Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and Heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, 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 $226.78/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$226.78

285 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	227.20	1,181	148
Medium and Large 1-2	526	226.33	1,191	137

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale285 hd

226.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd

218.00

+8.79

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	1,465	114.23	1,673	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	103.20	1,165	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	95.85	982	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	936	87.05	815	50

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)	1,255	$1,329	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	793	$854	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,536	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	523	225.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	220.18/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,244	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.37/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,004	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	231.55/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,095	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	242.73/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,376	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	267.46/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,142	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	243.95/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,493	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	227.56/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	248.64/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,129	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	234.65/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	240.72/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,379	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	261.32/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.19/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,174	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	250.95/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,300	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	234.05/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,212	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	215.67/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	249.22/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,303	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	237.25/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,478	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	95.85/cwt	90.00–100.00	982	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	106.50/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,358	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,034	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	66.11/cwt	61.00–72.00	463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	79.78/cwt	75.00–84.00	638	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.85/cwt	87.00–97.00	952	32
Bulls	—	—	1,243	94.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,989	8
Bulls	—	—	1,415	115.47/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,634	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	793	853.55/head	700.00–975.00	854	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,329.48/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,329	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,535.71/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	214.43/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	229.93/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,101	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	236.35/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	216.65/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,274	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	232.95/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,218	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.36/cwt	255.00–267.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	277.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	758	4

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 1,280Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 283Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 177Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	220.00–230.00	225.22
8	—	623	215.00–225.00	220.18
4	—	573	220.00–225.00	222.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	565	210.00–225.00	220.13
24	—	423	230.00–244.00	237.37
28	—	473	225.00–237.50	231.55
8	—	623	202.00–226.00	214.43
28	—	523	228.00–237.50	232.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	518	228.00–250.00	234.05
13	—	735	209.00	209.00
10	—	387	225.00	225.00
28	—	479	225.00–254.00	229.93
2	—	335	242.50	242.50
20	—	436	234.00–244.00	236.35
32	—	588	211.00–225.00	216.65
4	—	638	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	237.00–251.00	242.73
21	—	427	265.00–269.00	267.46
40	—	612	232.00–257.00	243.95
3	—	702	221.00	221.00
14	—	680	210.00–239.00	227.56
16	—	454	248.00–250.00	248.64
19	—	518	244.00–254.00	250.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	230.00–239.00	234.65
20	—	573	235.00–246.00	240.72
12	—	323	265.00–275.00	270.35
14	—	423	255.00–267.00	261.32
20	—	473	244.00–252.00	248.19
6	—	723	210.00–221.00	215.67
30	—	523	244.00–254.00	249.22
32	—	623	230.00–244.00	237.25
6	—	373	255.00–267.00	261.36
4	—	273	275.00–280.00	277.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	90.00–100.00	95.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	102.00–110.50	106.50
28	—	1,025	95.00–105.00	100.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	61.00–72.00	66.11
14	—	800	75.00–84.00	79.78
32	—	1,025	87.00–97.00	92.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	90.00–100.00	94.16
8	—	1,613	121.00–125.00	123.34
6	—	1,415	113.00–117.00	115.47

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)	10	—	793	700.00–975.00	853.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,255	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,329.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,535.71

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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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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