Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 4-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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 $126.61/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$126.61

383 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	138.13	766	134
Medium and Large 1-2	788	120.42	949	249

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale383 hd

126.61

—

MS average12 barns · 1,338 hd

132.50

−5.88

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	1,531	91.05	1,394	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	66.48	742	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	62.10	637	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	55.93	573	20

Every lot, as filed

42 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%	—	1,300	71.23/cwt	68.00–74.00	926	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	573	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	62.10/cwt	58.00–65.00	637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.10/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.76/cwt	144.00–155.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.04/cwt	135.00–148.50	743	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	155.86/cwt	155.00–157.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	780	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	958	106.53/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,021	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	122.10/cwt	122.10–122.10	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	130.58/cwt	129.50–131.50	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.48/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.94/cwt	112.00–121.50	670	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	114.89/cwt	111.50–120.00	712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	111.79/cwt	107.50–113.50	795	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.66/cwt	106.00–115.00	689	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	124.70/cwt	124.50–125.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	118.96/cwt	115.00–121.50	671	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.13/cwt	129.00–135.00	691	10
Bulls	—	—	1,813	96.90/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.14/cwt	134.00–140.00	649	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	85.20/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,063	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,371.36/cwt	1,175.00–1,535.00	15,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	116.90/cwt	116.90–116.90	1,017	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.40/cwt	123.00–131.50	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	134.00/cwt	133.50–135.00	768	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	917.61/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,094	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 832Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 191Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 4-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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 — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	68.00–74.00	71.23
20	—	1,025	60.00–67.00	64.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	53.00–58.00	55.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.00–65.00	62.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	92.50–100.00	96.90
6	—	1,248	84.00–86.00	85.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	144.00–155.00	149.76
36	—	523	135.00–148.50	142.04
8	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.27
20	—	673	120.00–129.00	124.65
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.30
14	—	623	123.00–131.50	127.40
40	—	573	130.00–139.00	134.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	155.00–157.00	155.86
14	—	911	104.75	104.75
17	—	525	148.50	148.50
64	—	958	104.00–107.00	106.53
3	—	780	122.10	122.10
9	—	620	129.50–131.50	130.58
16	—	735	122.00	122.00
63	—	870	116.90	116.90
7	—	832	112.00	112.00
16	—	672	126.25	126.25
33	—	573	133.50–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.48
26	—	573	112.00–121.50	116.94
22	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.22
20	—	473	121.00–130.00	125.71
30	—	623	106.00–115.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	750	108.25	108.25
14	—	911	104.75	104.75
23	—	620	111.50–120.00	114.89
4	—	465	128.00	128.00
12	—	853	104.50	104.50
22	—	711	107.50–113.50	111.79
8	—	800	108.00	108.00
15	—	508	124.50–125.00	124.70
27	—	564	115.00–121.50	118.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	129.00–135.00	132.13
6	—	473	134.00–140.00	137.14

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	6	—	1,100	1,175.00–1,535.00	1,371.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	875.00–950.00	917.61

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