Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 31
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,015 head
137 vs last sale 1,152 69 vs year ago 946 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
168 vs last sale 161 227 vs year ago 102 · +222.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
22 vs last sale 145 61 vs year ago 106 · +57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5 - 10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $254.87/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$254.87
167 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$44.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.44
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1400295.711,18214thin
Medium and Large 1-2509251.141,277153
One grade step is worth $44.58/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale167 hd
254.87
MS average13 barns · 866 hd
247.43
+7.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,618121.451,96517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183104.791,24032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32295.261,2596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98183.3981833

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,5083thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,3007
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$1,2884thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,2733thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,2501thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,02414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,93610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)932$1,3784thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,35530
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2218248.10/cwt240.00–255.005412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430230.29/cwt228.00–237.0099026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538235.21/cwt225.00–236.001,26513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324247.97/cwt240.00–255.0080311
SteersMedium and Large 1370313.41/cwt307.50–320.001,1602
SteersMedium and Large 1485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
SteersMedium and Large 1290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,1435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2864175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2289292.46/cwt290.00–300.008456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574241.36/cwt236.00–250.001,38522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2222273.50/cwt225.00–300.006073
SteersMedium and Large 1240290.00/cwt290.00–290.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1328315.77/cwt310.00–320.001,0364
SteersMedium and Large 1410295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,2102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335281.86/cwt275.00–305.0094415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,58213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662228.01/cwt207.50–238.501,50911
SteersMedium and Large 1570248.36/cwt230.00–264.001,4163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520249.02/cwt235.00–254.001,29511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479254.55/cwt235.00–259.001,2198
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383285.98/cwt285.00–287.001,0952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430261.96/cwt250.00–268.001,12641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628231.17/cwt209.00–237.001,45221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475227.66/cwt220.00–235.001,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566217.52/cwt215.00–220.001,2314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0881
CowsLean 85-90%88177.01/cwt70.00–84.0067815
CowsLean 85-90%1,06389.05/cwt83.00–96.0094717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32295.26/cwt89.00–102.001,2596
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185104.41/cwt97.50–115.001,23730
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,08583.00/cwt83.00–83.009011
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,153110.47/cwt110.00–111.001,2742
Bulls1,570116.17/cwt113.00–120.001,8247
Bulls1,652125.15/cwt121.50–128.002,06710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2341,265.13/head950.00–1,550.001,2657
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,273.15/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,419.98/head1,100.00–1,800.001,4208
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0611,288.37/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,341.87/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3426
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,508.22/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5083
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2875783.71/head600.00–850.007847
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2820725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1721,935.61/head925.00–2,125.001,93610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2342,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2630630.00/head630.00–630.006302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1111,282.00/head850.00–1,900.001,28220
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Legible Bangs1,2801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664208.20/cwt204.00–212.501,3822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285247.67/cwt245.00–255.0070613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638209.45/cwt205.00–210.001,3369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,068162.46/cwt160.00–165.001,7352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370228.75/cwt227.50–230.008462

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.