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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 27

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 619 vs last sale 749▼ 349 vs year ago 479 · −72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 97▲ 113 vs year ago 93 · +121.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

950 head

▲ 840 vs last sale 110▲ 844 vs year ago 106 · +796.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-16 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.07/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$194.07

237 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.41

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	197.48	994	138
Medium and Large 1	491	189.33	930	99

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $64 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 sale237 hd

194.07

—

MS average13 barns · 1,211 hd

180.67

+13.41

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	—	Average	1,496	110.38	1,651	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	91.18	985	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	90.73	930	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	70.52	631	44

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,466	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,148	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	788	$781	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,314	8

Every lot

40 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	238.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	769	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	226.78/cwt	217.50–235.00	846	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	943	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	219.05/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,036	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	215.76/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,107	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	207.30/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,084	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	201.50/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,155	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	198.98/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,240	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,266	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	176.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,352	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	200.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	731	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	208.94/cwt	205.00–210.00	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	199.94/cwt	190.00–208.00	842	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	194.08/cwt	187.50–200.00	821	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	189.05/cwt	182.50–195.00	894	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	207.05/cwt	195.00–209.50	998	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	192.04/cwt	185.00–198.50	1,004	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	197.59/cwt	189.00–198.25	1,043	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	183.37/cwt	177.00–189.25	1,051	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	190.27/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,098	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	173.77/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	177.77/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,108	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	213.95/cwt	210.00–217.50	905	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	190.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	995	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	95.17/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	106.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,485	16
Bulls	—	—	1,710	119.25/cwt	113.50–123.50	2,039	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	53.89/cwt	50.00–57.00	364	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	522	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	90.73/cwt	84.00–95.50	930	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	89.56/cwt	84.00–93.50	918	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	78.85/cwt	73.00–83.00	808	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	97.20/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,252	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,314.29/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,314	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	788	780.56/head	600.00–925.00	781	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,147.97/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,148	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,275	1,465.93/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,466	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 749Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 97Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 950Last week 110Year ago 106

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-16 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	210.00–217.50	213.95
6	—	523	185.00–195.00	190.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	187.50–200.00	194.08
24	—	573	177.00–189.25	183.37
15	—	365	195.00–210.00	200.41
20	—	473	182.50–195.00	189.05
6	—	523	185.00–198.50	192.04
12	—	623	170.00–185.00	177.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	205.00–210.00	208.94
17	—	482	195.00–209.50	207.05
8	—	611	170.00–185.00	173.77
21	—	577	189.00–193.00	190.27
55	—	528	189.00–198.25	197.59
28	—	421	190.00–208.00	199.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	217.50–235.00	226.78
8	—	473	212.50–225.00	219.05
10	—	523	200.00–214.00	207.30
6	—	323	230.00–245.00	238.02
8	—	423	215.00–230.00	222.90
15	—	765	170.00–180.00	176.73
10	—	623	192.50–205.00	198.98
10	—	723	170.00–180.00	175.16
6	—	573	195.00–207.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	193.00	193.00
3	—	468	218.00	218.00
5	—	513	209.00–226.00	215.76
2	—	350	230.00	230.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,314.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,465.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	788	600.00–925.00	780.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,048	950.00–1,300.00	1,147.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,395	100.00–110.00	106.42
14	—	1,710	113.50–123.50	119.25
4	—	1,150	92.00–98.00	95.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,025	84.00–93.50	89.56
14	—	1,288	94.00–100.00	97.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	73.00–83.00	78.85
16	—	800	60.00–70.00	65.31
6	—	675	50.00–57.00	53.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	84.00–95.50	90.73

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.