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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 14

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,128 head

▼ 461 vs last sale 1,589▲ 251 vs year ago 877 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 120▲ 101 vs year ago 144 · +70.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 303▲ 57 vs year ago 144 · +39.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grouped weaned feeder cattle 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 $142.62/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$142.62

84 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$4.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	143.85	740	60
Medium and Large 1-2	553	139.54	771	24

One grade step is worth $4.31/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale84 hd

142.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,780 hd

143.47

−0.85

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	1,492	79.35	1,184	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	53.95	612	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	50.93	522	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	46.38	455	40

Every lot

31 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	657	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	162.53/cwt	157.00–167.50	688	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	144.43/cwt	141.00–147.00	664	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	731	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	126.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	118.67/cwt	113.00–124.00	858	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	903	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	119.17/cwt	115.00–123.00	623	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	120.40/cwt	117.50–123.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	112.51/cwt	109.00–119.00	636	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	108.66/cwt	104.00–113.00	677	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	566	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	121.26/cwt	115.00–127.00	634	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	73.75/cwt	70.00–76.50	928	8
Bulls	—	—	1,725	84.96/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,466	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	40.19/cwt	37.00–43.00	322	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	53.22/cwt	50.00–55.50	546	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	50.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	522	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	491	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	55.54/cwt	53.00–57.50	764	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	640.63/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,125	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	912.53/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	11,160	32

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,128Last week 1,589Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 120Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 303Year ago 144

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,725	81.00–88.00	84.96
8	—	1,258	70.00–76.50	73.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	37.00–43.00	40.19
32	—	1,025	45.00–50.00	47.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	53.22
30	—	1,375	53.00–57.50	55.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	48.00–53.00	50.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	113.00–124.00	118.67
10	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
10	—	573	123.00–130.00	126.64
10	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.30
10	—	523	134.00–145.00	139.74
10	—	423	157.00–167.50	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	130.00	130.00
5	—	392	167.50	167.50
5	—	725	124.50	124.50
7	—	460	141.00–147.00	144.43
4	—	673	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.17
12	—	565	109.00–119.00	112.51
12	—	473	125.00–135.00	130.24
6	—	623	104.00–113.00	108.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	115.00–119.00	117.63
4	—	461	128.00	128.00
11	—	524	117.50–123.00	120.40
2	—	637	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.67
8	—	523	115.00–127.00	121.26
12	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.69

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	800	500.00–750.00	640.63

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,223	750.00–1,025.00	912.53

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.