Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers were 3-10 higher, slaughter cows were 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Grouped steers: 4@$173.00 avj 416lbs, 10@$169.5 avj 509lbs, 21@$166 avj 557lbs, 14@$164.5 avj 575 lbs, 15@$166.5 avj 577lbs, 7@$152.5 avj 628lbs, 12@$147.50 avj 660lbs, 9@$140.5 avj 682lbs, 6@$135.00 avj 768lbs.

Grouped heifers: 19@$143.50 avj 466lbs, 21@$138.00 avj 546lbs, 14@$136.50 avj 563lbs, 8@$134.00 avj 596lbs, 11@$126.50 avj 676lbs, 12@$128.50 avj 676lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.01/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$136.01

211 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

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

$0.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	136.18	682	126
Medium and Large 1-2	571	135.77	775	85

One grade step is worth $0.41/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale211 hd

136.01

—

MS average12 barns · 1,004 hd

132.66

+3.36

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	1,462	80.94	1,183	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	61.58	681	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	847	48.19	408	15

Every lot, as filed

28 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	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	73.40/cwt	71.00–75.00	916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	88.47/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,482	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	65.67/cwt	64.00–67.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	958	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	872.96/cwt	800.00–935.00	9,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.54/cwt	126.50–128.50	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.44/cwt	140.50–147.50	966	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	165.73/cwt	164.50–166.50	941	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.67/cwt	136.00–143.00	661	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.72/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.74/cwt	127.00–138.00	694	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	669	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	753	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.56/cwt	134.00–136.50	779	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.22/cwt	57.00–62.50	617	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	52.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	475	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.19/cwt	41.00–47.00	354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.18/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	16

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 629Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 62Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers were 3-10 higher, slaughter cows were 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Grouped heifers: 19@$143.50 avj 466lbs, 21@$138.00 avj 546lbs, 14@$136.50 avj 563lbs, 8@$134.00 avj 596lbs, 11@$126.50 avj 676lbs, 12@$128.50 avj 676lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
8	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
10	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	173.00	173.00
6	—	768	135.00	135.00
7	—	628	152.50	152.50
10	—	509	169.50	169.50
21	—	669	140.50–147.50	144.44
50	—	568	164.50–166.50	165.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
30	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	676	126.50–128.50	127.54
19	—	466	143.50	143.50
21	—	546	138.00	138.00
22	—	575	134.00–136.50	135.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	473	136.00–143.00	139.67
28	—	573	125.00–136.00	130.72
30	—	523	127.00–138.00	132.74
10	—	623	118.00–128.00	123.18
14	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
16	—	373	142.00–150.00	146.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	71.00–75.00	73.40
4	—	1,675	83.50–92.50	88.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	64.00–67.00	65.67
12	—	1,025	57.00–62.50	60.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	900	52.00–56.00	52.76
8	—	800	41.00–47.00	44.19

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	—	1,143	800.00–935.00	872.96

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