Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 6-12 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $265.14/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$265.14

273 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.61

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	511	270.28	1,382	139
Medium and Large 1	536	259.82	1,392	134

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale273 hd

265.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,248 hd

250.54

+14.61

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	1,634	115.79	1,892	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	106.78	1,185	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	97.85	1,003	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	91.35	836	90

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)	1,155	$1,405	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,666	32

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	623	216.39/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	252.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,077	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	217.41/cwt	212.50–222.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.16/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,033	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	268.42/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,393	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	258.87/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,465	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	270.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,143	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	289.47/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,219	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	243.88/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	265.48/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,256	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	256.24/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,468	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.14/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	225.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	246.27/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,007	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	251.14/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	230.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,319	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	262.82/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,375	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,666.27/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,666	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,404.65/head	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,405	44
Bulls	—	—	1,913	125.66/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,404	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	115.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,823	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	110.68/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,384	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	97.85/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,003	20
Bulls	—	—	1,428	105.95/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,513	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	104.44/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,071	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	72.59/cwt	70.00–75.00	526	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	98.27/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,007	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	85.25/cwt	81.00–89.00	682	36

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,155Last week 2,427Year ago 1,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 592Last week 419Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 304Last week 241Year ago 100

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 6-12 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, 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
8	—	623	212.50–220.00	216.39
6	—	373	250.00–255.00	252.65
8	—	473	225.00–230.00	227.62
8	—	423	240.00–245.00	242.63
8	—	523	220.00–230.00	225.22
4	—	573	215.00–220.00	217.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	212.50–222.00	217.41
16	—	423	241.00–247.00	244.16
12	—	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
8	—	623	222.00–230.00	226.14
18	—	573	225.00–235.00	230.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	241.00	241.00
11	—	593	235.00	235.00
32	—	409	244.00–247.00	246.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	673	244.00	244.00
53	—	519	255.00–275.00	268.42
5	—	345	285.00	285.00
20	—	566	255.00–262.00	258.87
32	—	421	283.00–292.00	289.47
11	—	480	275.00	275.00
6	—	612	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	265.00–275.00	270.27
16	—	673	240.00–247.50	243.88
30	—	473	255.00–275.00	265.48
24	—	573	250.00–262.00	256.24
12	—	623	247.00–255.00	251.14
36	—	523	255.00–270.00	262.82

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	32	—	1,038	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,666.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,155	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,404.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,913	122.00–129.00	125.66
10	—	1,575	110.00–120.00	115.76
8	—	1,428	101.00–109.00	105.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,250	106.00–115.00	110.68
50	—	1,025	98.00–109.00	104.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	92.00–102.00	97.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	70.00–75.00	72.59
48	—	1,025	93.00–102.00	98.27
36	—	800	81.00–89.00	85.25

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

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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