Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers, heifers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were all steady.

Grouped steers: 6@$154.5 avj 510lbs, 11@$146.5 avj 575lbs, 4@$148.00 avj 625lbs, 4@$140.00 avj 650lbs, 7@$124.50 avj 755lbs

Grouped hiefers: 14@$120.50 avj 728lbs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.78/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$145.78

153 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	147.79	798	116
Medium and Large 1-2	642	139.50	895	37

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale153 hd

145.78

—

MS average13 barns · 672 hd

148.63

−2.85

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	1,875	91.00	1,706	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	61.01	667	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	46.32	428	18

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.80/cwt	56.00–62.50	613	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	64.65/cwt	62.50–66.50	840	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	48.93/cwt	46.00–51.00	502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.06/cwt	42.00–44.00	344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.48/cwt	144.00–154.50	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.42/cwt	138.00–146.50	816	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	122.57/cwt	120.00–124.50	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.50	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	674	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.16/cwt	128.00–136.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	91.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.63/cwt	112.00–119.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.27/cwt	133.00–143.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.24/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.11/cwt	115.00–121.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.62/cwt	112.00–119.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	842	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	868	729.32/cwt	575.00–830.00	6,330	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	993.40/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,106	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 809Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 178Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 120Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers, heifers, slaughter cows, and slaughter bulls were all steady.

Grouped steers: 6@$154.5 avj 510lbs, 11@$146.5 avj 575lbs, 4@$148.00 avj 625lbs, 4@$140.00 avj 650lbs, 7@$124.50 avj 755lbs

Grouped hiefers: 14@$120.50 avj 728lbs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	56.00–62.50	59.80
8	—	1,300	62.50–66.50	64.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	46.00–51.00	48.93
8	—	800	42.00–44.00	43.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,875	85.00–95.00	91.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	144.00–154.50	149.48
22	—	573	138.00–146.50	142.42
4	—	373	170.00–177.50	173.98
16	—	623	134.00–148.00	141.25
24	—	423	154.00–164.00	159.27
14	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.62
20	—	673	130.00–140.00	135.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	140.00	140.00
12	—	772	120.00–124.50	122.57
6	—	510	154.50	154.50
4	—	625	148.00	148.00
11	—	575	146.50	146.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	128.00–136.00	132.16
6	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.95
4	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	112.00–119.00	115.63
16	—	423	133.00–143.00	138.27
10	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.22
14	—	473	128.00–138.00	133.24
9	—	565	115.00–121.00	117.11
10	—	673	112.00–119.00	115.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	728	120.50	120.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	868	575.00–830.00	729.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,118	800.00–1,150.00	993.40

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle