Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $222.38/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$222.38

278 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$293

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

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	235.00	1,086	74
Medium and Large 1-2	633	217.80	1,379	204

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about −$293 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 sale278 hd

222.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd

219.31

+3.07

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	1,562	114.57	1,790	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	97.42	1,050	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	92.68	950	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	86.40	796	96

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,275	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$905	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,540	50
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	688	$1,444	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	323	245.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.27/cwt	205.00–215.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.27/cwt	205.00–215.00	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	188.09/cwt	178.00–198.00	1,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	223.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.12/cwt	212.00–227.50	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	223.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,281	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	258.02/cwt	250.00–265.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	210.30/cwt	205.00–215.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	228.31/cwt	205.00–233.50	1,402	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	196.64/cwt	184.00–199.50	1,455	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	257.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	200.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	250.30/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	224.70/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,281	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,006	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,077	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	186.16/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,067	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	176.13/cwt	167.50–176.50	1,243	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	190.85/cwt	170.00–191.50	1,172	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,630.49/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,630	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,177.94/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,178	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,275.23/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,275	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	904.83/head	700.00–1,050.00	905	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	688	1,443.64/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,444	14
Bulls	—	—	1,585	113.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,804	8
Bulls	—	—	1,725	122.72/cwt	119.50–125.50	2,117	8
Bulls	—	—	1,190	99.80/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,188	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	100.21/cwt	96.50–103.50	1,278	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	92.68/cwt	88.00–96.00	950	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.44/cwt	86.00–97.00	948	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	79.78/cwt	75.00–84.00	638	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	70.56/cwt	65.00–75.00	476	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	991	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,752Last week 937Year ago 942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 244Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 397Year ago 446

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and slaughter 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.35
6	—	423	205.00–215.00	210.27
6	—	373	235.00–245.00	240.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	205.00–215.00	210.27
12	—	323	215.00–230.00	223.02
8	—	373	205.00–215.00	210.30
10	—	473	195.00–205.00	200.24
8	—	523	195.00–205.00	200.22
16	—	573	182.00–190.00	186.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	178.00–198.00	188.09
5	—	495	194.50	194.50
25	—	509	211.50	211.50
48	—	706	167.50–176.50	176.13
5	—	400	211.00	211.00
66	—	614	170.00–191.50	190.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	501	240.00	240.00
4	—	444	245.00	245.00
59	—	614	205.00–233.50	228.31
80	—	740	184.00–199.50	196.64
4	—	327	255.00–260.00	257.40
30	—	570	220.00–227.00	224.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	212.00–227.50	220.12
20	—	573	220.00–227.00	223.64
8	—	323	250.00–265.00	258.02
8	—	523	225.00–235.00	230.22
12	—	373	245.00–255.00	250.30
16	—	423	230.00–245.00	237.90

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	40	—	1,025	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,630.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	850	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,177.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,110	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,275.23
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	880	700.00–1,050.00	904.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	688	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,443.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	108.00–118.00	113.80
8	—	1,725	119.50–125.50	122.72
4	—	1,190	94.00–104.00	99.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	96.50–103.50	100.21
30	—	1,025	92.00–100.00	96.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	88.00–96.00	92.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,025	86.00–97.00	92.44
32	—	800	75.00–84.00	79.78
8	—	675	65.00–75.00	70.56

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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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