Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and Heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5-6 Lower, and Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $234.63/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$234.63

203 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.30

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	507	237.62	1,206	78
Medium and Large 1	564	232.77	1,314	125

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale203 hd

234.63

—

MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd

219.33

+15.30

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	—	Low	1,674	112.75	1,888	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	97.87	1,041	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	91.85	941	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	83.81	759	118

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,373	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$822	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,617	18

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	373	290.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	224.60/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,397	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	230.64/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	290.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	259.69/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	259.71/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	250.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	243.03/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,281	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	250.30/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	101.18/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,290	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	97.27/cwt	92.00–101.00	997	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.56/cwt	84.00–93.50	918	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	70.56/cwt	65.00–75.00	476	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	79.31/cwt	74.00–84.00	634	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	91.85/cwt	86.00–96.00	941	30
Bulls	—	—	1,348	106.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,435	12
Bulls	—	—	1,870	116.53/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,179	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	822.24/head	675.00–925.00	822	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,373.28/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,373	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,616.67/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,617	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.78/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,238	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	227.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,329	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	213.48/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	223.89/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,395	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	246.86/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,242	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.97/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	216.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	255.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	243.39/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	237.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,740	11

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,641Last week 2,155Year ago 1,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 592Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 304Year ago 110

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and Heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5-6 Lower, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	280.00–300.00	290.60
6	—	765	227.00–237.50	230.64
6	—	323	280.00–300.00	290.70
8	—	523	255.00–264.00	259.69
20	—	423	275.00–280.00	277.63
4	—	473	255.00–264.00	259.71
16	—	573	245.00–255.00	250.20
11	—	733	230.00–240.00	237.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	337	292.50	292.50
5	—	573	256.00	256.00
14	—	527	235.00–264.00	243.03
7	—	616	242.00	242.00
13	—	440	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	225.00	225.00
20	—	622	224.00–225.00	224.60
2	—	675	212.50	212.50
5	—	375	257.50	257.50
7	—	332	240.00	240.00
5	—	473	242.00	242.00
22	—	503	243.00–248.00	246.86
10	—	420	242.50–244.00	243.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.27
26	—	523	230.00–243.00	236.78
20	—	584	220.00–230.00	227.64
14	—	685	207.50–215.00	213.48
22	—	623	220.00–227.50	223.89
9	—	475	242.00–257.50	250.97
12	—	741	210.00–217.00	216.45
10	—	373	250.00–260.00	255.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	220.00–240.00	230.48
4	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.27
6	—	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
8	—	373	245.00–255.00	250.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	98.00–104.00	101.18
44	—	1,025	92.00–101.00	97.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,025	84.00–93.50	89.56
12	—	675	65.00–75.00	70.56
44	—	800	74.00–84.00	79.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	86.00–96.00	91.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	100.00–110.00	106.46
20	—	1,870	110.00–121.00	116.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	815	675.00–925.00	822.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,160	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,373.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,200	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,616.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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