Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold $5-$15 higher, feeder heifers sold $5-$13 higher, and slaughter cows and 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 $203.05/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$203.05

108 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	204.52	1,044	72
Medium and Large 1-2	499	200.09	999	36

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $46 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 sale108 hd

203.05

—

MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd

197.98

+5.06

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	1,767	120.88	2,135	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	101.72	1,093	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	96.44	989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	87.16	832	64

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)	1,178	$1,458	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	729	$680	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,120	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,812	18
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	738	$1,209	26

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	573	228.76/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	206.86/cwt	200.00–214.00	954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	210.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	212.25/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	265.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	269.36/cwt	260.00–277.50	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	237.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.58/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	265.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	206.52/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.93/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	231.58/cwt	225.00–237.50	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	252.95/cwt	245.00–260.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	177.14/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	186.63/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	201.24/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	210.65/cwt	205.00–216.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	2,352.08/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,352	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,363.87/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,178	1,457.96/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,458	32
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	653	513.79/head	375.00–600.00	514	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	887.12/head	775.00–975.00	887	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	738	1,208.90/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,209	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	1,811.76/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,812	18
Bulls	—	—	1,775	128.26/cwt	121.50–133.50	2,277	16
Bulls	—	—	1,760	114.97/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,023	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,034	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	96.44/cwt	90.00–101.00	989	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.27/cwt	85.00–94.00	925	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	642	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	105.18/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,341	10

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 1,945Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 119Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 397Last week 279Year ago 206

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold $5-$15 higher, feeder heifers sold $5-$13 higher, and slaughter cows and 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	222.00–235.00	228.76
8	—	623	205.00–219.00	212.25
4	—	273	260.00–270.00	265.41
6	—	323	260.00–277.50	269.36
8	—	523	230.00–245.00	237.82
4	—	423	250.00–262.50	256.58
6	—	373	260.00–270.00	265.30
4	—	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
4	—	823	172.00–182.00	177.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	240.00	240.00
4	—	611	217.50	217.50
2	—	780	177.00	177.00
2	—	813	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	155.00	155.00
9	—	461	200.00–214.00	206.86
4	—	536	195.00	195.00
4	—	389	210.00	210.00
2	—	693	170.00	170.00
3	—	700	175.00	175.00
10	—	430	205.00–216.00	210.65
2	—	348	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	205.00–215.00	210.24
10	—	523	200.00–212.50	206.52
6	—	673	170.00–180.00	175.17
6	—	373	220.00–230.00	225.30
8	—	623	183.00–190.00	186.63
12	—	573	195.00–207.00	201.24
16	—	423	205.00–220.00	212.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	220.00–227.50	223.93
6	—	423	225.00–237.50	231.58
4	—	373	245.00–260.00	252.95

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	26	—	1,200	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,352.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,275	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,811.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,163	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,363.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,457.96
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	653	375.00–600.00	513.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	825	775.00–975.00	887.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	738	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,208.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,775	121.50–133.50	128.26
20	—	1,760	108.00–118.00	114.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	95.00–105.00	100.85
10	—	1,275	102.00–108.00	105.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	90.00–101.00	96.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,025	85.00–94.00	90.27
20	—	800	75.00–85.00	80.31

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

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