Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 lower. 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 $266.12/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$266.12

172 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.61

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	472	271.10	1,281	94
Medium and Large 1	506	260.13	1,317	78

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale172 hd

266.12

—

MS average12 barns · 902 hd

246.51

+19.61

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	—	Average	1,515	108.31	1,641	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	92.33	990	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	89.85	921	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	84.00	766	64

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)	1,098	$1,445	50
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	897	$903	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,817	24

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	—	573	227.46/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	238.93/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,130	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.17/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,235	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	215.11/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.20/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,245	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.53/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,005	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	295.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	263.14/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,345	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	285.86/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,195	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.70/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,449	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	229.24/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	295.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	256.63/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,342	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	248.12/cwt	246.00–250.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	232.06/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,081	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	221.44/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.72/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	201.65/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.99/cwt	205.00–218.50	1,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,816.84/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,817	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,444.93/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,445	50
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	897	903.25/head	800.00–1,075.00	903	9
Bulls	—	—	1,595	111.75/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,782	22
Bulls	—	—	1,223	95.69/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	642	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	91.56/cwt	86.00–95.50	938	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	95.65/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,220	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	921	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	87.68/cwt	83.00–91.00	899	32

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,987Last week 1,641Year ago 1,603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 489Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 446Last week 238Year ago 188

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	222.00–232.50	227.46
8	—	473	235.00–242.50	238.93
8	—	523	232.00–240.00	236.17
4	—	623	212.00–218.00	215.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	212.00–222.00	217.20
12	—	423	232.00–242.50	237.53
12	—	473	224.00–234.00	229.24
10	—	373	246.00–250.00	248.12
12	—	523	212.50–222.50	217.72
6	—	673	197.00–206.00	201.65
6	—	623	205.00–218.50	211.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	218.50	218.50
6	—	410	257.00	257.00
6	—	672	206.00	206.00
9	—	390	246.00	246.00
45	—	466	224.00–234.00	232.06
7	—	519	220.00–222.00	221.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	290.00–300.00	295.35
20	—	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
6	—	573	237.50–247.50	242.70
10	—	623	230.00–235.00	232.59
10	—	673	230.00–235.00	232.58
6	—	373	290.00–300.00	295.30
20	—	523	247.50–265.00	256.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	511	235.00–275.00	263.14
38	—	418	274.00–299.00	285.86
9	—	452	266.00	266.00
5	—	600	235.00	235.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,195	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,816.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,098	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,444.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	897	800.00–1,075.00	903.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,595	106.00–116.00	111.75
6	—	1,223	90.00–100.00	95.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	800	75.00–85.00	80.31
32	—	1,025	83.00–91.00	87.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	86.00–95.50	91.56
6	—	1,275	93.00–98.00	95.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	84.00–94.00	89.85

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