Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2-5 lower, feeder heifers sold 1-3 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, 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 $130.92/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$130.92

202 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$15.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	135.40	773	144
Medium and Large 1-2	749	119.79	897	58

One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale202 hd

130.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,273 hd

131.99

−1.07

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	1,612	96.57	1,556	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	61.95	661	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	58.34	598	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	52.62	507	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	116.37/cwt	112.50–120.00	841	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.20/cwt	131.00–141.00	780	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	931	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.83/cwt	162.50–165.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.22/cwt	134.00–144.00	728	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.70/cwt	126.00–137.00	820	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	58.34/cwt	56.00–60.00	598	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	61.10/cwt	57.00–64.00	626	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.65/cwt	64.50–68.50	866	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.93/cwt	51.00–56.00	553	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	49.13/cwt	47.00–51.00	393	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,180.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	15,938	42
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	834.62/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,138	16
Bulls	—	—	1,850	101.78/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,373	91.36/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,241.30/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	14,275	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.74/cwt	113.00–124.00	621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	763	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.24/cwt	116.00–126.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.13/cwt	104.00–112.00	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	121.27/cwt	116.00–126.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.14/cwt	104.00–112.00	674	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	119.89/cwt	119.00–124.00	635	38

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 1,034Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 87Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2-5 lower, feeder heifers sold 1-3 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Wean grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2 VALUE ADDED.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	723	112.50–120.00	116.37
8	—	673	117.00–127.00	122.17
8	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.19
6	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.63
40	—	573	131.00–141.00	136.20
6	—	373	162.50–165.00	163.83
36	—	523	134.00–144.00	139.22
24	—	623	126.00–137.00	131.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	106.00	106.00
6	—	500	144.00	144.00
5	—	555	141.00	141.00
21	—	880	105.75	105.75
11	—	701	120.00	120.00
8	—	600	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	113.00–124.00	118.74
12	—	773	100.00–104.00	102.06
12	—	723	100.00–104.00	102.06
12	—	573	112.00–120.00	116.16
10	—	473	116.00–126.00	121.24
20	—	673	104.00–112.00	108.13
10	—	423	116.00–126.00	121.27
20	—	623	104.00–112.00	108.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	755	100.00–103.00	101.01
6	—	800	95.00	95.00
5	—	605	112.00	112.00
4	—	700	104.00	104.00
38	—	530	119.00–124.00	119.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	56.00–60.00	58.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	57.00–64.00	61.10
4	—	1,300	64.50–68.50	66.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	51.00–56.00	53.93
6	—	800	47.00–51.00	49.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,850	98.00–105.00	101.78
6	—	1,373	87.00–95.00	91.36

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)	42	—	1,350	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,180.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	975	700.00–950.00	834.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,241.30

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