Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2020-02-24

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 24
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 509▲ 509 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 68▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 47▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium and Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.25/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$160.25
126 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1397165.4665758
Medium and Large 1-2534156.6483754
Medium and Large 2386152.5558814thin
One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $69 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 sale126 hd
160.25
—
MS average13 barns · 805 hd
154.46
+5.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,59485.471,36312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13759.3067421
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34058.417833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84538.8332826

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230183.26/cwt175.00–190.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 1274181.18/cwt170.00–187.004968
Steers—Medium and Large 2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1328178.56/cwt170.00–185.005869
Steers—Medium and Large 2333159.27/cwt150.00–167.005306
Steers—Medium and Large 2355157.00/cwt157.00–157.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374170.32/cwt165.00–173.006379
Steers—Medium and Large 1382163.88/cwt160.00–170.0062614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411159.36/cwt154.00–163.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 1414160.44/cwt155.00–165.006649
Steers—Medium and Large 2443145.67/cwt144.00–148.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2468143.01/cwt141.00–145.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1483153.65/cwt150.00–159.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1515153.38/cwt150.00–155.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539158.06/cwt147.00–165.0085213
Steers—Medium and Large 1570153.82/cwt147.00–158.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579156.46/cwt151.00–162.0090610
Steers—Medium and Large 1600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620149.35/cwt145.00–155.5092614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651139.50/cwt139.50–139.509083
Steers—Medium and Large 1815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270143.64/cwt142.00–145.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310151.00/cwt151.00–151.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336143.87/cwt140.00–147.004838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371140.71/cwt135.00–147.0052216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400144.00/cwt144.00–144.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415137.38/cwt134.00–142.005709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426125.78/cwt120.00–130.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476122.39/cwt120.00–125.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478129.66/cwt124.00–135.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507130.74/cwt120.00–133.0066318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513110.98/cwt110.00–112.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534125.80/cwt125.00–128.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570117.96/cwt114.00–122.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.00/cwt120.00–120.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625115.66/cwt114.00–117.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657113.00/cwt113.00–113.007423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36073.42/cwt72.00–75.009992
Bulls——1,51485.58/cwt82.00–89.001,2967
Bulls——1,93893.26/cwt91.00–97.001,8073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65626.37/cwt21.00–34.001737
Cows—Lean 85-90%84636.89/cwt33.00–40.003127
Cows—Lean 85-90%95547.24/cwt41.00–52.0045112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08957.81/cwt53.00–62.0063016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23555.11/cwt53.00–57.006812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28964.08/cwt63.00–66.008265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,4681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed780420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,2761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2793631.65/cwt500.00–775.005,0094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,8561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940658.84/cwt500.00–850.006,1934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950794.50/cwt640.00–925.007,5482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993506.76/cwt475.00–540.005,0322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125764.59/cwt475.00–815.008,6026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698663.62/cwt600.00–725.004,6322
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,8002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,145780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,9311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,2091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,0191

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.