Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers sold 7-14 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 higher.

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 $131.41/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$131.41

179 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$2.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	132.31	746	104
Medium and Large 1-2	587	130.17	764	75

One grade step is worth $2.15/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 sale179 hd

131.41

—

MS average12 barns · 843 hd

132.11

−0.69

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	1,542	79.05	1,219	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	52.76	541	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	51.26	546	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	44.38	422	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	473	137.74/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	108.58/cwt	107.50–111.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	125.91/cwt	125.75–126.00	802	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.22/cwt	126.00–136.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	152.05/cwt	147.00–159.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.60/cwt	152.00–155.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	574	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	828	667.22/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,525	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.48/cwt	117.00–127.50	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.27/cwt	114.00–121.75	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.18/cwt	101.00–111.00	662	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,029.79/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	12,100	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,254.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	14,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	108.93/cwt	107.50–110.00	612	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.45/cwt	37.00–43.50	324	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	72.79/cwt	68.00–76.00	908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	53.23/cwt	50.00–56.00	692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	83.74/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,476	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	52.76/cwt	51.00–54.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	106.27/cwt	104.00–107.00	698	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.34/cwt	44.00–48.00	475	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	522	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	124.75/cwt	124.50–125.25	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	131.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	784	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.29/cwt	115.00–127.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	111.64/cwt	109.00–119.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	106.09/cwt	103.00–109.00	767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.13/cwt	108.00–114.00	581	18

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 934Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 80Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 191Year ago 117

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers sold 7-14 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	132.50–142.50	137.74
6	—	573	124.00–125.00	124.52
16	—	523	126.00–136.00	131.22
4	—	723	117.00–125.00	121.12
28	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.07
12	—	373	147.00–160.00	153.89
6	—	780	114.00–121.75	119.27
12	—	673	122.00–127.00	124.58
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	637	125.75–126.00	125.91
9	—	381	147.00–159.00	152.05
6	—	588	124.00–125.00	124.67
15	—	669	124.50–125.25	124.75
10	—	478	134.00	134.00
9	—	536	130.00–134.00	131.79
6	—	784	121.75	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	614	107.50–111.00	108.58
7	—	562	107.50–110.00	108.93
17	—	657	104.00–107.00	106.27
15	—	719	109.00	109.00
11	—	503	114.00	114.00
6	—	463	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	105.00–115.00	110.20
16	—	623	101.00–111.00	106.18
16	—	673	104.00–107.00	105.55
8	—	473	115.00–127.00	121.29
8	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.30
18	—	723	103.00–109.00	106.09
8	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
18	—	523	108.00–114.00	111.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.65
4	—	323	152.00–155.00	153.60
4	—	273	160.00–165.00	162.71
8	—	523	117.00–127.50	122.48
4	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.58
4	—	573	114.00–121.00	117.64
8	—	611	109.00–119.00	111.64

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	828	550.00–750.00	667.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,175	800.00–1,200.00	1,029.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,254.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	37.00–43.50	40.45
12	—	1,025	44.00–48.00	46.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	50.00–56.00	53.23
24	—	1,025	48.00–53.00	50.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	51.00–54.00	52.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	68.00–76.00	72.79
8	—	1,763	78.00–88.00	83.74

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

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