Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 lower, 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 $240.02/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$240.02

139 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$4.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	241.56	1,248	95
Medium and Large 1-2	502	236.72	1,189	44

One grade step is worth $4.83/cwt here — about $59 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 sale139 hd

240.02

—

MS average12 barns · 865 hd

237.51

+2.51

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	1,757	111.55	1,960	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	100.96	1,089	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	98.34	1,008	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	84.44	751	44

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)	1,146	$1,348	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,634	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	213.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	225.79/cwt	220.00–231.00	955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.95/cwt	255.00–270.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	205.77/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	261.58/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,106	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	187.29/cwt	171.00–201.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	258.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	218.93/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	256.81/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.26/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,262	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	232.21/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,170	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	220.33/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.77/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,357	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	227.01/cwt	222.50–235.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	193.86/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,095	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,809.57/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,810	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,340.91/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,341	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	853.11/head	650.00–1,000.00	853	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,518.94/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,519	52
Bulls	—	—	1,748	106.25/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,857	8
Bulls	—	—	1,775	122.14/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,168	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	77.25/cwt	77.00–78.00	579	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	98.85/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,013	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.71/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,386	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	442	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	89.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	865	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	98.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,008	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 1,309Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 354Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 282Last week 303Year ago 1,378

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
4	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.18
9	—	465	210.00–220.00	213.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	205.00	205.00
9	—	574	171.00–201.00	187.29
2	—	638	170.00	170.00
6	—	483	218.00–225.00	220.33
3	—	427	231.00	231.00
8	—	382	222.50–235.00	227.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	220.00–231.00	225.79
12	—	373	235.00–245.00	240.30
20	—	473	215.00–225.00	220.24
10	—	623	175.00–185.00	180.18
20	—	523	205.00–215.00	210.22
15	—	565	190.00–201.00	193.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	255.00–270.00	262.95
9	—	680	201.00–215.00	205.77
24	—	423	255.00–267.50	261.58
6	—	573	220.00–230.00	225.20
16	—	473	250.00–263.00	256.81
16	—	523	235.00–247.00	241.26
18	—	623	210.00–225.00	217.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	255.00–260.00	258.46
1	—	740	190.00	190.00
4	—	463	250.00	250.00
7	—	605	210.00–231.00	218.93
22	—	504	226.00–241.00	232.21

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,175	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,809.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	825	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,340.91
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	965	650.00–1,000.00	853.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,208	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,518.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,748	102.00–109.00	106.25
4	—	1,775	120.00–124.00	122.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	750	77.00–78.00	77.25
3	—	650	68.00	68.00
29	—	971	85.00–94.00	89.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	93.00–103.00	98.85
6	—	1,275	105.00–112.00	108.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	96.00–100.00	98.34

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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