Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-4 higher, 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 $224.32/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$224.32

132 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$9.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.07

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	490	229.94	1,126	50
Medium and Large 1	545	220.89	1,204	82

One grade step is worth $9.05/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale132 hd

224.32

—

MS average13 barns · 1,486 hd

210.25

+14.07

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	1,616	114.02	1,843	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	95.68	1,068	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	90.15	924	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	82.14	714	50

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)	1,175	$1,582	104
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,076	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,841	30

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	623	231.48/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	247.48/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	247.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	232.40/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,067	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	277.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,089	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	268.59/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	203.85/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	280.41/cwt	275.00–285.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	307	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	268.55/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	231.46/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	219.00/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	244.19/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.41/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	265.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	80.25/cwt	76.00–84.00	642	24
Bulls	—	—	1,723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	68.62/cwt	65.00–72.00	497	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.68/cwt	86.00–94.00	929	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	90.15/cwt	84.00–94.50	924	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	99.15/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,252	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	93.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	958	16
Bulls	—	—	1,603	112.90/cwt	106.00–116.50	1,810	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,075.68/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,076	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,582.13/head	1,300.00–1,810.00	1,582	104
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,840.61/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,841	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	257.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	962	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	260.78/cwt	245.00–265.00	947	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	178.86/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,383	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.02/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	195.08/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	179.23/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	247.46/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,418	4

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,306Last week 1,987Year ago 1,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 252Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 353Last week 446Year ago 105

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-4 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	225.00–237.50	231.48
4	—	523	242.00–252.50	247.48
10	—	323	275.00–280.00	277.67
10	—	373	267.00–270.00	268.59
2	—	873	200.00–207.50	203.85
4	—	273	275.00–285.00	280.41
8	—	673	225.00–237.50	231.46
4	—	573	242.00–252.50	247.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	245.00	245.00
4	—	488	248.00	248.00
9	—	307	275.00	275.00
10	—	374	267.50–269.00	268.55
9	—	758	235.00	235.00
4	—	436	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	245.00–250.00	247.63
16	—	473	225.00–235.00	230.24
16	—	373	250.00–265.00	257.95
10	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.20
10	—	623	200.00–215.00	207.77
10	—	773	175.00–182.50	178.86
8	—	523	212.50–225.00	219.02
4	—	723	192.50–197.50	195.08
4	—	673	185.00–195.00	190.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	197.50	197.50
21	—	459	225.00–235.00	232.40
15	—	363	245.00–265.00	260.78
2	—	505	212.50	212.50
2	—	568	205.00	205.00
7	—	761	175.00–182.50	179.23
2	—	600	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	240.00–250.00	245.27
6	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.18
6	—	573	212.50–225.00	219.00
4	—	473	240.00–248.00	244.19
6	—	523	232.50–240.00	236.41
6	—	373	260.00–270.00	265.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	800	76.00–84.00	80.25
8	—	725	65.00–72.00	68.62
18	—	1,025	86.00–94.00	90.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	84.00–94.50	90.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	96.00–102.00	99.15
16	—	1,025	90.00–96.00	93.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	123.00	123.00
16	—	1,603	106.00–116.50	112.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	740	900.00–1,225.00	1,075.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	—	1,175	1,300.00–1,810.00	1,582.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,218	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,840.61

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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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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