Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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 $228.42/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$228.42

185 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.26

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	489	235.20	1,151	111
Medium and Large 1	557	218.24	1,215	74

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale185 hd

228.42

—

MS average12 barns · 900 hd

220.16

+8.26

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	—	High	1,579	113.97	1,799	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	102.24	1,145	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	93.65	960	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	85.14	834	50

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)	1,018	$1,112	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,551	20

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	212.67/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	176.05/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	356	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	249.75/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,041	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.52/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	245.79/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.16/cwt	260.00–279.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.95/cwt	255.00–270.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.48/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,006	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	250.00/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	237.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	179.80/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,300	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	304	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	274	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.05/cwt	187.00–202.50	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	208.38/cwt	200.00–216.00	986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	201.52/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.31/cwt	65.00–75.00	562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.85/cwt	83.00–93.00	911	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	93.65/cwt	87.50–98.00	960	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	98.85/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,013	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	107.79/cwt	102.50–112.50	1,374	22
Bulls	—	—	1,920	124.92/cwt	117.00–130.00	2,398	10
Bulls	—	—	1,485	110.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,646	18
Bulls	—	—	1,148	100.64/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,155	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,550.55/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,551	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	868	919.88/head	700.00–1,050.00	920	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,358.47/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,358	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	166.69/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.16/cwt	207.00–222.50	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	185.13/cwt	171.00–200.00	1,163	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.60/cwt	215.00–235.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	179.45/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,283	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	187.65/cwt	187.25–190.00	1,060	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	166.70/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	170.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.16/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	225.70/cwt	215.00–235.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	168.55/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	167.41/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,130	5

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 1,125Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 232Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 428Year ago 316

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	209.00	209.00
2	—	715	173.00	173.00
6	—	356	228.00	228.00
1	—	895	142.50	142.50
13	—	340	235.00	235.00
11	—	274	231.50	231.50
3	—	403	205.00	205.00
22	—	628	171.00–200.00	185.13
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
21	—	565	187.25–190.00	187.65
6	—	452	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,370	167.00	167.00
5	—	675	167.00–168.00	167.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	187.00–202.50	195.05
14	—	473	200.00–216.00	208.38
4	—	773	160.00–173.00	166.69
8	—	423	207.00–222.50	215.16
6	—	373	215.00–235.00	225.60
4	—	723	160.00–173.00	166.70
10	—	623	165.00–175.00	170.18
8	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
4	—	323	215.00–235.00	225.70
10	—	673	167.00–170.00	168.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	205.00–219.00	212.67
28	—	417	245.00–251.00	249.75
18	—	376	267.50	267.50
4	—	641	206.00	206.00
13	—	482	246.00–254.00	250.00
6	—	583	213.00	213.00
9	—	304	279.00	279.00
3	—	667	207.00	207.00
17	—	715	178.00–181.50	179.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	174.00–178.00	176.05
10	—	523	210.00–222.50	216.52
10	—	423	240.00–251.00	245.79
6	—	323	260.00–279.00	270.16
4	—	373	255.00–270.00	262.95
10	—	623	205.00–217.50	211.48
8	—	473	230.00–245.00	237.86
16	—	723	178.00–181.50	179.80
6	—	573	205.00–213.00	209.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	195.00–207.50	201.52
4	—	473	200.00–210.00	205.24
8	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	65.00–75.00	70.31
40	—	1,025	83.00–93.00	88.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	87.50–98.00	93.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,025	93.00–103.00	98.85
22	—	1,275	102.50–112.50	107.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,920	117.00–130.00	124.92
18	—	1,485	105.00–115.00	110.84
4	—	1,148	96.00–104.00	100.64

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	20	—	1,145	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,550.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	868	700.00–1,050.00	919.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,210	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,358.47

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle