Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

SPECIAL BOARD SALE consisting of 18 loads. All cattle have had 2 rounds of vaccinations, 2 rounds of dewormer, implanted and on Ryegrass.

Cattle were sold with a 2% shrink and 6 to 8 cent top slide. 59 Steers avj. 845lbs @ $192.00 available April 25th, 196 Steers avj. 765lbs @ $210.00 available

May 4th, 129 Steers avj. 775lbs @ $208.00 available April 27th, 208 Heifers avj. 720lbs @ $193.75 available May 2nd, 187 Heifers avj. 775lbs @ $189.00 available May 9th, 57 Steers avj. 875lbs @ $184.00 available April 11th, 57 Steers avj. 875lbs @ $189.00 available May 15th, 174 Steers avj. 860lbs @ $191.50 available May 15th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.14/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$203.14

253 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.98

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	205.86	986	101
Medium and Large 1-2	529	201.34	1,066	152

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale253 hd

203.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,278 hd

192.16

+10.98

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	1,569	118.04	1,852	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	100.53	1,062	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	98.60	1,011	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	89.00	870	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,163	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,464	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,796	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	275.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	614	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.46/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.53/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	223	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	188.76/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,082	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	253.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	255.60/cwt	245.00–265.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	245.81/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	242	273.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	240.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.70/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,126	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	226.78/cwt	217.50–235.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	226.86/cwt	217.50–235.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	235.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	235.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	219.14/cwt	215.00–220.00	934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	219.85/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,022	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	214.93/cwt	210.00–216.50	1,118	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	263.56/cwt	255.00–271.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.78/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	229.47/cwt	220.00–237.50	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	211.58/cwt	205.00–217.50	895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	190.22/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,060	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	185.29/cwt	179.00–186.50	1,151	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	852	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050	2,464.29/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,464	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,795.59/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,796	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	951.81/head	800.00–1,075.00	952	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,388.73/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,389	30
Bulls	—	—	1,345	112.13/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,508	8
Bulls	—	—	1,868	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,352	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	105.32/cwt	104.00–106.50	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.85/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,023	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	79.84/cwt	74.00–85.00	639	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	98.60/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,011	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	91.44/cwt	85.00–96.00	937	30

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,945Last week 1,169Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 220Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 279Last week 261Year ago 255

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

SPECIAL BOARD SALE consisting of 18 loads. All cattle have had 2 rounds of vaccinations, 2 rounds of dewormer, implanted and on Ryegrass.

Cattle were sold with a 2% shrink and 6 to 8 cent top slide. 59 Steers avj. 845lbs @ $192.00 available April 25th, 196 Steers avj. 765lbs @ $210.00 available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	223	270.00–280.00	275.51
10	—	573	212.00–222.50	217.46
10	—	423	237.00–247.50	242.53
10	—	623	200.00–215.00	207.77
12	—	373	245.00–265.00	255.60
8	—	473	235.00–245.00	240.24
10	—	323	255.00–271.00	263.56
6	—	523	217.00–230.00	223.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	222.50	222.50
5	—	623	205.00	205.00
2	—	770	180.00	180.00
11	—	412	250.00–255.00	253.11
15	—	476	244.00–250.00	245.81
6	—	328	271.00	271.00
14	—	242	270.00–280.00	273.55
6	—	385	250.00–254.00	252.03
12	—	520	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	223	237.50	237.50
2	—	325	226.50	226.50
12	—	426	215.00–220.00	219.14
22	—	465	210.00–224.50	219.85
12	—	520	210.00–216.50	214.93
25	—	557	190.00–190.50	190.22
64	—	621	179.00–186.50	185.29
8	—	373	228.50	228.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	182.00–195.00	188.76
20	—	623	175.00–186.00	180.70
10	—	373	217.50–235.00	226.78
10	—	323	217.50–235.00	226.86
9	—	495	220.00	220.00
10	—	273	220.00–237.50	229.47
10	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
12	—	423	205.00–217.50	211.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	230.00–240.00	235.41
6	—	323	230.00–240.00	235.35

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	44	—	1,050	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,464.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,275	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,795.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	865	800.00–1,075.00	951.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,065	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,388.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,345	106.00–116.00	112.13
6	—	1,868	120.00–130.00	125.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	104.00–106.50	105.32
28	—	1,025	94.00–104.00	99.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	74.00–85.00	79.84
30	—	1,025	85.00–96.00	91.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	94.50–101.50	98.60

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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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

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