Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4-7 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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 $130.22/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$130.22

290 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	134.90	739	152
Medium and Large 1-2	686	125.05	857	138

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale290 hd

130.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,042 hd

128.48

+1.73

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	1,688	94.06	1,588	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	61.83	683	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	60.51	620	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	53.27	559	22

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.65/cwt	62.00–67.00	824	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.27/cwt	50.00–55.50	559	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.01/cwt	170.00–177.50	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.70/cwt	122.00–133.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	147.50/cwt	146.50–148.00	684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	587	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	136.88/cwt	134.50–139.00	741	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.40/cwt	140.00–146.50	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.14/cwt	107.00–115.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.61/cwt	113.00–118.00	605	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.07/cwt	107.00–111.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.76/cwt	117.00–128.00	581	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	694	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.20/cwt	107.00–117.00	643	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.00	627	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	94.06/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,391.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,525.00	15,656	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	821	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	114.20/cwt	114.20–114.20	930	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	940.09/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,905	16

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 830Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 138Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4-7 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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 — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51
16	—	1,275	62.00–67.00	64.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,050	50.00–55.50	53.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,688	90.00–97.50	94.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	170.00–177.50	174.01
20	—	623	122.00–133.00	127.70
40	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.61
16	—	373	152.00–162.00	157.30
20	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.58
8	—	573	126.00–130.00	128.08
16	—	473	140.00–146.50	143.40
20	—	723	112.00–115.00	113.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	464	146.50–148.00	147.50
11	—	636	128.00	128.00
37	—	541	134.50–139.00	136.88
12	—	868	106.50	106.50
60	—	814	114.20	114.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	107.00–115.00	111.14
40	—	523	113.00–118.00	115.61
10	—	673	107.00–111.00	109.07
40	—	473	117.00–128.00	122.76
6	—	723	105.00–110.00	107.58
20	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
40	—	573	107.00–117.00	112.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	117.00	117.00
15	—	565	117.50	117.50
5	—	880	95.00	95.00
8	—	455	128.00	128.00
28	—	606	114.50	114.50
7	—	821	99.00	99.00
16	—	539	115.00–117.00	116.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60
8	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
8	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.62

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	30	—	1,125	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,391.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,160	800.00–1,050.00	940.09

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