Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-9 higher, and slaughter 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 $203.63/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$203.63

200 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	211.54	1,111	92
Medium and Large 1-2	659	196.89	1,298	108

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale200 hd

203.63

—

MS average12 barns · 1,490 hd

201.78

+1.85

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	—	Average	1,515	117.36	1,778	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	107.88	1,196	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	102.51	1,051	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	90.40	820	52

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)	1,193	$1,427	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,008	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,577	20
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,325	50

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Value Added	—	688	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	197.73/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,419	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	221.17/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	187.13/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,282	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.77/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	249.17/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	192.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	241.94/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	237.37/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,400	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	230.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,302	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	212.28/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,216	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.81/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	207.70/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.72/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	85.78/cwt	81.00–90.00	686	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.27/cwt	92.00–101.00	997	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	102.51/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,051	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	106.68/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,093	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,406	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	72.22/cwt	65.00–78.00	487	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	112.42/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,546	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	122.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,024	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,427.25/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,427	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,320.51/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,321	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,641.51/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,642	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875	1,324.86/head	1,200.00–1,430.00	1,325	50
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,008.11/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	207.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	179.58/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	240.35/cwt	235.00–245.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	214.12/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,193	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	187.44/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	226.63/cwt	220.00–232.50	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.78/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	187.43/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	12

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 930Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 331Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 304Last week 156Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	192.50	192.50
15	—	620	230.00	230.00
9	—	473	232.00–250.00	241.94
6	—	534	240.00	240.00
2	—	722	205.00	205.00
36	—	590	237.00–239.00	237.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	190.00–205.00	197.73
6	—	323	265.00–275.00	270.35
4	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.27
10	—	623	215.00–230.00	222.77
12	—	473	240.00–257.50	249.17
4	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.30
2	—	773	185.00–200.00	192.72
12	—	573	220.00–240.00	230.39
8	—	673	200.00–215.00	207.75
12	—	523	220.00–240.00	230.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	818	173.50	173.50
8	—	471	219.00–225.00	221.17
5	—	514	220.00	220.00
23	—	685	182.50–190.00	187.13
23	—	626	208.00	208.00
19	—	557	205.00–219.00	214.12
4	—	718	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	205.00–219.00	212.28
6	—	723	177.00–182.00	179.58
4	—	323	235.00–245.00	240.35
8	—	623	182.00–192.50	187.44
8	—	373	220.00–232.50	226.63
16	—	473	215.00–225.00	220.24
10	—	523	207.00–220.00	213.78
8	—	673	182.00–192.50	187.43
12	—	423	220.00–230.00	225.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	222.00–235.00	228.81
6	—	573	202.50–212.50	207.70
4	—	523	202.50–212.50	207.72
4	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	800	81.00–90.00	85.78
28	—	1,025	92.00–101.00	97.27
6	—	675	65.00–78.00	72.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	99.00–105.00	102.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	102.00–110.00	106.68
16	—	1,275	105.00–115.00	110.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	106.00–117.00	112.42
8	—	1,655	119.00–125.00	122.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,427.25
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	925	900.00–1,100.00	1,008.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,320.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,060	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,641.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	875	1,200.00–1,430.00	1,324.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

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