Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and Heifers sold 3-7 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. One load of Brahman cross heifers, thin flesh, 150+ days weaned 88head 46,870lbs avj 540lbs @ $199.50

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.06/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$206.06

379 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	210.96	1,001	228
Medium and Large 1-2	560	198.66	1,112	151

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale379 hd

206.06

—

MS average12 barns · 1,415 hd

204.83

+1.22

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	—	Low	1,628	103.37	1,682	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	100.14	1,253	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	89.91	1,079	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	82.31	772	61

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)	1,258	$1,804	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,455	41
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,401	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,631	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,417	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,075	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	185.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.85/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,086	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,205	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	256.79/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,215	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	200.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,147	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	230.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,320	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	228.29/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,422	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,272	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	174.64/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	901	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,246	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	211.47/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,106	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	103.23/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,330	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	80.50/cwt	79.00–81.00	684	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	88.55/cwt	84.00–91.00	978	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	70.45/cwt	70.00–71.00	528	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	89.91/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,079	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	95.12/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,134	8
Bulls	—	—	1,310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,179	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	102.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,661	10
Bulls	—	—	1,950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,321	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,401.07/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,401	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,454.93/head	725.00–1,850.00	1,455	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,804.30/head	1,760.00–1,925.00	1,804	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,551.91/head	750.00–2,050.00	1,552	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,868.69/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,869	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,625.42/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	309	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.30/cwt	225.00–235.00	859	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	212.86/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,007	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	744	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	174.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,350	8

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,638Last week 1,779Year ago 1,521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 275Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 310Last week 413Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	212.50	212.50
17	—	873	179.00	179.00
6	—	801	169.00	169.00
87	—	539	199.50	199.50
14	—	577	200.00	200.00
9	—	450	206.00	206.00
14	—	309	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	180.00–190.00	185.18
22	—	573	195.00–205.00	200.20
8	—	723	170.00–179.00	174.64
32	—	423	205.00–220.00	212.90
12	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.17
40	—	373	225.00–235.00	230.30
32	—	473	205.00–220.00	212.86
22	—	523	195.00–205.00	200.22
40	—	323	225.00–235.00	230.35
8	—	773	170.00–179.00	174.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	263.00	263.00
15	—	346	256.00	256.00
11	—	510	249.50	249.50
8	—	624	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	245.00–267.50	256.85
32	—	523	220.00–240.00	230.43
20	—	473	245.00–267.50	256.79
32	—	573	220.00–240.00	230.39
18	—	623	220.00–236.00	228.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.18
12	—	573	200.00–210.00	205.20
12	—	523	200.00–222.00	211.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
24	—	850	79.00–81.00	80.50
25	—	1,105	84.00–91.00	88.55
11	—	750	70.00–71.00	70.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,288	101.00–106.00	103.23
8	—	1,192	93.00–98.00	95.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,200	89.00–94.00	89.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,625	100.00–105.00	102.23
5	—	1,950	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	863	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,401.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,056	725.00–1,850.00	1,454.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,258	1,760.00–1,925.00	1,804.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,138	750.00–2,050.00	1,551.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,284	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,868.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.42

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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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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