

35 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	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.54/cwt	167.50–177.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	760	12
Bulls	—	—	1,248	79.99/cwt	74.00–84.00	998	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	91.65/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	190.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	520	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,207.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	14,926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,075.30/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	11,269	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	736.67/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.24/cwt	149.00–159.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.22/cwt	143.00–153.00	775	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	195.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.28/cwt	178.00–186.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.12/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	698	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	112.66/cwt	107.00–118.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.27/cwt	134.00–144.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.69/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	67.86/cwt	65.00–70.00	950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.22/cwt	57.00–62.50	617	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	522	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.72/cwt	40.00–47.00	350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 832Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 126Year ago 0

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

Grouped steers: 25 avj. 515lbs @ $162.00

Grouped heifers: 17 avj. 542lbs @ $128.75, 19 avj 576 lbs @ $125.00, 6 avj 687lbs @ $117.00, and 5 avj 757lbs @ $118.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.62
8	—	373	167.50–177.00	172.54
8	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.27
12	—	565	132.00–139.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
6	—	273	185.00–195.00	190.41
10	—	473	149.00–159.00	154.24
40	—	523	143.00–153.00	148.22
12	—	223	190.00–200.00	195.51
12	—	323	178.00–186.00	182.28
12	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
12	—	573	135.00–141.00	138.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	515	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	573	118.00–125.00	121.64
10	—	773	107.00–118.00	112.66
12	—	323	140.00–147.00	143.74
14	—	423	134.00–144.00	139.27
18	—	365	140.00–147.00	142.53
32	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.69
8	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.58
8	—	473	127.00–132.00	129.62
8	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	757	118.00	118.00
6	—	687	117.00	117.00
17	—	542	128.75	128.75
19	—	576	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	74.00–84.00	79.99
10	—	1,780	85.00–96.50	91.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	65.00–70.00	67.86
40	—	1,025	57.00–62.50	60.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	48.00–53.00	50.93
12	—	800	40.00–47.00	43.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,236	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,207.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,048	850.00–1,250.00	1,075.30
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	938	600.00–850.00	736.67

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