Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold $20-$30 higher with a few up to $35 higher, feeder heifers sold $10-$20 higher, slaughter cows sold $1-$5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $3- $5 higher. 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 $283.36/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$283.36

192 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	289.51	1,375	112
Medium and Large 1-2	537	274.74	1,475	80

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale192 hd

283.36

—

MS average9 barns · 944 hd

270.08

+13.28

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	1,546	118.30	1,829	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	108.14	1,221	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	100.85	1,034	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	88.75	784	36

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)	1,128	$1,213	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$1,048	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,405	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	423	303.17/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,282	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	244.43/cwt	223.00–258.00	1,154	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	233.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	325.30/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	330.70/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	237.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,255	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	370.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,395	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	258.46/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	266.75/cwt	262.50–268.50	1,427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	255.35/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	229.65/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	221.73/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	290.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	231.50/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	290.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	322.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.53/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,123	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	87.31/cwt	82.00–92.00	698	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.10/cwt	93.00–100.00	995	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	105.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,085	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	113.00/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,526	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	69.82/cwt	65.00–74.00	489	6
Bulls	—	—	933	106.95/cwt	104.00–109.00	998	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	128.21/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,376	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	116.55/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,892	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,562.79/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,212.86/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,213	28
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	876.19/head	750.00–975.00	876	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,405.43/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	250.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,085	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	259.17/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,226	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	310.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	209.04/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	233.87/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	290.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	263.78/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,380	20

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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 1,210Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 296Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 162Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	290.00–315.00	303.17
10	—	373	320.00–330.00	325.30
10	—	323	320.00–340.00	330.70
6	—	223	365.00–375.00	370.51
10	—	623	252.50–264.00	258.46
8	—	673	225.00–234.00	229.65
4	—	723	230.00–237.50	233.87
26	—	473	280.00–300.00	290.48
20	—	523	257.00–270.00	263.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	230.00–234.00	233.00
20	—	555	265.00	265.00
2	—	750	230.00	230.00
2	—	345	305.00	305.00
23	—	472	295.50	295.50
6	—	400	330.50	330.50
10	—	535	262.50–268.50	266.75
9	—	617	252.50–264.00	255.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	185.00–190.00	187.58
8	—	623	215.00–228.00	221.73
6	—	373	280.00–300.00	290.60
10	—	573	225.00–237.50	231.50
6	—	323	280.00–300.00	290.70
4	—	223	320.00–325.00	322.75
12	—	423	255.00–275.00	265.53
26	—	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
22	—	473	250.00–267.50	259.17
4	—	273	300.00–320.00	310.83
4	—	673	200.00–217.50	209.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	472	223.00–258.00	244.43
22	—	528	230.00–240.00	237.76
18	—	433	235.00–265.00	250.65
3	—	618	228.00	228.00
3	—	581	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	82.00–92.00	87.31
16	—	1,025	93.00–100.00	97.10
6	—	700	65.00–74.00	69.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	100.00–110.00	105.85
16	—	1,350	108.00–117.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	95.00–105.00	100.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	104.00–109.00	106.95
6	—	1,853	124.00–132.00	128.21
8	—	1,623	111.00–121.00	116.55

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,128	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,212.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	843	750.00–975.00	876.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,405.43

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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