Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 13
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 683▼ 601 vs year ago 1,390 · −43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 151▼ 21 vs year ago 208 · −10.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 153▼ 105 vs year ago 287 · −36.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 higher.

Weaned grouped 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 $196.18/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$196.18
104 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.55
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485201.7597850
Medium and Large 1-2600191.031,14754
One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale104 hd
196.18
—
MS average11 barns · 986 hd
187.63
+8.55
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—Average1,571105.761,66118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13989.191,01642
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02585.8588010
CowsLean 85-90%Low91171.4965138

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,29546
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$73210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,62432

Every lot

33 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373235.30/cwt230.00–240.0087810
Steers—Medium and Large 1423205.27/cwt200.00–210.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429199.63/cwt198.00–205.008564
Steers—Medium and Large 1473205.24/cwt200.00–210.009716
Steers—Medium and Large 1523192.74/cwt187.00–198.001,00818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538197.44/cwt195.00–198.001,06210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1055
Steers—Medium and Large 1573180.20/cwt175.00–185.001,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638188.75/cwt188.75–188.751,20434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323188.95/cwt182.00–195.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373188.89/cwt182.00–195.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423182.53/cwt177.00–187.5077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441170.00/cwt170.00–170.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473170.24/cwt165.00–175.0080512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523169.87/cwt167.00–172.508884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563169.02/cwt167.00–170.0095222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573169.86/cwt167.00–172.5097322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675151.15/cwt148.00–153.501,02012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373231.63/cwt225.00–237.5086410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473185.24/cwt180.00–190.008766
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415100.99/cwt95.00–106.001,42910
Bulls——1,765111.73/cwt108.00–115.001,9728
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67556.89/cwt53.00–60.003846
Cows—Lean 85-90%80066.25/cwt62.00–70.0053010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02587.98/cwt83.00–91.5090226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02585.85/cwt80.00–90.0088010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.85/cwt72.00–82.0079822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32591.15/cwt86.50–95.001,20816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,623.97/head1,300.00–1,850.001,62432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850731.69/head600.00–825.0073210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,295.35/head1,100.00–1,450.001,29546

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.