Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. 1 Load of Black cross bred Heifers (55head) avj. 791lbs 43,480lbs total @ $229.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.62/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$228.62

310 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$7.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

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	616	231.03	1,424	212
Medium and Large 1	551	223.42	1,230	98

One grade step is worth $7.61/cwt here — about $194 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 sale310 hd

228.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd

223.58

+5.04

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	1,510	121.82	1,839	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,071	107.23	1,149	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	104.68	1,073	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	94.03	913	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,296	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,590	14

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	—	523	251.26/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,314	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	203.99/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	235.78/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	201.17/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	262.48/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,242	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	236.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	308.26/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,150	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	242.18/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,509	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	260.85/cwt	237.50–283.00	1,226	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	223.96/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	232.35/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,350	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	244.28/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,478	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	206.13/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	225.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	290.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	290.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,294	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	83.78/cwt	79.00–88.00	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.27/cwt	92.00–101.00	997	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	104.68/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,073	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.18/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,405	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	106.56/cwt	101.00–110.50	1,092	44
Bulls	—	—	1,475	114.64/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,691	8
Bulls	—	—	1,545	129.00/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,993	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,612.71/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,295.59/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,296	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,590.00/head	1,350.00–1,770.00	1,590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.77/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	221.95/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	209.81/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	240.32/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,252	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	227.80/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,800	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	234.05/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,107	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	232.45/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,216	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	228.93/cwt	220.50–236.50	1,314	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	210.18/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,309	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	323.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,682	6

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 1,266Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 138Year ago 268

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,306Last week 166Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	245.00–257.00	251.26
6	—	723	215.00–220.00	217.58
2	—	920	197.50–205.00	201.17
24	—	573	230.00–240.00	235.20
20	—	473	252.00–272.00	262.48
10	—	423	280.00–290.00	285.27
14	—	373	295.00–320.00	308.26
20	—	623	237.00–247.00	242.18
8	—	673	217.50–230.00	223.96
8	—	323	315.00–330.00	323.02
6	—	773	215.00–220.00	217.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	215.00	215.00
7	—	382	270.00	270.00
6	—	520	230.00–240.00	236.79
17	—	470	237.50–283.00	260.85
57	—	581	225.00–252.00	232.35
19	—	605	238.00–247.00	244.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	203.00–205.00	203.99
11	—	477	225.00–239.00	235.78
5	—	654	210.00–225.00	221.95
10	—	628	209.00–210.00	209.81
6	—	432	240.00	240.00
61	—	521	237.00–240.50	240.32
58	—	790	205.00–229.00	227.80
57	—	574	220.50–236.50	228.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	205.00–215.00	210.20
4	—	673	202.00–210.00	206.13
14	—	423	232.50–242.50	237.77
6	—	773	200.00–205.00	202.57
6	—	723	200.00–205.00	202.58
24	—	473	227.50–240.00	234.05
20	—	523	227.50–237.00	232.45
16	—	623	205.00–215.00	210.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	220.00–230.00	225.22
6	—	373	285.00–295.00	290.30
8	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.20
6	—	323	285.00–295.00	290.35
4	—	623	200.00–215.00	207.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	79.00–88.00	83.78
38	—	1,025	92.00–101.00	97.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	100.00–108.00	104.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	107.00–113.00	110.18
44	—	1,025	101.00–110.50	106.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	109.00–118.00	114.64
8	—	1,545	124.00–133.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,105	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,295.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,050	1,350.00–1,770.00	1,590.00

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

Replacement Cattle