Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2020-09-14

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 14
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,272 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 1,002▲ 1,272 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 105▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 200▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-7 higher, feeder heifers sold steady -7 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 higher.

Grouped wean feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.69/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$121.69
196 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.13
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566122.0569184
Medium and Large 1529121.42643112
One grade step is worth $0.62/cwt here — about $48 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 sale196 hd
121.69
—
MS average13 barns · 1,037 hd
118.56
+3.13
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—Low1,51886.961,32016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08360.6265776
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32557.7476510
CowsLean 85-90%Low95250.3948046

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223180.51/cwt175.00–185.004034
Steers—Medium and Large 1323173.02/cwt165.00–180.005596
Steers—Medium and Large 1373161.24/cwt157.00–165.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 1473141.67/cwt138.00–145.006708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500137.34/cwt134.00–141.006879
Steers—Medium and Large 1523135.74/cwt130.00–141.0071012
Steers—Medium and Large 1573129.16/cwt125.00–133.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618128.17/cwt126.00–130.0079222
Steers—Medium and Large 1623127.11/cwt124.00–130.0079222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662127.00/cwt127.00–127.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1673127.10/cwt124.00–130.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710124.61/cwt119.00–126.258859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769120.91/cwt117.00–125.009308
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373136.16/cwt129.00–142.5050812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473119.71/cwt115.00–124.0056620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496117.00/cwt117.00–117.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518127.66/cwt117.00–133.0066149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523125.34/cwt117.00–133.0065640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573114.20/cwt109.00–119.0065420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598117.50/cwt117.50–117.507034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610116.04/cwt114.00–117.0070816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623113.70/cwt108.00–119.0070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673113.68/cwt108.00–119.0076510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686112.00/cwt112.00–112.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756107.00/cwt107.00–107.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423131.21/cwt127.00–135.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473127.14/cwt124.00–130.0060114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523120.17/cwt116.00–124.0062820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573119.68/cwt115.00–124.0068620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623110.70/cwt105.00–116.0069020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673109.65/cwt105.00–114.0073820
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24882.40/cwt80.00–84.001,0288
Bulls——1,78891.51/cwt86.00–95.501,6368
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80045.66/cwt43.00–48.003654
Cows—Lean 85-90%96750.84/cwt48.00–54.5049242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02559.93/cwt57.00–62.0061460
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30063.23/cwt60.00–66.0082216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32557.74/cwt55.00–60.0076510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29001,033.33/cwt950.00–1,100.009,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,308.70/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0015,0504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2920735.87/cwt600.00–850.006,77018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,002.59/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,90830

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.