Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

C0mpared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady -5 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 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 $207.54/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$207.54

73 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$24.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	215.35	1,040	50
Medium and Large 1-2	599	190.56	1,142	23

One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale73 hd

207.54

—

MS average12 barns · 761 hd

199.07

+8.47

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	1,582	107.95	1,707	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	91.05	974	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	88.85	911	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	874	78.66	687	72

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,466	32
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,280	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,773	24

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	523	236.41/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	237.74/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.66/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,275	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	256.24/cwt	252.00–260.00	956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	282.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	207.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	187.49/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	242.72/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	270.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	265.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	221.98/cwt	217.50–226.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.98/cwt	180.00–191.50	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	266.55/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,261	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,280.00/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,280	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,465.97/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,466	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,772.73/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,773	24
Bulls	—	—	1,260	98.56/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,242	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	110.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,859	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	65.56/cwt	60.00–70.00	443	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	921	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	96.59/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,232	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	88.85/cwt	83.00–93.00	911	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	82.85/cwt	77.00–87.00	849	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	78.31/cwt	73.00–83.00	626	36

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 1,638Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 444Last week 410Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 361Last week 310Year ago 211

C0mpared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady -5 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	232.50–240.00	236.41
4	—	423	235.00–240.00	237.63
8	—	473	232.50–242.50	237.74
20	—	623	200.00–209.00	204.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	252.00–260.00	256.24
6	—	473	210.00–220.00	215.24
14	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
4	—	323	260.00–270.00	265.35
4	—	423	217.50–226.00	221.98
14	—	573	180.00–191.50	185.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	180.00	180.00
3	—	582	204.00	204.00
9	—	618	184.00–199.00	187.49
9	—	542	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	280.00–285.00	282.65
10	—	623	215.00–220.00	217.59
6	—	573	230.00–240.00	235.20
4	—	723	205.00–210.00	207.58
10	—	673	215.00–220.00	217.58
8	—	523	237.50–247.50	242.72
8	—	423	265.00–275.00	270.27
6	—	473	260.00–272.50	266.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	205.00	205.00
4	—	645	220.00	220.00
3	—	687	219.00	219.00
3	—	532	224.00	224.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	44	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,135	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,465.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,210	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,772.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	93.00–103.00	98.56
20	—	1,678	105.00–115.00	110.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	60.00–70.00	65.56
28	—	1,025	77.00–87.00	82.85
36	—	800	73.00–83.00	78.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,025	84.00–94.00	89.85
10	—	1,275	95.00–98.00	96.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	83.00–93.00	88.85

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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