Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower.

Grouped wean 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 $129.72/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$129.72

187 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$0.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	129.84	753	131
Medium and Large 1-2	572	129.45	741	56

One grade step is worth $0.39/cwt here — about $12 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 sale187 hd

129.72

—

MS average13 barns · 1,427 hd

131.45

−1.73

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	1,542	79.15	1,220	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	50.34	516	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	49.62	516	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	41.97	405	38

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 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.42/cwt	126.00–130.00	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.72/cwt	108.00–119.00	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.64/cwt	107.00–116.00	807	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	650.54/cwt	520.00–750.00	6,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	128.28/cwt	128.00–128.50	790	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	49.51/cwt	46.00–52.00	507	30
Bulls	—	—	1,835	85.91/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,576	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	51.30/cwt	50.00–52.50	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.66/cwt	35.00–40.00	301	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	72.39/cwt	67.00–76.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	111.63/cwt	107.00–116.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	113.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	546	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	502	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	50.34/cwt	48.00–52.00	516	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	43.51/cwt	40.00–46.00	446	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	124.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	130.14/cwt	128.00–134.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	109.66/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.24/cwt	109.00–121.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.17/cwt	116.00–126.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.48/cwt	152.50–160.00	584	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	913.04/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,500	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	110.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	576	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	129.45/cwt	126.00–132.50	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	113.73/cwt	113.00–114.00	575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.74/cwt	126.00–137.00	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	113.19/cwt	109.00–117.00	535	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.74/cwt	117.00–128.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.40/cwt	120.00–128.50	775	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.20/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	22

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 1,490Year ago 1,243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 210Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 212Year ago 78

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower.

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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	126.00–130.00	128.42
14	—	616	128.00–128.50	128.28
7	—	674	120.00–126.00	124.27
13	—	565	128.00–134.00	130.14
4	—	495	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.79
8	—	723	107.00–116.00	111.64
8	—	773	107.00–116.00	111.63
10	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.95
14	—	673	116.00–126.00	121.17
6	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.48
24	—	523	126.00–137.00	131.74
30	—	623	120.00–128.50	124.40
22	—	573	124.00–134.00	129.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	573	108.00–119.00	113.72
10	—	423	115.00–122.00	118.69
8	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.66
6	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.17
20	—	523	106.00–114.00	110.17
6	—	373	126.00–132.50	129.45
32	—	473	109.00–117.00	113.19
10	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	109.00–116.00	113.71
9	—	745	107.00–110.00	109.01
3	—	393	126.00	126.00
3	—	418	115.00	115.00
2	—	692	110.00	110.00
11	—	569	112.00	112.00
15	—	506	113.00–114.00	113.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	109.00–121.00	115.24
4	—	423	138.00–145.00	141.69
10	—	523	117.00–128.00	122.74

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	925	520.00–750.00	650.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,150	750.00–1,050.00	913.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	46.00–52.00	49.51
2	—	1,250	50.00–52.50	51.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	35.00–40.00	37.66
28	—	1,025	40.00–46.00	43.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	48.00–52.00	50.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,835	80.00–90.00	85.91
10	—	1,248	67.00–76.00	72.39

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle