Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-7 higher, feeder heifers sold steady -7 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 higher.

Grouped wean feeder cattle 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 $121.69/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$121.69

196 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$0.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	122.05	691	84
Medium and Large 1	529	121.42	643	112

One grade step is worth $0.62/cwt here — about $48 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 sale196 hd

121.69

—

MS average13 barns · 1,037 hd

118.56

+3.13

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	1,518	86.96	1,320	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	60.62	657	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	57.74	765	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	50.39	480	46

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Value Added	—	686	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	127.66/cwt	117.00–133.00	661	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	120.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.24/cwt	157.00–165.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	137.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.67/cwt	138.00–145.00	670	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,033.33/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	9,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,308.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	15,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.17/cwt	116.00–124.00	628	20
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.40/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,028	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.21/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	91.51/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.14/cwt	124.00–130.00	601	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.70/cwt	105.00–116.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.65/cwt	105.00–114.00	738	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	735.87/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,770	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,002.59/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,908	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	45.66/cwt	43.00–48.00	365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	50.84/cwt	48.00–54.50	492	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	63.23/cwt	60.00–66.00	822	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	59.93/cwt	57.00–62.00	614	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	57.74/cwt	55.00–60.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	180.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.74/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	128.17/cwt	126.00–130.00	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	124.61/cwt	119.00–126.25	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.34/cwt	117.00–133.00	656	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	116.04/cwt	114.00–117.00	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.20/cwt	109.00–119.00	654	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.16/cwt	129.00–142.50	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	113.68/cwt	108.00–119.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.70/cwt	108.00–119.00	708	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 1,002Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 200Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-7 higher, feeder heifers sold steady -7 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 higher.

Grouped wean 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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	112.00	112.00
49	—	518	117.00–133.00	127.66
16	—	610	114.00–117.00	116.04
5	—	496	117.00	117.00
4	—	805	107.00	107.00
4	—	598	117.50	117.50
3	—	756	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	523	117.00–133.00	125.34
20	—	573	109.00–119.00	114.20
20	—	473	115.00–124.00	119.71
12	—	373	129.00–142.50	136.16
10	—	673	108.00–119.00	113.68
10	—	623	108.00–119.00	113.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	769	117.00–125.00	120.91
9	—	500	134.00–141.00	137.34
2	—	662	127.00	127.00
22	—	618	126.00–130.00	128.17
9	—	710	119.00–126.25	124.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	157.00–165.00	161.24
8	—	473	138.00–145.00	141.67
6	—	323	165.00–180.00	173.02
4	—	673	124.00–130.00	127.10
22	—	623	124.00–130.00	127.11
4	—	223	175.00–185.00	180.51
12	—	523	130.00–141.00	135.74
8	—	573	125.00–133.00	129.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	116.00–124.00	120.17
4	—	423	127.00–135.00	131.21
14	—	473	124.00–130.00	127.14
20	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.68
20	—	623	105.00–116.00	110.70
20	—	673	105.00–114.00	109.65

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	950.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,308.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	920	600.00–850.00	735.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,088	900.00–1,075.00	1,002.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	80.00–84.00	82.40
8	—	1,788	86.00–95.50	91.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	43.00–48.00	45.66
42	—	967	48.00–54.50	50.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,300	60.00–66.00	63.23
60	—	1,025	57.00–62.00	59.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,325	55.00–60.00	57.74

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle