Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-12 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-10 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 $217.62/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$217.62

84 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$10.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	220.57	1,183	60
Medium and Large 1-2	548	210.24	1,152	24

One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $31 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 sale84 hd

217.62

—

MS average13 barns · 1,007 hd

208.01

+9.61

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	—	Low	1,425	106.28	1,514	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	100.82	1,067	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	92.85	952	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	836	79.87	668	74

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)	1,170	$1,423	56
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$714	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,558	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$863	18

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	428	256.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,098	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.14/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	272.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	246.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	231.26/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.42/cwt	197.50–207.00	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	285.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	255.35/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,095	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	208.96/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	265.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,255	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.55/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,126	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	257.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	260.30/cwt	255.00–265.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,204	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,557.69/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,558	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,422.76/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,423	56
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	743	713.64/head	550.00–850.00	714	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	862.68/head	750.00–950.00	863	18
Bulls	—	—	1,245	98.35/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,224	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.10/cwt	86.00–93.00	924	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	79.31/cwt	74.00–84.00	634	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.85/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,023	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	107.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,366	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	114.21/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,833	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	92.85/cwt	87.00–97.00	952	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	68.44/cwt	64.00–72.00	462	18

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,309Last week 1,243Year ago 1,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 444Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 361Year ago 217

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-12 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-10 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	250.00–260.00	256.50
6	—	623	207.00–215.00	211.14
8	—	323	270.00–275.00	272.67
13	—	472	240.00–250.00	246.30
8	—	523	225.00–237.00	231.26
10	—	373	255.00–260.00	257.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	197.50–207.00	202.42
4	—	773	175.00–185.00	180.15
6	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.27
6	—	673	190.00–200.00	195.17
10	—	473	230.00–242.50	236.55
10	—	523	210.00–220.00	215.22
8	—	373	255.00–265.00	260.30
8	—	573	205.00–215.00	210.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	195.00	195.00
5	—	614	207.00	207.00
3	—	650	190.00	190.00
9	—	526	206.00–220.00	208.96
3	—	345	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	250.00–260.00	255.22
12	—	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
4	—	723	200.00–210.00	205.16
6	—	373	280.00–290.00	285.30
8	—	473	260.00–270.00	265.24
10	—	623	230.00–240.00	235.18
6	—	673	220.00–230.00	225.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	125.00	125.00
11	—	429	230.00–275.00	255.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	975	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,557.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,422.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	743	550.00–850.00	713.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	888	750.00–950.00	862.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	92.00–102.50	98.35
8	—	1,605	111.00–117.00	114.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	86.00–93.00	90.10
34	—	800	74.00–84.00	79.31
18	—	675	64.00–72.00	68.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	94.00–104.00	99.85
4	—	1,275	105.00–109.00	107.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	87.00–97.00	92.85

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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