Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2019-12-09

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
987 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 1,300▲ 987 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 190▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 170▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1200 head compared to 1660 last week: slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady, feeder steers were 2-4 higher, and feeder hiefers were steady-3 higher.

Grouped steers: 11@ $148.00 avj 480lbs, 7@ $142.00 avj 550lbs, 5@ $137.50 avj 640lbs, 5@ $135.50 avj 670lbs

Grouped hiefers: 12@ $118.50 avj 465lbs, 13@ $118.00 avj 510lbs, 6@ $122.00 avj 535lbs, 5@ $119.00 avj 585lbs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.74/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$115.74
158 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.25
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520115.74602158
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 sale158 hd
115.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,449 hd
112.49
+3.25
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—High1,53174.161,13626
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02548.9350216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02546.224746thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95041.2639230

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 2323165.35/cwt160.00–170.0053410
Steers—Medium and Large 2373165.30/cwt160.00–170.0061710
Steers—Medium and Large 2423148.02/cwt144.00–152.5062620
Steers—Medium and Large 2473148.45/cwt144.00–152.5070220
Steers—Medium and Large 2523136.26/cwt130.00–142.0071324
Steers—Medium and Large 2573128.12/cwt125.00–131.007348
Steers—Medium and Large 2623132.18/cwt127.00–137.0082316
Steers—Medium and Large 2673132.17/cwt127.00–137.0089016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373127.65/cwt125.00–130.0047620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.79/cwt115.00–126.0051140
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473113.24/cwt108.00–118.0053616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523116.26/cwt110.00–122.0060826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573112.28/cwt105.00–119.0064312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623106.22/cwt100.00–112.0066216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673106.20/cwt100.00–112.0071516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723110.12/cwt106.00–114.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773110.12/cwt106.00–114.008516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323150.35/cwt145.00–155.004866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373140.30/cwt135.00–145.005236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523129.74/cwt124.00–135.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580122.58/cwt121.00–126.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623115.70/cwt110.00–121.007218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673113.68/cwt108.00–119.007654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35467.89/cwt60.00–70.0091914
Bulls——1,73881.47/cwt75.50–86.001,41612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80037.92/cwt35.00–40.5030310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02548.93/cwt46.00–51.0050216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02546.22/cwt43.00–48.504746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02542.93/cwt40.00–45.0044020
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850757.35/cwt625.00–850.006,43710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150834.78/cwt750.00–900.009,6006

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.