Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 1,275▲ 1,300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 172▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 68▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1660 head compared to 1515 two weeks ago due to Holiday shutdown: slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers and heifers were 2-5 higher. Grouped steers: 12 @$150.00 avj 426lbs, 14 @$137.00 avj. 540lbs, 7@ $127.00 avj. 640lbs. Grouped heifers: 9 @ $117.00 avj. 650lbs, 8 @ $114.50 avj. 710lbs, 5 @ $114.00 avj 787lbs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.25/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$114.25
152 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2554114.25633152
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale152 hd
114.25
—
MS average7 barns · 806 hd
115.06
−0.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,68375.141,26514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02551.6352912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12551.4757936
CowsLean 85-90%Low94541.0738828

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2423151.58/cwt150.00–153.0064118
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.19/cwt131.00–139.0063910
Steers—Medium and Large 2523133.48/cwt128.00–138.5069840
Steers—Medium and Large 2573132.90/cwt129.00–136.5076210
Steers—Medium and Large 2623129.44/cwt124.00–134.5080630
Steers—Medium and Large 2723124.61/cwt121.00–128.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2773124.60/cwt121.00–128.009638
Steers—Medium and Large 2823118.60/cwt115.00–122.009768
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423123.11/cwt121.00–125.0052112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473114.71/cwt110.00–119.0054350
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523113.74/cwt108.00–119.0059520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.72/cwt108.00–119.0065224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623113.14/cwt109.00–117.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673113.13/cwt109.00–117.0076112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723110.38/cwt106.00–114.5079820
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323150.35/cwt145.00–155.004868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373150.30/cwt145.00–155.005618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473130.24/cwt125.00–135.0061610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.22/cwt122.00–132.0066510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573119.72/cwt114.00–125.006868
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25068.00/cwt65.00–70.008506
Bulls——2,00880.50/cwt73.00–85.001,6168
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80037.19/cwt34.00–40.0029810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02551.63/cwt49.00–53.5052912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02549.93/cwt47.00–52.0051224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02543.22/cwt40.00–45.5044318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32554.56/cwt51.00–57.5072312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2863797.46/cwt725.00–850.006,8826
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100863.64/cwt790.00–925.009,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2845576.48/cwt450.00–675.004,87110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230912.09/cwt750.00–1,025.0011,21918

This sale against other markets

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.