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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 16

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 550▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 94▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 122▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were 10 - 17 lower, feeder heifers were 6 - 8 lower, slaughter cows were 2 - 4.5 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2 - 3 higher.

Grouped cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1&2.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.61/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.61

31 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.69

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	128.75	596	20
Medium and Large 1-2	585	119.91	702	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale31 hd

125.61

—

MS average12 barns · 379 hd

136.30

−10.69

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	1,412	83.56	1,180	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	63.36	686	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	62.60	642	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	51.98	502	33

Every lot

21 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	512	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	123.55/cwt	123.00–125.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	113.95/cwt	110.00–117.50	482	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	108.67/cwt	105.00–112.00	514	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	106.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	555	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	107.28/cwt	100.00–114.00	615	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.19/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,001	8
Bulls	—	—	1,630	88.05/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,435	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	45.22/cwt	42.00–47.50	364	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	62.60/cwt	58.50–65.50	642	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	62.22/cwt	59.00–64.50	638	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.00	559	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	880	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	644.65/cwt	540.00–710.00	5,576	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	823.31/cwt	630.00–950.00	10,086	8

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 550Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 122Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were 10 - 17 lower, feeder heifers were 6 - 8 lower, slaughter cows were 2 - 4.5 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2 - 3 higher.

Grouped cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1&2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	120.00–128.00	124.21
6	—	573	100.00–114.00	107.28
4	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	110.00–117.50	113.95
4	—	523	102.00–110.00	106.17
4	—	361	123.00–125.00	123.55
8	—	473	105.00–112.00	108.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	134.00–140.00	137.18
10	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.12
4	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	121.00	121.00
3	—	600	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	84.00–91.50	88.05
8	—	1,248	74.50–84.00	80.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,025	59.00–64.50	62.22
10	—	1,300	65.00–70.00	67.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	51.00–57.00	54.51
9	—	806	42.00–47.50	45.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.50–65.50	62.60

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	865	540.00–710.00	644.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,225	630.00–950.00	823.31

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.