Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 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 $168.93/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$168.93

202 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	177.58	976	108
Medium and Large 1-2	684	158.99	1,087	94

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale202 hd

168.93

—

MS average13 barns · 1,252 hd

183.07

−14.14

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	1,396	113.28	1,581	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	100.26	1,070	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	90.85	931	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	85.50	832	70

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)	972	$1,225	190
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,479	102

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	—	373	240.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	170.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	218.93/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	240.35/cwt	235.00–245.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.13/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	253.02/cwt	245.00–260.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,317	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	185.47/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,306	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.55/cwt	205.00–221.50	1,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	219.09/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	223.17/cwt	210.00–235.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.10/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	161.71/cwt	155.25–167.50	1,156	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	187.22/cwt	182.00–192.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	160.77/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,022	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,207	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	215.60/cwt	205.00–225.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	214.06/cwt	210.00–217.50	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.67/cwt	195.00–202.00	940	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.18/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,010	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	156.33/cwt	153.50–167.00	1,061	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.68/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,068	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	2,031.63/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,032	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,493.28/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,493	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,266.67/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,267	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,369.01/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,369	114
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	833	1,009.91/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,010	76
Bulls	—	—	1,278	110.88/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,417	14
Bulls	—	—	1,730	122.38/cwt	117.00–127.00	2,117	8
Bulls	—	—	1,138	103.48/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,178	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.73/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,022	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	103.15/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,341	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	90.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	931	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	921	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.84/cwt	65.00–76.00	567	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 1,118Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 176Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 428Last week 165Year ago 303

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 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
6	—	373	235.00–245.00	240.30
6	—	623	165.00–175.00	170.18
4	—	473	215.00–222.50	218.93
4	—	523	205.00–215.00	210.22
6	—	323	235.00–245.00	240.35
12	—	423	220.00–230.00	225.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	221.50	221.50
21	—	786	167.50	167.50
31	—	704	175.00–187.50	185.47
13	—	800	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	220.00–237.50	229.13
8	—	323	245.00–260.00	253.02
4	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.65
12	—	623	205.00–221.50	213.55
4	—	573	210.00–227.50	219.09
4	—	423	210.00–235.00	223.17
8	—	473	210.00–235.00	223.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	715	155.25–167.50	161.71
31	—	636	157.00–167.00	160.77
3	—	586	165.00	165.00
15	—	774	156.00	156.00
28	—	679	153.50–167.00	156.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	182.00–192.00	187.22
18	—	373	205.00–225.00	215.60
4	—	273	210.00–217.50	214.06
12	—	473	195.00–202.00	198.67
36	—	623	157.00–167.00	162.18
12	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
20	—	673	153.00–164.00	158.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,031.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,493.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	900	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,266.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	114	—	1,065	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,369.01
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	—	833	900.00–1,100.00	1,009.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,278	106.00–115.00	110.88
8	—	1,730	117.00–127.00	122.38
4	—	1,138	99.00–107.00	103.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,025	93.00–104.50	99.73
8	—	1,300	101.00–105.00	103.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	85.00–95.00	90.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,025	84.00–94.00	89.85
16	—	800	65.00–76.00	70.84

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