Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold 3-5 higher, feeder heifers sold Mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-4 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 $255.63/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$255.63

126 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$2.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.22

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	595	257.07	1,529	54
Medium and Large 1	522	254.55	1,328	72

One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about $201 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 sale126 hd

255.63

—

MS average12 barns · 764 hd

237.41

+18.22

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	1,491	109.13	1,627	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	100.19	1,172	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	93.34	957	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	904	83.69	757	46

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,838	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,520	84
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$1,247	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,193	52

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	373	235.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	252.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	226.17/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	220.65/cwt	210.00–225.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	238.17/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,724	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	261.55/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,237	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	247.28/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,417	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	193.35/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,509	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	185.03/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.48/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,286	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	285.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	270.13/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.91/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,145	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.24/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	256.63/cwt	250.00–262.50	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.50/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	231.58/cwt	225.00–237.50	980	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,192.86/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,193	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,520.41/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,520	84
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	948	1,246.70/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,247	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,837.76/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,838	18
Bulls	—	—	1,598	113.07/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,807	14
Bulls	—	—	1,240	99.94/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,239	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	68.96/cwt	62.00–75.00	483	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.51/cwt	93.00–99.00	989	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	103.20/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,329	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	93.34/cwt	91.00–95.00	957	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.68/cwt	84.00–92.00	909	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	81.72/cwt	78.00–85.00	654	16

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,779Last week 1,306Year ago 1,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 251Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 413Last week 353Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	230.00–240.00	235.30
6	—	323	250.00–255.00	252.67
6	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.18
8	—	523	222.00–230.00	226.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	205.00	205.00
7	—	434	210.00–225.00	220.65
2	—	600	197.50	197.50
10	—	848	194.50	194.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	190.00–196.50	193.35
4	—	773	184.00–186.00	185.03
12	—	623	200.00–212.50	206.48
12	—	523	215.00–222.50	218.91
6	—	473	222.00–232.00	227.24
8	—	373	250.00–262.50	256.63
6	—	673	190.00–200.00	195.17
10	—	573	205.00–217.50	211.50
12	—	423	225.00–237.50	231.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	250.00–260.00	255.22
14	—	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
12	—	473	255.00–267.50	261.55
18	—	573	240.00–254.00	247.28
4	—	373	280.00–290.00	285.30
12	—	423	267.50–272.50	270.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	724	232.00–239.00	238.17
3	—	657	243.00	243.00
4	—	620	237.00	237.00
6	—	424	290.00	290.00
14	—	594	254.00	254.00
10	—	450	286.00	286.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,225	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,192.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	—	1,225	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,520.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,225	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,837.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	948	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,246.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,598	107.00–117.00	113.07
6	—	1,240	95.00–104.00	99.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	62.00–75.00	68.96
24	—	1,025	84.00–92.00	88.68
16	—	800	78.00–85.00	81.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	93.00–99.00	96.51
22	—	1,288	100.00–106.00	103.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	91.00–95.00	93.34

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

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Replacement Cattle

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