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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Grouped feeder steers and heifers are reported as Medium and Large 1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.26/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$125.26

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	127.67	646	59
Medium and Large 1-2	634	120.20	762	28

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale87 hd

125.26

—

MS average13 barns · 933 hd

129.90

−4.63

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	—	High	1,753	89.00	1,560	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	986	55.08	543	50

Every lot, as filed

30 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	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.83/cwt	167.50–170.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	89.00/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,560	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	67.33/cwt	64.00–70.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.24/cwt	142.50–153.50	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.68/cwt	140.00–149.00	829	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,035.39/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	12,145	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,055.15/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,797	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	671.25/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.94/cwt	182.00–187.50	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.69/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	700	44.29/cwt	40.00–48.00	310	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.98/cwt	130.00–139.50	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	131.49/cwt	130.00–139.50	534	7

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 509Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-4.00 higher. Grouped feeder steers and heifers are reported as Medium and Large 1-2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.95
4	—	323	165.00–175.00	170.35
4	—	373	167.50–170.00	168.83
4	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.24
12	—	523	142.50–153.50	148.24
12	—	573	140.00–149.00	144.68
14	—	473	150.00–157.50	153.93
6	—	323	182.00–187.50	184.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	125.00	125.00
5	—	524	149.50	149.50
6	—	600	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	871	100.00	100.00
3	—	405	139.50	139.50
6	—	507	127.50	127.50
6	—	580	127.00	127.00
6	—	652	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.69
20	—	573	117.00–127.00	122.20
6	—	373	143.00–145.00	144.06
6	—	473	130.00–139.50	134.98
7	—	406	130.00–139.50	131.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,753	85.00–92.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	64.00–70.00	67.33
10	—	700	40.00–48.00	44.29
18	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.93
18	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	900.00–1,150.00	1,035.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,118	850.00–1,200.00	1,055.15
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	900	550.00–775.00	671.25

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