Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $126.95/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$126.95

140 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$3.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

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	539	128.99	695	52
Medium and Large 1	539	125.75	678	88

One grade step is worth $3.24/cwt here — about $18 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 sale140 hd

126.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,050 hd

129.15

−2.20

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	1,503	74.46	1,119	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	50.51	518	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	41.06	375	40

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	623	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	608	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	951.92/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	11,499	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.71/cwt	112.00–121.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	110.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.16/cwt	105.00–113.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	101.22/cwt	95.00–107.00	631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	114.79/cwt	109.00–120.00	486	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	948	778.10/cwt	620.00–900.00	7,376	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	94.12/cwt	90.00–98.00	680	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,035.23/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.72/cwt	112.00–123.00	675	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	104.17/cwt	100.00–108.00	545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.65/cwt	124.00–131.00	668	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.22/cwt	112.00–124.00	737	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.50	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	100.64/cwt	97.00–104.00	577	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	38.19/cwt	35.00–41.00	306	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	118.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	489	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	110.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	121.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	759	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	69.19/cwt	65.00–72.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	43.93/cwt	41.00–46.00	450	20
Bulls	—	—	1,758	79.73/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,402	8

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,289Last week 1,135Year ago 1,401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 181Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 161Year ago 122

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	95.00–100.00	97.59
10	—	473	112.00–121.00	116.71
10	—	523	105.00–115.00	110.22
10	—	573	105.00–113.00	109.16
10	—	373	135.00–145.00	140.30
10	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	623	95.00–107.00	101.22
24	—	423	109.00–120.00	114.79
6	—	723	90.00–98.00	94.12
10	—	523	100.00–108.00	104.17
10	—	573	97.00–104.00	100.64
24	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	411	118.00–120.00	118.92
4	—	620	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	122.00	122.00
12	—	511	124.00–125.00	124.67
10	—	626	117.00–124.00	121.23
3	—	700	120.00	120.00
15	—	448	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	112.00–123.00	117.72
20	—	523	124.00–131.00	127.65
20	—	623	112.00–124.00	118.22
20	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.63

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	40	—	1,208	725.00–1,125.00	951.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	948	620.00–900.00	778.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	950.00–1,100.00	1,035.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	800	35.00–41.00	38.19
20	—	1,025	41.00–46.00	43.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	47.00–53.00	50.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	65.00–72.00	69.19
8	—	1,758	74.00–84.00	79.73

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