Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 6-11 higher, feeder heifers sold 9-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.47/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$167.47

103 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	435	175.01	762	27
Medium and Large 1	506	164.78	834	76

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale103 hd

167.47

—

MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd

157.46

+10.01

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	1,617	99.75	1,612	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	80.06	906	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	73.34	752	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	62.63	581	16

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)	969	$944	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,147	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	174.07/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	219.63/cwt	210.00–228.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.72/cwt	155.00–166.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.52/cwt	167.50–179.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.63/cwt	175.00–187.50	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	174.46/cwt	173.00–179.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.17/cwt	157.00–165.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	217.95/cwt	210.00–225.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	218.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	181.69/cwt	175.00–187.50	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	192.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	194.28/cwt	194.00–194.50	1,010	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	223.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	211.58/cwt	205.00–217.50	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.13/cwt	205.00–226.00	806	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	181.36/cwt	179.00–184.00	682	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,147.03/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,147	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,041.99/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,042	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	700.28/head	550.00–820.00	700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	95.61/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,401	10
Bulls	—	—	1,768	103.88/cwt	99.50–107.50	1,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	73.34/cwt	71.00–75.00	752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.85/cwt	63.00–73.00	706	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	58.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	40.43/cwt	34.00–46.00	283	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	82.04/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,067	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	78.80/cwt	75.00–81.50	808	22

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 1,107Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 154Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 198Year ago 268

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 6-11 higher, feeder heifers sold 9-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	165.00–182.50	174.07
10	—	323	210.00–228.00	219.63
18	—	523	190.00–195.00	192.61
6	—	573	180.00–190.00	185.20
8	—	423	205.00–217.50	211.58
4	—	473	200.00–210.00	205.24
18	—	373	205.00–226.00	216.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	194.00–194.50	194.28
13	—	377	220.00–228.00	223.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
8	—	673	140.00–147.50	143.88
6	—	573	155.00–166.00	160.72
14	—	473	167.50–179.00	173.52
18	—	373	175.00–187.50	181.63
8	—	623	140.00–147.50	143.89
6	—	523	157.00–165.00	161.17
4	—	323	175.00–187.50	181.69
6	—	723	135.00–136.00	135.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	173.00–179.00	174.46
2	—	637	140.00	140.00
2	—	587	166.00	166.00
2	—	325	180.00	180.00
13	—	376	179.00–184.00	181.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	210.00–225.00	217.95
6	—	423	190.00–200.00	195.27
4	—	323	210.00–225.00	218.02
6	—	473	190.00–200.00	195.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,147.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,030	925.00–1,125.00	1,041.99
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	818	550.00–820.00	700.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,465	90.00–99.50	95.61
10	—	1,768	99.50–107.50	103.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	71.00–75.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	63.00–73.00	68.85
4	—	800	55.00–61.00	58.19
2	—	700	34.00–46.00	40.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,300	78.00–85.50	82.04
22	—	1,025	75.00–81.50	78.80

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

Heifers · 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