Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows were 4 to 5 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Wean grouped yearlings 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 $123.11/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$123.11

363 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	127.05	727	96
Medium and Large 1-2	682	121.70	830	267

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale363 hd

123.11

—

MS average12 barns · 1,173 hd

127.06

−3.95

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	1,456	84.53	1,231	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	59.75	674	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	49.68	490	19

Every lot, as filed

40 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	140.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,910	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,210.98/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	12,413	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,038.10/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	10,900	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	746.84/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.78/cwt	127.00–140.00	700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	92.41/cwt	90.00–102.00	766	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	847	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.43/cwt	135.00–139.75	779	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	107.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.86/cwt	136.50–141.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.16/cwt	104.00–109.40	729	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	766	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.88/cwt	116.00–117.00	847	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	111.23/cwt	111.00–111.25	855	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.63/cwt	102.00–109.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.22/cwt	109.00–119.00	597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.64/cwt	108.00–115.00	640	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	566	50
Bulls	—	—	1,498	85.32/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,278	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.48/cwt	60.00–61.00	726	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	642	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	315	2

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,297Last week 330Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 157Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows were 4 to 5 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Wean grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	135.00–145.00	140.27
6	—	573	110.00–116.00	113.12
12	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.24
12	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	127.00–140.00	133.78
24	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18
6	—	373	150.00–157.50	153.98
6	—	723	104.00–110.00	107.09
6	—	773	104.00–110.00	107.09
10	—	473	136.50–141.00	138.86
20	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	150.50	150.50
15	—	615	141.00	141.00
15	—	829	90.00–102.00	92.41
21	—	870	95.00–100.00	97.36
84	—	563	135.00–139.75	138.43
27	—	660	115.00–122.00	116.07
41	—	725	116.00–117.00	116.88
57	—	769	111.00–111.25	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	119.00	119.00
44	—	590	116.00	116.00
92	—	674	104.00–109.40	108.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	124.00–127.00	125.58
6	—	623	102.00–109.00	105.63
10	—	723	100.00–104.00	102.06
16	—	523	109.00–119.00	114.22
22	—	573	108.00–115.00	111.64
50	—	473	114.00–125.00	119.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
3	—	2,065	92.50	92.50
11	—	1,498	84.50–86.00	85.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	850	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,350	65.00	65.00
21	—	1,200	60.00–61.00	60.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	53.50	53.50
9	—	850	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	42.00	42.00

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	10	—	1,025	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,210.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,050	800.00–1,200.00	1,038.10
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	830	600.00–850.00	746.84

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