Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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 $196.18/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$196.18

104 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	201.75	978	50
Medium and Large 1-2	600	191.03	1,147	54

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale104 hd

196.18

—

MS average11 barns · 986 hd

187.63

+8.55

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	1,571	105.76	1,661	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	89.19	1,016	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	85.85	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	71.49	651	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,295	46
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$732	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,624	32

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	473	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	231.63/cwt	225.00–237.50	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.87/cwt	167.00–172.50	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	188.89/cwt	182.00–195.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.53/cwt	177.00–187.50	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	197.44/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	199.63/cwt	198.00–205.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	205.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,204	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	151.15/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,020	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	169.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	952	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.86/cwt	167.00–172.50	973	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	235.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	180.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	192.74/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.95/cwt	182.00–195.00	610	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,623.97/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,624	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,295.35/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,295	46
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	731.69/head	600.00–825.00	732	10
Bulls	—	—	1,415	100.99/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,429	10
Bulls	—	—	1,765	111.73/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,972	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	66.25/cwt	62.00–70.00	530	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	85.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.85/cwt	72.00–82.00	798	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	56.89/cwt	53.00–60.00	384	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.98/cwt	83.00–91.50	902	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	91.15/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,208	16

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 683Year ago 1,390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 151Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 153Year ago 287

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 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
6	—	473	180.00–190.00	185.24
6	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
10	—	373	225.00–237.50	231.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	167.00–172.50	169.87
6	—	373	182.00–195.00	188.89
10	—	423	177.00–187.50	182.53
22	—	573	167.00–172.50	169.86
12	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.24
6	—	323	182.00–195.00	188.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	170.00	170.00
12	—	675	148.00–153.50	151.15
22	—	563	167.00–170.00	169.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	200.00–210.00	205.24
6	—	423	200.00–210.00	205.27
10	—	373	230.00–240.00	235.30
10	—	573	175.00–185.00	180.20
18	—	523	187.00–198.00	192.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	197.00	197.00
10	—	538	195.00–198.00	197.44
4	—	429	198.00–205.00	199.63
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
34	—	638	188.75	188.75

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,095	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,623.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,295.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	850	600.00–825.00	731.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,415	95.00–106.00	100.99
8	—	1,765	108.00–115.00	111.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	62.00–70.00	66.25
22	—	1,025	72.00–82.00	77.85
6	—	675	53.00–60.00	56.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	80.00–90.00	85.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	83.00–91.50	87.98
16	—	1,325	86.50–95.00	91.15

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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