Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapred to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, and feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher.

Grouped feeder cattle 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 $138.32/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$138.32

145 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	139.39	721	106
Medium and Large 1-2	592	135.40	802	39

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale145 hd

138.32

—

MS average13 barns · 759 hd

134.94

+3.38

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	1,429	86.74	1,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	59.77	625	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	57.13	586	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	53.79	523	26

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	107.32/cwt	106.00–109.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.07/cwt	112.00–116.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.20/cwt	112.00–122.00	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	83.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	8
Bulls	—	—	1,700	92.35/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.17/cwt	115.00–123.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,100.00/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	9,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,331.82/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	14,650	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.51/cwt	56.00–62.00	610	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.59/cwt	61.00–64.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.63/cwt	53.00–57.50	570	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	47.66/cwt	45.00–50.00	381	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	57.13/cwt	54.50–59.00	586	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,117.35/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	13,688	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	802.56/cwt	600.00–960.00	7,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	174.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	723	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	175.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	754	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.50	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	802	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	135.67/cwt	135.50–136.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	14

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 803Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 154Year ago 0

Comapred to last week slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, and feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher.

Grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.17
12	—	473	126.00–132.00	129.14
12	—	623	112.00–116.00	114.07
12	—	573	112.00–122.00	117.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	709	106.00–109.00	107.32
9	—	627	115.00–116.00	115.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.62
8	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
8	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.17
8	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	170.00–178.00	174.33
30	—	523	134.00–142.00	138.17
4	—	223	170.00–180.00	175.51
20	—	573	128.00–135.00	131.64
6	—	323	165.00–172.50	169.01
12	—	423	140.00–146.00	143.16
14	—	623	124.00–133.00	128.66
14	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	131.00	131.00
8	—	680	126.50	126.50
11	—	522	143.50	143.50
15	—	587	135.50–136.00	135.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	80.00–85.00	83.00
4	—	1,700	89.00–95.00	92.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	56.00–62.00	59.51
2	—	1,275	61.00–64.00	62.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	53.00–57.50	55.63
6	—	800	45.00–50.00	47.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	54.50–59.00	57.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	900.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,331.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,225	925.00–1,250.00	1,117.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	938	600.00–960.00	802.56

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