Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 12.00-18.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 8.00-18.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Grouped cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1&2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.33/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$132.33

71 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	135.83	690	52
Medium and Large 1-2	714	122.75	876	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale71 hd

132.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,054 hd

140.16

−7.83

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	1,476	83.98	1,239	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,052	60.62	638	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	708	47.44	336	15

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	320	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.50	491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.18/cwt	147.00–153.00	560	12
Bulls	—	—	1,293	78.93/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,658	89.02/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.91/cwt	63.00–68.50	840	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	59.84/cwt	57.00–62.00	610	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.05/cwt	144.00–146.00	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	869.12/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	8,995	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	790.28/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,535	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	664.94/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.64/cwt	106.00–113.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.13/cwt	112.00–118.00	602	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.64/cwt	124.00–131.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.41/cwt	158.00–162.50	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	767	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	41.59/cwt	40.00–43.00	333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	49.57/cwt	47.00–53.00	335	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.11/cwt	116.00–120.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.18/cwt	102.00–112.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	550	12

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 483Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 95Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 12.00-18.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 8.00-18.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Grouped cattle are listed 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
9	—	320	150.00–157.50	153.59
12	—	373	147.00–153.00	150.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	144.00–146.00	145.05
12	—	523	130.00–136.00	133.13
12	—	573	124.00–131.00	127.64
6	—	323	158.00–162.50	160.41
10	—	623	120.00–126.00	123.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	714	122.75	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	106.00–113.00	109.64
18	—	523	112.00–118.00	115.13
4	—	423	116.00–120.00	118.11
6	—	623	102.00–112.00	107.18
12	—	373	130.00–132.00	131.06
12	—	473	112.00–120.00	116.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	74.00–82.50	78.93
6	—	1,658	83.00–94.00	89.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	63.00–68.50	65.91
27	—	1,019	57.00–62.00	59.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	40.00–43.00	41.59
11	—	675	47.00–53.00	49.57

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	5	—	1,035	800.00–1,085.00	869.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,080	700.00–850.00	790.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	870	550.00–750.00	664.94

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle