Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 23
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
▼ 626 vs last sale 1,107▼ 504 vs year ago 985 · −51.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 154▼ 60 vs year ago 164 · −36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 198▼ 202 vs year ago 268 · −75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 6-11 higher, feeder heifers sold 9-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.47/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$167.47
103 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.01
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2435175.0176227
Medium and Large 1506164.7883476
One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale103 hd
167.47
—
MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd
157.46
+10.01
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—Average1,61799.751,61220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13280.0690636
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02573.347528thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92862.6358116

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)969$94414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,1474thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323219.63/cwt210.00–228.0070910
Steers—Medium and Large 1373216.13/cwt205.00–226.0080618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377223.17/cwt220.00–228.0084113
Steers—Medium and Large 1423211.58/cwt205.00–217.508958
Steers—Medium and Large 1473205.24/cwt200.00–210.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520194.28/cwt194.00–194.501,01012
Steers—Medium and Large 1523192.61/cwt190.00–195.001,00718
Steers—Medium and Large 1573185.20/cwt180.00–190.001,0616
Steers—Medium and Large 1623174.07/cwt165.00–182.501,0846
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323181.69/cwt175.00–187.505874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373181.63/cwt175.00–187.5067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376181.36/cwt179.00–184.0068213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423175.27/cwt170.00–180.007416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471174.46/cwt173.00–179.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473173.52/cwt167.50–179.0082114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523161.17/cwt157.00–165.008436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573160.72/cwt155.00–166.009216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587166.00/cwt166.00–166.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623143.89/cwt140.00–147.508968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637140.00/cwt140.00–140.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673143.88/cwt140.00–147.509688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723135.52/cwt135.00–136.009806
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323218.02/cwt210.00–225.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373217.95/cwt210.00–225.008134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423195.27/cwt190.00–200.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473195.24/cwt190.00–200.009236
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46595.61/cwt90.00–99.501,40110
Bulls——1,768103.88/cwt99.50–107.501,83710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70040.43/cwt34.00–46.002832
Cows—Lean 85-90%80058.19/cwt55.00–61.004664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02578.80/cwt75.00–81.5080822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02573.34/cwt71.00–75.007528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02568.85/cwt63.00–73.0070610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30082.04/cwt78.00–85.501,06714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,147.03/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2818700.28/head550.00–820.007004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,041.99/head925.00–1,125.001,04210

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.