Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Light feeder steers sold 10-15 higher, over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4-5 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 $253.50/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$253.50

166 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$28.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.31

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	261.77	1,236	118
Medium and Large 1-2	580	233.17	1,353	48

One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale166 hd

253.50

—

MS average11 barns · 1,013 hd

237.20

+16.31

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	1,636	113.44	1,856	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	100.61	1,082	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	95.27	977	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	85.15	768	26

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,468	44
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	718	$845	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,119	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,777	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	277.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	253.95/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.70/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	308.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	255.29/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	311.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	205.43/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,366	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	245.59/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	217.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,465	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	310.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	220.36/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,373	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	290.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.63/cwt	255.00–267.50	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.58/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.55/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,321	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,777.17/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,777	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,118.64/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,119	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	718	845.30/head	600.00–1,040.00	845	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,467.74/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,468	44
Bulls	—	—	1,160	99.21/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.06/cwt	104.50–115.00	1,777	10
Bulls	—	—	1,863	121.52/cwt	116.00–125.50	2,264	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	69.44/cwt	65.00–73.00	469	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.27/cwt	85.00–94.00	925	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	100.27/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,028	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	102.15/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,328	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	95.27/cwt	90.00–99.00	977	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	84.06/cwt	83.00–85.00	672	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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,256Year ago 879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 417Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 312Year ago 278

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	270.00–285.00	277.95
4	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.20
6	—	423	250.00–257.50	253.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	200.00–211.00	205.70
6	—	523	210.00–220.00	215.22
6	—	373	255.00–267.50	261.63
12	—	573	210.00–220.00	215.20
14	—	423	235.00–247.50	241.58
6	—	473	220.00–232.50	226.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	210.00	210.00
3	—	637	211.00	211.00
8	—	654	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	300.00–315.00	308.02
8	—	223	300.00–320.00	311.01
8	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.27
18	—	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
14	—	673	210.00–225.00	217.75
8	—	273	300.00–320.00	310.83
12	—	623	210.00–230.00	220.36
16	—	473	250.00–260.00	255.24
10	—	523	245.00–255.00	250.22
12	—	373	285.00–295.00	290.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	255.50	255.50
2	—	718	200.00	200.00
7	—	474	250.00–257.50	255.29
4	—	613	210.00–230.00	219.92
3	—	428	250.00	250.00
15	—	665	190.00–221.00	205.43
5	—	527	245.00–246.00	245.59

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,150	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,777.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,375	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,118.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	718	600.00–1,040.00	845.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,248	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,467.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	95.00–102.00	99.21
10	—	1,600	104.50–115.00	111.06
10	—	1,863	116.00–125.50	121.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	65.00–73.00	69.44
14	—	1,025	85.00–94.00	90.27
8	—	800	83.00–85.00	84.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	95.00–104.00	100.27
4	—	1,300	100.00–104.00	102.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	90.00–99.00	95.27

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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