Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5 -10 higher, slaughter cows 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 $121.77/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$121.77

187 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$1.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	122.41	653	116
Medium and Large 1-2	586	120.73	707	71

One grade step is worth $1.68/cwt here — about −$54 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

121.77

—

MS average6 barns · 628 hd

122.26

−0.49

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	1,765	81.80	1,444	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	55.83	646	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	52.34	536	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	46.63	448	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	491	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.39/cwt	41.00–45.50	347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	81.80/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,444	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.65/cwt	55.00–60.00	735	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.80/cwt	50.00–56.50	551	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	52.34/cwt	50.00–54.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.63/cwt	132.00–137.00	569	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	751.52/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,200	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	118.54/cwt	113.00–124.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.58/cwt	160.00–172.50	705	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.62/cwt	102.00–109.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.24/cwt	122.00–132.00	602	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	123.04/cwt	122.00–124.50	696	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.82/cwt	142.00–153.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.52/cwt	115.00–127.50	636	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	156.60/cwt	155.00–158.00	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	136.12/cwt	132.00–141.00	791	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.70/cwt	113.00–124.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.81/cwt	145.00–158.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	146.51/cwt	142.00–153.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.50	518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,167.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	12,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.20/cwt	114.00–124.00	683	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,066.67/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,200	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.32/cwt	132.00–141.00	781	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	188.26/cwt	180.00–195.00	420	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 932Last week 1,190Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 171Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 289Last week 200Year ago 170

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5 -10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped wean feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	45.00–50.00	47.93
4	—	800	41.00–45.50	43.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,275	55.00–60.00	57.65
34	—	1,025	50.00–56.50	53.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	50.00–54.00	52.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,765	79.00–84.00	81.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	132.00–137.00	134.63
8	—	673	102.00–109.00	105.62
34	—	473	122.00–132.00	127.24
18	—	523	115.00–127.50	121.52
12	—	623	113.00–124.00	118.70
4	—	373	135.00–142.50	138.98
34	—	573	114.00–124.00	119.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	113.00–124.00	118.54
28	—	566	122.00–124.50	123.04
13	—	742	105.00	105.00
9	—	468	131.00	131.00
11	—	503	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	160.00–172.50	166.58
12	—	519	142.00–153.00	146.82
6	—	373	175.00–182.50	178.98
10	—	473	145.00–158.00	151.81
12	—	573	132.00–141.00	136.32
4	—	223	180.00–195.00	188.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	155.00–158.00	156.60
11	—	581	132.00–141.00	136.12
11	—	514	142.00–153.00	146.51
10	—	701	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.24
8	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.35
8	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.65

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	825	600.00–850.00	751.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,050	850.00–1,200.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,050	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,167.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle