Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $252.93/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$252.93

231 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	255.60	1,302	102
Medium and Large 1-2	573	250.82	1,437	129

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale231 hd

252.93

—

MS average12 barns · 1,030 hd

244.09

+8.83

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	1,684	119.80	2,017	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	104.30	1,133	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	100.85	1,034	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	924	85.02	786	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)	1,154	$1,199	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,542	20

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	513	244.08/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	246.48/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	248.83/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.87/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	232.45/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,111	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	244.99/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,036	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	252.24/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,193	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	230.50/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	283.26/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,487	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	244.95/cwt	210.00–252.50	1,514	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	283.37/cwt	270.00–295.00	915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	267.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	211.46/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	267.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	998	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	224.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	251.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	110.12/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,349	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	102.27/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,048	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	67.56/cwt	62.00–72.00	456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	931	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,605	119.12/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,912	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	126.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,474	8
Bulls	—	—	1,548	116.43/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,802	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	843.75/head	650.00–1,000.00	844	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,282.18/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,282	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,542.33/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,542	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	243.73/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,228	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.27/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,021	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	205.93/cwt	200.00–211.50	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.43/cwt	197.00–207.50	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	220.63/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.44/cwt	197.00–207.50	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.76/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,091	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	224.39/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,174	14

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,152Last week 1,110Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 180Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 157Year ago 96

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady to 5 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	220.00–257.00	244.08
13	—	755	220.00	220.00
5	—	655	245.00	245.00
15	—	460	271.00	271.00
5	—	376	270.00	270.00
24	—	574	259.00	259.00
8	—	407	275.00	275.00
45	—	618	210.00–252.50	244.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	240.00–252.50	246.48
16	—	573	240.00–257.00	248.83
12	—	523	240.00–257.00	248.87
20	—	473	247.00–257.00	252.24
10	—	673	215.00–245.00	230.50
10	—	373	270.00–295.00	283.26
10	—	323	270.00–295.00	283.37
8	—	423	260.00–275.00	267.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	478	225.00–236.00	232.45
27	—	423	239.00–246.00	244.99
20	—	504	233.00–245.00	243.73
2	—	605	205.00	205.00
3	—	587	185.00	185.00
3	—	325	240.00	240.00
3	—	748	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	423	236.00–246.00	241.27
6	—	723	200.00–211.50	205.93
6	—	673	197.00–207.50	202.43
6	—	623	197.00–207.50	202.44
20	—	473	225.00–236.00	230.76
14	—	523	215.00–233.00	224.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	205.00–217.50	211.46
6	—	373	265.00–270.00	267.65
5	—	518	220.00–230.00	224.21
5	—	427	245.00–255.00	251.25
4	—	573	220.00–230.00	225.20
4	—	473	230.00–240.00	235.24
10	—	623	217.00–224.00	220.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	108.00–116.00	110.12
52	—	1,025	97.00–106.00	102.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	62.00–72.00	67.56
10	—	800	75.00–85.00	80.31
32	—	1,025	85.00–95.00	90.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	95.00–105.00	100.85
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	117.00–121.00	119.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,955	121.00–131.00	126.54
16	—	1,548	111.00–121.00	116.43

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	840	650.00–1,000.00	843.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,228	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,282.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,093	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,542.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle