Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady to 6 lower, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 5-6 higher. 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 $214.17/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$214.17

122 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$6.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

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	518	218.82	1,133	28
Medium and Large 1	557	212.78	1,185	94

One grade step is worth $6.04/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale122 hd

214.17

—

MS average13 barns · 1,329 hd

217.30

−3.13

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	1,643	125.56	2,063	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,074	104.09	1,118	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	98.98	1,015	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	92.78	867	78

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)	1,155	$1,389	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,363	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$968	40

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	423	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	197.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.22/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,152	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,377	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	237.46/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	247.24/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.65/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	237.72/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	231.48/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	183.85/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	231.51/cwt	227.50–235.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	265.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	231.48/cwt	227.50–235.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	182.60/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	207.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,191	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.48/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,318	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,389.39/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,389	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	967.50/head	870.00–1,050.00	968	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,363.37/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	134.64/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,484	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.27/cwt	92.00–101.00	997	50
Bulls	—	—	1,058	99.83/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	120.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,857	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	109.18/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,392	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	102.85/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,054	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	98.98/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,015	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	87.31/cwt	82.00–92.00	698	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	75.44/cwt	71.00–79.00	509	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,834Last week 225Year ago 1,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 184Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 1,306Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	240.00–250.00	245.27
4	—	623	200.00–205.00	202.59
6	—	473	220.00–230.00	225.24
8	—	573	200.00–205.00	202.60
4	—	673	195.00–200.00	197.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	215.00–225.00	220.22
10	—	673	200.00–205.00	202.58
14	—	473	215.00–225.00	220.24
2	—	823	180.00–187.50	183.85
4	—	323	227.50–235.00	231.51
6	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.63
4	—	373	227.50–235.00	231.48
4	—	773	179.00–186.00	182.60
6	—	723	190.00–195.00	192.58
16	—	573	200.00–215.00	207.79
8	—	623	205.00–217.50	211.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	230.00	230.00
7	—	672	202.50	202.50
3	—	580	207.50	207.50
8	—	520	224.00	224.00
5	—	372	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	235.00	235.00
5	—	658	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	210.00–220.00	215.16
14	—	573	232.00–242.50	237.46
8	—	473	242.00–252.00	247.24
6	—	673	221.00–230.00	225.65
10	—	523	232.50–242.50	237.72
6	—	423	260.00–270.00	265.27
6	—	623	225.00–237.50	231.48
6	—	373	260.00–270.00	265.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,155	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,389.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	900	870.00–1,050.00	967.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,363.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,845	129.00–139.00	134.64
2	—	1,058	96.00–105.00	99.83
12	—	1,538	115.00–125.00	120.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,025	92.00–101.00	97.27
22	—	800	82.00–92.00	87.31
6	—	675	71.00–79.00	75.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	106.00–112.00	109.18
66	—	1,025	97.00–107.00	102.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,025	94.00–102.50	98.98

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

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Replacement Cattle

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