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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,327 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 1,242▲ 1,327 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 206▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 185▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Weaned grouped yearlings are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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 $142.89/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$142.89

253 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	146.14	734	164
Medium and Large 1-2	655	136.88	897	89

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale253 hd

142.89

—

MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd

140.60

+2.29

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	—	Low	1,537	85.71	1,317	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	58.45	629	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	48.05	465	40

Every lot

37 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	185.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	167.30/cwt	162.00–172.00	624	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	143.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	678	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.74/cwt	133.00–144.00	726	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	762	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.68/cwt	128.00–137.00	760	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	141.81/cwt	137.00–145.00	815	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	862	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	139.89/cwt	136.00–143.50	872	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	129.55/cwt	124.00–134.75	872	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	132.91/cwt	131.50–134.75	917	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	969	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,101	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	124.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	587	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	120.65/cwt	117.00–124.00	631	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.64/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	128.22/cwt	128.00–128.50	777	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	123.44/cwt	118.00–128.50	769	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	123.43/cwt	118.00–128.50	831	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	118.22/cwt	113.00–123.00	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.20/cwt	113.00–123.00	677	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.99/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,011	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.42/cwt	86.00–93.50	1,650	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	40.66/cwt	38.00–43.00	325	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	60.69/cwt	58.00–63.00	789	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	725.84/cwt	590.00–825.00	6,279	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,058.91/cwt	825.00–1,225.00	12,177	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,152.60/cwt	1,010.00–1,275.00	12,851	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 1,242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 206Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 185Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	113.00–123.00	118.22
6	—	573	113.00–123.00	118.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	124.00–134.75	129.55
20	—	423	150.00–158.00	154.21
32	—	523	133.00–144.00	138.74
32	—	573	128.00–137.00	132.68
16	—	473	138.00–148.00	143.24
16	—	623	136.00–143.50	139.89
8	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.41
12	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.35
12	—	373	162.00–172.00	167.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	137.00–145.00	141.81
16	—	601	143.50	143.50
3	—	933	118.00	118.00
12	—	542	140.50	140.50
23	—	690	131.50–134.75	132.91
23	—	722	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	623	118.00–128.50	123.44
16	—	673	118.00–128.50	123.43
20	—	473	121.00–127.00	124.14
20	—	523	117.00–124.00	120.65
20	—	573	117.00–124.00	120.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	590	122.50	122.50
21	—	708	125.00	125.00
7	—	540	120.00	120.00
11	—	750	120.00	120.00
14	—	471	125.00	125.00
37	—	606	128.00–128.50	128.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	75.00–85.00	80.99
8	—	1,825	86.00–93.50	90.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	58.00–63.00	60.69
26	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	38.00–43.00	40.66
30	—	1,025	47.00–53.00	50.51

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	865	590.00–825.00	725.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,150	825.00–1,225.00	1,058.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,115	1,010.00–1,275.00	1,152.60

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.