Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 9
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 879▲ 225 vs year ago 524 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 122▲ 30 vs year ago 115 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 278▼ 83 vs year ago 300 · −27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold $6-$10 higher, feeder heifers sold $4-$8 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$12 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $5-$7 higher.

Grouped, weened feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $188.24/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$188.24
263 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503196.76989129
Medium and Large 1494180.03889134
One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $100 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 sale263 hd
188.24
—
MS average7 barns · 906 hd
186.44
+1.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56098.291,53312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11780.5189938
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02575.857778thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87659.0151740

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$90030
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,3068

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270229.00/cwt229.00–229.006189
Steers—Medium and Large 1273125.79/cwt122.00–129.0034312
Steers—Medium and Large 1323215.70/cwt205.00–225.0069720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324225.00/cwt225.00–225.0072915
Steers—Medium and Large 1373206.63/cwt200.00–212.5077112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390228.65/cwt219.00–235.0089223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418210.51/cwt210.00–211.008808
Steers—Medium and Large 1423205.79/cwt200.00–211.0087014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461214.39/cwt192.50–225.0098812
Steers—Medium and Large 1473190.24/cwt185.00–195.0090016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520201.74/cwt197.50–204.001,04914
Steers—Medium and Large 1523191.52/cwt185.00–197.501,00210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0644
Steers—Medium and Large 1573181.92/cwt177.50–186.001,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601169.25/cwt165.00–173.501,0178
Steers—Medium and Large 1623169.40/cwt165.00–173.501,05510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,01917
Steers—Medium and Large 1673150.10/cwt147.00–153.001,01020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,08812
Steers—Medium and Large 1723156.67/cwt151.00–162.001,13314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223197.75/cwt195.00–200.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273197.71/cwt195.00–200.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323177.88/cwt172.00–183.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added354180.92/cwt172.50–183.0064015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373177.83/cwt172.00–183.0066316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423171.37/cwt164.00–178.0072524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436172.03/cwt164.00–178.0075026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473170.81/cwt164.00–177.0080818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480163.80/cwt160.00–177.0078613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523159.69/cwt155.00–164.0083538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534162.47/cwt155.00–164.0086824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573161.00/cwt161.00–161.009233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573155.72/cwt150.00–161.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606158.00/cwt158.00–158.009577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623154.14/cwt150.00–158.009608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712137.50/cwt137.50–137.509792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0935
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23382.62/cwt80.00–85.001,0192
Bulls——1,45896.99/cwt92.00–100.001,4146
Bulls——1,875108.07/cwt103.50–112.002,0264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70040.36/cwt35.00–45.0028310
Cows—Lean 85-90%80059.78/cwt55.00–64.0047812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02577.51/cwt74.00–80.0079424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02575.85/cwt70.00–80.007778
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02568.85/cwt63.00–73.0070618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27585.65/cwt83.00–88.001,09214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,306.38/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3068
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865710.43/head485.00–875.007108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998968.42/head800.00–1,100.0096822

This sale against other markets

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.