Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-3 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 $243.93/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$243.93

170 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$208

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	248.56	1,544	114
Medium and Large 1-2	747	234.50	1,753	56

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale170 hd

243.93

—

MS average13 barns · 1,142 hd

246.22

−2.29

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	1,631	121.28	1,978	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,408	123.61	1,740	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	109.73	1,255	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	102.85	1,054	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	91.40	820	84

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,454	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,802	26

Every lot, as filed

42 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	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	291.83/cwt	290.00–295.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	237.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	263.98/cwt	260.00–267.50	985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,814	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	243.40/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,516	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	229.57/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,775	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	235.67/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	304.28/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	264.88/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	250.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	223.23/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	264.90/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	212.79/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,443	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,199	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	239.68/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,299	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	253.91/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	308.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	215.74/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	216.71/cwt	213.00–217.50	1,489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	240.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	226.52/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,185	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,802.08/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,802	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,545.29/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,545	38
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,017.72/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,018	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	121.95/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,030	12
Bulls	—	—	1,845	128.82/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,377	8
Bulls	—	—	1,278	109.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,404	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	105.68/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,083	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,457	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	102.85/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,054	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	98.56/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,010	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	87.31/cwt	82.00–92.00	698	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	74.44/cwt	70.00–78.00	502	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,408	123.61/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,740	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,427Last week 2,088Year ago 1,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 361Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 336Year ago 180

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-3 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.27
6	—	315	290.00–295.00	291.83
6	—	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
6	—	573	230.00–240.00	235.20
6	—	523	235.00–240.00	237.61
6	—	373	260.00–267.50	263.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	782	232.00	232.00
7	—	744	241.00	241.00
11	—	630	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	239.00–247.50	243.40
40	—	773	227.00–232.00	229.57
10	—	723	230.00–241.00	235.67
6	—	373	295.00–312.50	304.28
6	—	473	262.00–267.50	264.88
8	—	573	245.00–255.00	250.20
4	—	673	216.00–230.00	223.23
6	—	423	262.00–267.50	264.90
10	—	523	250.00–257.50	253.91
8	—	323	300.00–315.00	308.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	678	200.00–217.50	212.79
2	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.27
9	—	630	212.50–217.50	215.74
14	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.20
6	—	473	235.00–245.00	240.24
10	—	523	220.00–232.50	226.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	463	259.00	259.00
30	—	542	226.00–249.00	239.68
11	—	838	180.00	180.00
17	—	687	213.00–217.50	216.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,143	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,802.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,248	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,545.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	790	800.00–1,200.00	1,017.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,665	116.00–126.00	121.95
8	—	1,845	125.00–132.00	128.82
6	—	1,278	104.00–115.00	109.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	101.00–109.00	105.68
36	—	1,275	110.00–118.00	114.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	97.00–107.00	102.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,025	93.00–102.50	98.56
32	—	800	82.00–92.00	87.31
10	—	675	70.00–78.00	74.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,408	120.00–126.50	123.61

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle