Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2020-11-30

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 30
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
▼ 258 vs last sale 1,190▼ 368 vs year ago 1,300 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 171▼ 21 vs year ago 190 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 200▲ 119 vs year ago 170 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5 -10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $121.77/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$121.77
187 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.49
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533122.41653116
Medium and Large 1-2586120.7370771
One grade step is worth $1.68/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale187 hd
121.77
—
MS average6 barns · 628 hd
122.26
−0.49
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—High1,76581.801,44418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15755.8364672
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02552.3453610
CowsLean 85-90%Average96146.6344814

Every lot

34 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223188.26/cwt180.00–195.004204
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.98/cwt175.00–182.506686
Steers—Medium and Large 1423166.58/cwt160.00–172.5070520
Steers—Medium and Large 1473151.81/cwt145.00–158.0071810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483156.60/cwt155.00–158.0075613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514146.51/cwt142.00–153.0075311
Steers—Medium and Large 1519146.82/cwt142.00–153.0076212
Steers—Medium and Large 1573136.32/cwt132.00–141.0078112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581136.12/cwt132.00–141.0079111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701130.00/cwt130.00–130.0091110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373138.98/cwt135.00–142.505184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423134.63/cwt132.00–137.005696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468131.00/cwt131.00–131.006139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473127.24/cwt122.00–132.0060234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503127.00/cwt127.00–127.0063911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523121.52/cwt115.00–127.5063618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566123.04/cwt122.00–124.5069628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573119.20/cwt114.00–124.0068334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.70/cwt113.00–124.0074012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636118.54/cwt113.00–124.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673105.62/cwt102.00–109.007118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742105.00/cwt105.00–105.0077913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323180.35/cwt175.00–185.005838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373167.65/cwt165.00–170.006258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473140.24/cwt135.00–145.006638
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76581.80/cwt79.00–84.001,44418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80043.39/cwt41.00–45.503474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02553.80/cwt50.00–56.5055134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02552.34/cwt50.00–54.0053610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.93/cwt45.00–50.0049110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27557.65/cwt55.00–60.0073538
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2825751.52/cwt600.00–850.006,20030
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,066.67/cwt850.00–1,200.0011,20054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,167.86/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0012,26324

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.