Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 450lbs were 5-10 higher, over 500lbs were 2-3 lower. Slaughter cows were 6-10 higher, and slaughter bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weaning 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 $124.88/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.88

136 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$8.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	127.44	690	96
Medium and Large 1-2	678	118.76	806	40

One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale136 hd

124.88

—

MS average8 barns · 401 hd

128.01

−3.12

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	—	Low	1,407	81.38	1,145	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	64.62	761	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	54.76	561	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%	—	1,288	67.67/cwt	65.00–70.00	872	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.43/cwt	57.50–62.50	619	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.76/cwt	53.00–56.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.71/cwt	148.00–155.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.13/cwt	111.00–119.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	676	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	103.61/cwt	100.00–106.75	887	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.06/cwt	142.00–153.50	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.14/cwt	111.00–119.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	14
Bulls	—	—	1,124	71.99/cwt	68.00–80.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.48/cwt	105.50–117.00	639	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	90.78/cwt	85.50–95.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.70/cwt	100.00–111.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.10/cwt	110.00–119.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.74/cwt	117.50–127.50	581	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,029.31/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,199	10

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 450lbs were 5-10 higher, over 500lbs were 2-3 lower. Slaughter cows were 6-10 higher, and slaughter bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weaning grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,288	65.00–70.00	67.67
16	—	1,025	57.50–62.50	60.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	53.00–56.00	54.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	68.00–80.00	71.99
4	—	1,690	85.50–95.00	90.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	148.00–155.00	151.71
10	—	673	111.00–119.00	115.13
24	—	523	125.00–133.00	129.17
10	—	423	142.00–153.50	148.06
14	—	623	111.00–119.00	115.14
4	—	723	106.00–110.00	108.06
10	—	473	131.00–141.00	136.24
16	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	856	100.00–106.75	103.61
9	—	600	119.00	119.00
14	—	513	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	105.50–117.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	100.00–111.00	105.70
12	—	423	124.00–133.00	128.74
6	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.65
11	—	575	110.00–119.00	115.08
11	—	525	110.00–119.00	115.10
22	—	473	117.50–127.50	122.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	490	130.50	130.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,088	850.00–1,150.00	1,029.31

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