Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 6-10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5 higher.

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 $171.82/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$171.82

170 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$1.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	172.61	779	82
Medium and Large 1-2	483	171.09	827	88

One grade step is worth $1.52/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale170 hd

171.82

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

158.87

+12.95

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	—	Low	1,609	98.62	1,587	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	88.95	993	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	80.85	829	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	70.28	668	18

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)	1,086	$1,250	52
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,449	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,530	12
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,150	21

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	423	187.77/cwt	182.50–192.50	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	207.85/cwt	202.50–212.50	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	206.63/cwt	200.00–212.50	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.67/cwt	180.00–187.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.52/cwt	155.00–167.50	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.81/cwt	176.00–185.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	174.76/cwt	172.50–178.00	764	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	206.88/cwt	200.00–212.50	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	197.77/cwt	192.50–202.50	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.30/cwt	205.00–215.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	189.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,005	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	172.14/cwt	172.00–173.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.50/cwt	155.00–167.50	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.77/cwt	176.00–185.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.19/cwt	187.00–195.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	160.94/cwt	150.00–164.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.27/cwt	172.00–182.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	166.58/cwt	166.00–167.00	958	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	359	178.09/cwt	176.00–185.00	639	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,530.43/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,530	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,345.26/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,345	42
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	850.81/head	700.00–975.00	851	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,448.65/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,449	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	21
Bulls	—	—	1,430	87.75/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,255	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	109.48/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,958	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	80.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	829	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.31/cwt	55.00–65.00	482	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.27/cwt	70.00–79.00	772	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	86.27/cwt	81.00–90.00	884	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	94.31/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,226	8

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 481Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 104Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 66Year ago 357

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 6-10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5 higher.

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
4	—	423	182.50–192.50	187.77
4	—	323	202.50–212.50	207.85
6	—	373	200.00–212.50	206.63
14	—	473	180.00–187.00	183.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	155.00–167.50	161.52
4	—	323	176.00–185.00	180.81
10	—	573	155.00–167.50	161.50
16	—	373	176.00–185.00	180.77
20	—	423	172.00–182.00	177.27
24	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	437	172.50–178.00	174.76
2	—	337	178.00	178.00
5	—	600	163.00	163.00
14	—	472	172.00–173.00	172.14
2	—	535	168.00	168.00
23	—	575	166.00–167.00	166.58
2	—	750	137.00	137.00
13	—	359	176.00–185.00	178.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	200.00–212.50	206.88
8	—	423	192.50–202.50	197.77
10	—	523	180.00–190.00	185.22
10	—	373	205.00–215.00	210.30
4	—	473	187.00–195.00	191.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	162.00	162.00
19	—	532	180.00–190.00	189.00
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
4	—	616	150.00–164.50	160.94
15	—	367	210.00	210.00

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	12	—	1,150	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,530.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,160	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,345.26
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	775	700.00–975.00	850.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	—	925	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,448.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,430	83.00–92.00	87.75
6	—	1,788	106.00–112.00	109.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	75.00–85.00	80.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	55.00–65.00	60.31
12	—	1,025	70.00–79.00	75.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	81.00–90.00	86.27
8	—	1,300	90.00–98.00	94.31

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