Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs were steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.24/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$130.24

101 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$4.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	131.89	741	64
Medium and Large 1-2	628	127.39	800	37

One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale101 hd

130.24

—

MS average11 barns · 983 hd

121.72

+8.53

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	1,359	79.43	1,079	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	55.67	632	18

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	700	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	83.11/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	106.65/cwt	103.00–110.00	558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	78.20/cwt	77.00–79.00	976	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,244.77/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	13,381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.93/cwt	51.00–56.00	553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.85/cwt	56.00–59.50	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.46/cwt	121.00–131.50	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.23/cwt	127.00–130.50	796	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.35/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.50	797	36
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	803	510.90/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	950.00/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,498	6

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 319Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 224Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs were steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	125.00–136.00	130.79
6	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.22
10	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.20
8	—	473	120.00–128.00	124.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	125.00	125.00
6	—	667	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	103.00–110.00	106.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	121.00–131.50	126.46
4	—	473	135.00–142.00	138.67
12	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.22
6	—	323	155.00–165.00	160.35
36	—	623	125.00–130.50	127.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	120.50	120.50
33	—	621	127.00–130.50	128.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	82.00–84.00	83.11
6	—	1,248	77.00–79.00	78.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	51.00–56.00	53.93
8	—	1,275	56.00–59.50	57.85

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244.77
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	803	400.00–600.00	510.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,105	750.00–1,075.00	950.00

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