Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, 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 $249.84/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$249.84

255 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$235

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

$13.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	256.28	1,210	136
Medium and Large 1-2	596	242.49	1,446	119

One grade step is worth $13.79/cwt here — about −$235 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 sale255 hd

249.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,194 hd

241.14

+8.70

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	1,539	109.14	1,679	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	95.16	1,025	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	91.80	941	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	84.38	764	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,303	78
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,792	30

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	239.26/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,421	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.05/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,202	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	232.92/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	300.51/cwt	295.00–305.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	262.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,111	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	253.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	277.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	288.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.37/cwt	201.00–207.50	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	276.71/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	282.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.81/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	232.76/cwt	228.00–233.50	1,464	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.00/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,341	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	300.41/cwt	295.00–305.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	206.52/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,080	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	276.74/cwt	273.00–280.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,791.67/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,792	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,360.26/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,360	68
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	928	913.75/head	800.00–1,000.00	914	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	109.87/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,676	18
Bulls	—	—	1,300	97.77/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,271	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	117.21/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	94.51/cwt	91.00–97.00	969	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	97.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,245	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	91.80/cwt	88.00–94.50	941	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	921	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	69.67/cwt	63.00–75.00	470	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	81.31/cwt	76.00–86.00	650	14

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 1,062Year ago 1,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 284Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 312Last week 222Year ago 261

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-3 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	260.00	260.00
23	—	594	239.00–240.00	239.26
7	—	260	431.00	431.00
4	—	476	247.50	247.50
5	—	382	285.00	285.00
3	—	947	146.50	146.50
8	—	524	250.00–255.00	253.11
7	—	791	185.00	185.00
7	—	695	186.50	186.50
53	—	629	228.00–233.50	232.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	247.50–260.00	254.05
14	—	623	228.00–237.50	232.92
4	—	223	295.00–305.00	300.51
12	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.63
22	—	373	270.00–285.00	277.95
8	—	323	280.00–295.00	288.02
34	—	573	227.50–240.00	234.00
8	—	273	295.00–305.00	300.41
20	—	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	240.00–260.00	250.53
6	—	573	200.00–210.00	205.20
4	—	623	201.00–207.50	204.37
4	—	373	273.00–280.00	276.71
4	—	273	280.00–285.00	282.71
12	—	473	222.00–235.00	228.81
18	—	523	200.00–212.50	206.52
10	—	323	273.00–280.00	276.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	222.50	222.50
3	—	348	273.00	273.00
3	—	513	207.00	207.00

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	30	—	1,200	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,791.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,133	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,360.26
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	928	800.00–1,000.00	913.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,525	105.00–114.00	109.87
4	—	1,300	92.00–102.00	97.77
4	—	1,838	116.00–118.00	117.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,025	91.00–97.00	94.51
10	—	1,275	95.00–100.00	97.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	88.00–94.50	91.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	84.00–94.00	89.85
6	—	675	63.00–75.00	69.67
14	—	800	76.00–86.00	81.31

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle