Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows 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 $142.04/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$142.04

149 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	144.57	739	108
Medium and Large 1-2	584	135.36	790	41

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale149 hd

142.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,414 hd

142.83

−0.79

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	1,710	87.81	1,502	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	55.82	590	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	49.09	487	28

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	423	152.77/cwt	147.50–157.50	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	105.01/cwt	103.00–108.00	648	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.58/cwt	103.00–108.00	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.07/cwt	104.00–108.00	714	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,198.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	12,287	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	886.36/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,750	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	650.00/cwt	500.00–750.00	4,875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.32/cwt	155.00–167.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.37/cwt	112.00–120.00	598	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.74/cwt	127.50–137.50	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	98.08/cwt	95.00–101.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.26/cwt	133.00–145.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.39/cwt	138.00–142.50	524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	188.12/cwt	180.00–195.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	118.76/cwt	113.00–124.00	562	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.74/cwt	142.50–152.50	699	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.71/cwt	168.00–175.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.64/cwt	107.00–114.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	122.04/cwt	121.00–124.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.14/cwt	104.00–112.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.20/cwt	127.00–137.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	134.53/cwt	133.00–137.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.93/cwt	47.00–52.00	512	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	55.51/cwt	52.00–58.00	569	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	58.15/cwt	56.00–60.00	756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	87.81/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.06/cwt	43.00–45.00	352	4

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,197Year ago 1,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 186Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 202Year ago 68

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows 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
10	—	423	147.50–157.50	152.77
13	—	617	103.00–108.00	105.01
16	—	673	103.00–108.00	105.58
10	—	473	127.50–137.50	132.74
10	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.20
12	—	373	155.00–165.00	160.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	104.00–108.00	106.07
20	—	518	112.00–120.00	115.37
4	—	823	95.00–101.00	98.08
16	—	423	132.00–140.00	136.21
10	—	373	138.00–142.50	140.39
16	—	473	113.00–124.00	118.76
16	—	573	107.00–114.00	110.64
8	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.58
16	—	623	104.00–112.00	108.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	114.00	114.00
6	—	465	121.00–124.00	122.04
18	—	626	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	155.00–167.00	161.32
6	—	723	110.00–118.00	114.12
12	—	623	125.00–133.00	129.14
4	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.35
10	—	523	133.00–145.00	139.26
4	—	273	180.00–195.00	188.12
40	—	473	142.50–152.50	147.74
4	—	373	168.00–175.00	171.71
8	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.17
10	—	573	127.00–137.00	132.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	131.00	131.00
7	—	520	144.00	144.00
7	—	486	147.00	147.00
8	—	658	125.00–130.00	127.50
13	—	569	133.00–137.00	134.53
2	—	900	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,025	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,198.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	750.00–1,000.00	886.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	750	500.00–750.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	47.00–52.00	49.93
4	—	800	43.00–45.00	44.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	52.00–58.00	55.51
4	—	1,300	56.00–60.00	58.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	85.00–90.00	87.81

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