Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-6 lower, feeder heifers sold 4- 7 lower, slaughter cows sold 4-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $113.30/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$113.30

152 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	115.06	652	47
Medium and Large 1	547	112.52	615	105

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $37 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 sale152 hd

113.30

—

MS average13 barns · 1,169 hd

117.01

−3.70

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	1,518	84.44	1,282	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,068	54.88	586	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	50.34	516	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	44.42	421	58

Every lot, as filed

41 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	117.64/cwt	113.00–122.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.36/cwt	104.00–110.50	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	131.57/cwt	131.00–132.00	684	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	645.60/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	681	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	50.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	516	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	88.56/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,544	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.04/cwt	55.00–62.50	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.66/cwt	37.00–42.00	317	20
Bulls	—	—	1,248	79.49/cwt	75.00–82.50	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.74/cwt	137.50–147.50	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	108.82/cwt	106.00–113.00	617	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	481	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	54.10/cwt	50.00–57.00	555	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.11/cwt	107.00–113.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	105.67/cwt	104.00–106.50	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.14/cwt	104.00–112.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.37/cwt	119.00–133.00	535	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.03/cwt	127.50–138.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.55/cwt	118.00–121.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.79/cwt	152.00–163.00	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	112.24/cwt	107.00–117.00	531	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,284.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	15,601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	110.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.10/cwt	107.00–113.00	741	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	999.37/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,843	32

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,490Last week 1,573Year ago 1,561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 131Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 115Year ago 25

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-6 lower, feeder heifers sold 4- 7 lower, slaughter cows sold 4-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	113.00–122.00	117.64
24	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.22
10	—	473	137.50–147.50	142.74
6	—	673	116.00–120.00	118.07
20	—	623	118.00–121.00	119.55
12	—	423	152.00–163.00	157.79
10	—	573	120.00–128.00	124.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	119.00	119.00
14	—	520	131.00–132.00	131.57
5	—	452	146.00	146.00
10	—	630	120.00	120.00
5	—	425	163.00	163.00
4	—	576	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	673	104.00–110.50	107.36
13	—	567	106.00–113.00	108.82
22	—	623	104.00–112.00	108.14
20	—	423	119.00–133.00	126.37
18	—	473	107.00–117.00	112.24
14	—	516	107.00–115.00	110.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	114.00	114.00
9	—	620	112.00	112.00
13	—	671	104.00–106.50	105.67
5	—	450	117.00	117.00
9	—	431	133.00	133.00
5	—	585	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	107.00–113.00	110.11
8	—	473	113.00–120.00	116.67
6	—	423	127.50–138.00	133.03
10	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.30
12	—	523	113.00–120.00	116.65
6	—	673	107.00–113.00	110.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	910	500.00–750.00	645.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,185	800.00–1,150.00	999.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,215	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,284.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	48.00–52.00	50.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	55.00–62.50	59.04
32	—	1,025	50.00–57.00	54.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	800	37.00–42.00	39.66
38	—	1,025	44.00–49.00	46.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,743	84.00–92.00	88.56
10	—	1,248	75.00–82.50	79.49

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