Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

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 $226.02/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$226.02

156 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	229.36	1,164	96
Medium and Large 1-2	567	220.66	1,252	60

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale156 hd

226.02

—

MS average12 barns · 912 hd

220.17

+5.85

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	1,551	110.22	1,710	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	97.71	1,091	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	92.02	943	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	910	81.88	745	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)	1,112	$1,342	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,663	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	876	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	245.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	228.78/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,197	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	245.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	200.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.58/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	217.85/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	221.33/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	241.54/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	229.02/cwt	228.00–230.50	1,207	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	211.34/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.78/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,066	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.58/cwt	210.00–222.50	916	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	181.46/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	207.50/cwt	202.00–212.50	981	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	234.92/cwt	232.00–237.50	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	117.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	211.31/cwt	210.00–212.50	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	201.11/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,162	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	221.98/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,272	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	189.85/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.63/cwt	210.00–222.50	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	216.19/cwt	215.00–217.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	210.00/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,086	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	1,930.61/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,931	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,328.75/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,329	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,441.07/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,441	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	863	919.57/head	750.00–1,050.00	920	8
Bulls	—	—	1,798	120.05/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,158	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	110.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,758	16
Bulls	—	—	1,045	92.71/cwt	91.00–94.00	969	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.10/cwt	92.00–99.00	985	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	92.02/cwt	85.00–97.00	943	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	64.56/cwt	59.00–69.00	436	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.56/cwt	84.00–93.50	918	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	75.78/cwt	71.00–80.00	606	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	100.74/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,298	16

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 846Year ago 1,328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 315Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 356Year ago 150

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

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
3	—	876	148.00	148.00
3	—	715	140.00	140.00
5	—	977	115.00–122.00	117.82
4	—	368	210.00–212.50	211.31
8	—	578	192.50–205.00	201.11
4	—	791	154.50	154.50
7	—	423	215.00–217.00	216.19
25	—	517	205.00–218.00	210.00
2	—	845	149.75	149.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	195.00–205.00	200.20
36	—	523	197.00–210.00	203.78
14	—	423	210.00–222.50	216.58
6	—	673	175.00–187.50	181.46
10	—	473	202.00–212.50	207.50
4	—	623	187.00–192.50	189.85
12	—	373	210.00–222.50	216.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	240.00–250.00	245.30
6	—	673	200.00–205.00	202.58
26	—	523	222.00–235.00	228.78
6	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.35
14	—	423	235.00–247.50	241.58
8	—	623	212.00–230.00	221.33
18	—	573	216.00–227.50	221.98
12	—	473	225.00–235.00	230.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	822	180.50	180.50
13	—	568	215.00–220.00	217.85
3	—	908	175.00	175.00
7	—	433	238.00–245.00	241.54
22	—	527	228.00–230.50	229.02
4	—	625	205.00–218.00	211.34
2	—	468	237.50	237.50
3	—	315	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	232.00–237.50	234.92
6	—	423	215.00–225.00	220.27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,930.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,328.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,441.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	863	750.00–1,050.00	919.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	117.00–122.00	120.05
16	—	1,585	104.00–116.00	110.91
4	—	1,045	91.00–94.00	92.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	92.00–99.00	96.10
16	—	1,288	97.00–104.00	100.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	85.00–97.00	92.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	59.00–69.00	64.56
26	—	1,025	84.00–93.50	89.56
10	—	800	71.00–80.00	75.78

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle