Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-20 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 higher, and slaughter 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 $176.42/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$176.42

224 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$0.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	176.75	804	136
Medium and Large 1-2	493	175.90	867	88

One grade step is worth $0.85/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale224 hd

176.42

—

MS average11 barns · 864 hd

164.66

+11.76

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	1,514	98.43	1,490	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	92.93	1,048	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	87.93	901	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	879	68.07	598	28

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)	1,051	$1,005	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,211	20

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	—	273	213.12/cwt	205.00–220.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.22/cwt	202.00–217.50	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.88/cwt	184.00–195.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.77/cwt	177.50–187.50	773	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.65/cwt	162.00–169.00	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.24/cwt	153.00–165.00	912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	236.86/cwt	231.00–250.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.16/cwt	162.00–170.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	201.25/cwt	190.00–220.00	974	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	181.20/cwt	162.50–197.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	214.22/cwt	205.00–222.50	906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	860	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.65/cwt	185.00–192.00	987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,017	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	42.78/cwt	40.00–45.00	289	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	66.31/cwt	61.00–71.00	530	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.27/cwt	73.00–82.00	802	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	901	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	96.92/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,284	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	90.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	931	46
Bulls	—	—	1,313	87.87/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,154	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	109.51/cwt	106.50–112.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	98.08/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,520	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	773.11/head	625.00–880.00	773	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,104.49/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,104	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,210.67/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,211	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	196.77/cwt	190.00–202.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	193.21/cwt	177.00–217.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.26/cwt	167.50–178.50	820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.57/cwt	187.00–197.50	718	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.90/cwt	194.00–211.00	960	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	172.85/cwt	165.00–178.50	799	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	168.68/cwt	153.00–170.75	978	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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 552Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 147Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 215Year ago 212

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-20 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 higher, and slaughter 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	205.00–220.00	213.12
8	—	373	202.00–217.50	210.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	184.00–195.00	189.88
16	—	423	177.50–187.50	182.77
20	—	523	162.00–169.00	165.65
26	—	573	153.00–165.00	159.24
4	—	273	190.00–202.50	196.77
30	—	473	167.50–178.50	173.26
30	—	373	187.00–197.50	192.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	169.00	169.00
4	—	766	142.00	142.00
6	—	602	169.00	169.00
19	—	382	177.00–217.00	193.21
9	—	434	185.00	185.00
2	—	320	184.00	184.00
23	—	462	165.00–178.50	172.85
22	—	580	153.00–170.75	168.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	185.00	185.00
3	—	525	192.00	192.00
5	—	368	231.00–250.00	236.86
5	—	310	217.50	217.50
19	—	484	190.00–220.00	201.25
6	—	439	225.00	225.00
9	—	566	162.50–197.00	181.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	162.00–170.00	166.16
12	—	423	205.00–222.50	214.22
18	—	373	220.00–240.00	230.60
14	—	523	185.00–192.00	188.65
10	—	323	220.00–240.00	230.70
20	—	473	194.00–211.00	202.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	40.00–45.00	42.78
12	—	800	61.00–71.00	66.31
12	—	1,025	73.00–82.00	78.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	85.00–90.00	87.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,325	92.00–101.00	96.92
46	—	1,025	85.00–95.00	90.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	81.00–92.00	87.87
4	—	1,660	106.50–112.00	109.51
6	—	1,550	94.00–104.00	98.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	835	625.00–880.00	773.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,143	900.00–1,250.00	1,104.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,113	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,210.67

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle