Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.40/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$197.40

258 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	203.87	884	124
Medium and Large 1-2	419	191.42	802	134

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $81 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 sale258 hd

197.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,933 hd

185.31

+12.09

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	—	Average	1,489	95.34	1,419	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	79.97	966	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	75.10	770	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	58.46	504	38

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$893	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,412	18

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.13/cwt	187.50–192.50	804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	190.12/cwt	187.50–192.50	899	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	189.87/cwt	155.00–225.00	900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	174.94/cwt	150.00–217.00	549	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	201.33/cwt	155.00–225.00	745	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	193.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	215.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.19/cwt	190.00–198.00	919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	211.19/cwt	161.00–233.00	910	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	176.24/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	162.91/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	160.60/cwt	142.00–182.00	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.77/cwt	155.00–164.00	596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.01/cwt	206.00–225.00	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.92/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	190.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	213.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	218.89/cwt	212.00–225.00	816	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.42/cwt	161.00–167.50	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	159.81/cwt	155.00–164.00	516	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	764	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	951.37/head	850.00–1,025.00	951	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,543.40/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,543	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,082.56/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,083	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	808	703.87/head	570.00–800.00	704	32
Bulls	—	—	1,348	96.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,296	14
Bulls	—	—	1,885	103.13/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,944	8
Bulls	—	—	1,338	86.10/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,152	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	78.10/cwt	74.00–81.00	801	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	81.84/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,138	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	75.10/cwt	71.00–78.00	770	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.68/cwt	66.00–74.00	724	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.31/cwt	55.00–65.00	482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	36.67/cwt	30.00–45.00	248	10

How this sale compares

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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 749Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 145Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 217Year ago 175

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	185.00–195.00	190.35
14	—	423	187.50–192.50	190.13
14	—	473	187.50–192.50	190.12
8	—	373	185.00–195.00	190.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	142.00–150.00	146.16
4	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.41
16	—	373	155.00–164.00	159.77
4	—	623	130.00–140.00	135.18
6	—	473	150.00–161.00	155.76
4	—	673	130.00–140.00	135.17
6	—	423	161.00–167.50	164.42
18	—	323	155.00–164.00	159.81
10	—	523	142.00–150.00	146.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	474	155.00–225.00	189.87
25	—	314	150.00–217.00	174.94
43	—	370	155.00–225.00	201.33
3	—	636	158.00	158.00
10	—	531	190.00–195.00	193.51
22	—	431	161.00–233.00	211.19
11	—	566	142.00–182.00	160.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	210.00–220.00	215.51
12	—	473	190.00–198.00	194.19
8	—	573	170.00–182.00	176.24
6	—	673	158.00–167.50	162.91
22	—	423	206.00–225.00	216.01
6	—	623	158.00–167.50	162.92
14	—	523	185.00–195.00	190.22
12	—	323	210.00–217.00	213.74
36	—	373	212.00–225.00	218.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	850.00–1,025.00	951.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,203	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,543.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,075	850.00–1,250.00	1,082.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	808	570.00–800.00	703.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,348	90.00–100.00	96.16
8	—	1,885	100.00–107.00	103.13
8	—	1,338	83.50–88.00	86.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	74.00–81.00	78.10
16	—	1,390	79.00–84.00	81.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	71.00–78.00	75.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	66.00–74.00	70.68
12	—	800	55.00–65.00	60.31
10	—	675	30.00–45.00	36.67

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.

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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle