Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.00/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$128.00

199 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$244

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	423	137.63	582	6thin
Medium and Large 1	588	128.85	757	149
Medium and Large 1-2	667	123.82	826	44

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about −$244 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 sale199 hd

128.00

—

MS average12 barns · 1,469 hd

126.50

+1.50

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	1,783	88.21	1,573	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	64.35	720	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	58.76	602	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	50.74	482	24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	68.51/cwt	66.00–70.00	884	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.19/cwt	40.00–46.00	346	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	58.76/cwt	57.00–60.00	602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	62.46/cwt	59.00–64.50	650	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.00	559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.61/cwt	106.00–113.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.17/cwt	132.00–140.00	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.88/cwt	118.00–125.50	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	156.28/cwt	152.00–160.00	505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.24/cwt	147.00–155.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	98.88/cwt	94.00–103.50	814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	122.10/cwt	118.00–125.50	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	103.14/cwt	99.00–107.00	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	88.21/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	112.33/cwt	108.00–115.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.19/cwt	126.00–134.00	616	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,382.67/cwt	1,285.00–1,460.00	14,864	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	725	1,313.79/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	9,525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.58/cwt	106.00–111.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.64/cwt	107.00–114.00	634	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.41/cwt	104.50–114.00	736	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	107.43/cwt	104.50–114.00	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.18/cwt	106.00–116.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	600	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	113.64/cwt	112.50–115.00	586	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.16/cwt	145.00–151.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	108.56/cwt	106.00–113.00	832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	131.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	827	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,527.78/cwt	1,250.00–1,750.00	17,188	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	791.89/cwt	650.00–900.00	7,325	8

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 169Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	66.00–70.00	68.51
11	—	1,041	59.00–64.50	62.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	40.00–46.00	43.19
16	—	1,025	51.00–57.00	54.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	57.00–60.00	58.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,783	83.00–92.00	88.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	106.00–113.00	109.61
14	—	523	132.00–140.00	136.17
16	—	623	129.00–135.00	132.11
18	—	673	118.00–125.50	121.88
8	—	323	152.00–160.00	156.28
12	—	373	147.00–155.00	151.24
14	—	823	94.00–103.50	98.88
18	—	473	135.00–144.00	139.71
10	—	423	145.00–151.00	148.16
14	—	573	124.00–135.00	129.72
17	—	766	106.00–113.00	108.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	132.00–135.00	132.97
11	—	654	118.00–125.50	122.10
9	—	844	103.50	103.50
12	—	629	129.00–135.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	99.00–107.00	103.14
6	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.61
5	—	577	108.00–115.00	112.33
12	—	473	126.00–134.00	130.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	106.00–111.00	108.58
24	—	573	107.00–114.00	110.64
2	—	373	135.00–137.00	136.06
16	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.24
40	—	673	104.50–114.00	109.41
12	—	623	106.00–116.00	111.18
30	—	523	111.00–118.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	112.50	112.50
22	—	687	104.50–114.00	107.43
20	—	516	112.50–115.00	113.64

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	22	—	1,075	1,285.00–1,460.00	1,382.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	725	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,313.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,125	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,527.78
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	650.00–900.00	791.89

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