Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-7 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 $226.93/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$226.93

157 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	232.36	1,250	64
Medium and Large 1	502	223.19	1,120	93

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $131 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 sale157 hd

226.93

—

MS average7 barns · 731 hd

213.84

+13.08

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	1,683	120.46	2,027	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	106.92	1,170	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	98.44	1,009	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	94.99	893	68

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)	1,000	$1,140	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,255	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	473	240.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.82/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	256.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	209.07/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	231.69/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,112	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	241.26/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,469	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	249.27/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	260.27/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	242.12/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,399	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.44/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,386	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	241.16/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,382	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	241.57/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	221.13/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	240.83/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	238.06/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,262	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	225	557.00/head	557.00–557.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	251.55/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	246.65/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.32/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,084	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	237.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	237.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	220.71/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.79/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,139	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,255.26/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,255	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,314.38/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,314	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	746.82/head	450.00–950.00	747	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,860	10
Bulls	—	—	1,760	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,200	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	98.44/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,009	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	100.44/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,030	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	86.84/cwt	81.00–92.00	695	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	75.82/cwt	71.00–80.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	111.24/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,418	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	105.27/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,079	42

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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,280Last week 1,757Year ago 966

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 322Year ago 430

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 201Year ago 202

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-7 higher, 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
4	—	473	235.00–245.00	240.24
4	—	523	215.00–230.00	222.82
8	—	573	215.00–230.00	222.79
9	—	430	250.00–260.00	256.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	200.00–217.50	209.07
9	—	480	220.00–237.00	231.69
10	—	323	235.00–240.00	237.67
10	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.27
10	—	673	200.00–210.00	205.17
10	—	373	235.00–240.00	237.65
12	—	573	210.00–225.00	217.79
24	—	523	210.00–225.00	217.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	469	237.50–242.00	240.83
16	—	530	235.00–238.50	238.06
8	—	225	557.00	557.00
5	—	346	237.50	237.50
6	—	685	210.00	210.00
8	—	410	239.00	239.00
14	—	700	205.00–225.00	220.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	609	227.50–245.00	241.26
6	—	476	245.00–257.50	249.27
7	—	424	257.50–262.50	260.27
18	—	578	239.00–245.00	242.12
2	—	388	270.00	270.00
5	—	512	240.00–244.00	241.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	217.00–227.50	222.44
24	—	573	237.00–245.00	241.16
4	—	323	265.00–275.00	270.35
4	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.30
4	—	673	217.00–225.00	221.13
8	—	473	245.00–257.50	251.55
8	—	523	243.00–250.00	246.65
18	—	423	250.00–262.00	256.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	950	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,255.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,130	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,314.38
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	708	450.00–950.00	746.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,605	110.00–120.00	115.90
10	—	1,760	120.00–129.00	125.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	92.00–103.00	98.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,025	94.00–105.00	100.44
20	—	800	81.00–92.00	86.84
4	—	700	71.00–80.00	75.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	107.00–115.00	111.24
42	—	1,025	100.00–109.00	105.27

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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