Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher. 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 $207.59/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$207.59

115 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	211.39	993	62
Medium and Large 1-2	543	203.14	1,104	53

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale115 hd

207.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd

195.59

+11.99

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	—	Low	1,581	110.76	1,751	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	99.49	1,130	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	92.56	949	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	947	80.89	766	44

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)	1,118	$1,333	34
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,098	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,178	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,864	22

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	623	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	256.05/cwt	240.00–270.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.63/cwt	240.00–252.50	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	212.50/cwt	207.00–217.50	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.95/cwt	215.00–230.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	263	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.67/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	221.41/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	276.86/cwt	267.50–285.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	230.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.25/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	257.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	275.83/cwt	265.00–285.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.26/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,063	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	229.33/cwt	227.50–230.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	198.13/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,064	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	105.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,342	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	62.59/cwt	60.00–65.00	454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.31/cwt	65.00–75.00	562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	86.85/cwt	81.00–91.00	890	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	92.56/cwt	87.00–96.50	949	30
Bulls	—	—	1,132	103.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,172	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	95.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,007	36
Bulls	—	—	1,775	119.14/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,822	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	852.78/head	800.00–900.00	853	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,177.78/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,178	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,863.64/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,864	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,097.73/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,098	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,481.22/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,481	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	202.20/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	225.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	904	2

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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 1,752Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 280Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 340Last week 283Year ago 340

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	190.00–200.00	195.18
6	—	323	240.00–270.00	256.05
6	—	373	240.00–252.50	246.63
4	—	473	207.00–217.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	215.00–230.00	222.95
18	—	523	197.00–209.00	203.26
10	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.27
12	—	573	197.00–207.00	202.20
6	—	473	210.00–220.00	215.24
4	—	323	220.00–230.00	225.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	220.00	220.00
2	—	700	165.00	165.00
4	—	308	227.50–230.00	229.33
8	—	537	197.00–200.00	198.13
8	—	688	185.50	185.50
26	—	572	205.00	205.00
2	—	350	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	212.00–240.00	226.67
6	—	423	220.00–240.00	230.53
6	—	323	267.50–285.00	276.86
8	—	573	220.00–240.00	230.39
4	—	623	206.00–220.00	213.25
10	—	373	250.00–265.00	257.95
4	—	273	265.00–285.00	275.83
8	—	523	225.00–235.00	230.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	225.00	225.00
8	—	714	200.00	200.00
3	—	478	212.50–240.00	221.41
2	—	338	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	100.00–110.00	105.29
36	—	1,050	90.00–100.00	95.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	60.00–65.00	62.59
10	—	800	65.00–75.00	70.31
30	—	1,025	81.00–91.00	86.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	87.00–96.50	92.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	100.00–105.00	103.53
6	—	1,775	117.00–121.00	119.14
22	—	1,650	105.00–115.00	110.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	900	800.00–900.00	852.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	975.00–1,200.00	1,097.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,185	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,481.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,125	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,177.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,863.64

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

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