Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs were steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.56/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$127.56

265 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$2.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	128.81	672	154
Medium and Large 1-2	592	125.83	744	111

One grade step is worth $2.99/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale265 hd

127.56

—

MS average12 barns · 1,194 hd

122.53

+5.03

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	1,710	91.61	1,566	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	60.01	667	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	59.76	613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	928	48.79	453	45

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.72/cwt	112.00–123.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	633	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	83.19/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	93.71/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,710	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.85/cwt	61.00–64.50	801	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	982.73/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,527	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	863	680.43/cwt	525.00–800.00	5,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.27/cwt	152.00–162.00	665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	714	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,153.57/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	12,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.69/cwt	122.00–131.00	663	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.29/cwt	126.00–138.00	626	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.48/cwt	137.50–147.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	192.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	590	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.51/cwt	55.00–61.00	600	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	59.76/cwt	58.00–61.00	613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	44.73/cwt	43.00–48.00	365	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.34/cwt	50.00–54.00	536	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.30/cwt	137.50–142.50	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	127.69/cwt	127.00–128.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	130.23/cwt	127.00–131.00	680	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	927	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	134.11/cwt	133.00–135.00	603	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	142.90/cwt	141.00–146.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	135.32/cwt	131.50–139.00	713	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	688	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,273Last week 1,603Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 149Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
6	—	573	112.00–123.00	117.72
8	—	473	130.00–137.50	133.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	125.00–134.00	129.66
6	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.17
12	—	573	127.00–133.00	130.12
20	—	423	152.00–162.00	157.27
20	—	523	134.00–139.00	136.61
16	—	473	137.50–147.00	142.48
4	—	273	190.00–195.00	192.71
4	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	141.00–146.00	142.90
48	—	527	131.50–139.00	135.32
4	—	681	120.00	120.00
9	—	591	133.00	133.00
10	—	445	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	122.00–131.00	126.69
64	—	473	126.00–138.00	132.29
30	—	573	121.00–129.00	125.16
6	—	365	137.50–142.50	139.30
24	—	623	120.00–128.00	124.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	125.00	125.00
13	—	609	127.00–128.00	127.69
25	—	522	127.00–131.00	130.23
28	—	843	110.00	110.00
38	—	450	133.00–135.00	134.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	79.00–86.00	83.19
16	—	1,825	89.00–97.00	93.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	61.00–64.50	62.85
38	—	1,025	55.00–61.00	58.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	58.00–61.00	59.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	817	43.00–48.00	44.73
24	—	1,025	50.00–54.00	52.34

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,173	825.00–1,100.00	982.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	863	525.00–800.00	680.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,153.57

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

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Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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