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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 934▲ 149 vs year ago 625 · +23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 152▼ 40 vs year ago 181 · −22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 122▼ 59 vs year ago 188 · −31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.75/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$226.75

135 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	238.36	1,100	52
Medium and Large 1-2	576	219.48	1,264	83

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale135 hd

226.75

—

MS average13 barns · 814 hd

224.29

+2.46

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	—	High	1,498	115.66	1,732	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	103.58	1,204	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	97.85	1,003	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	86.89	825	24

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)	1,073	$1,188	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$952	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,624	10

Every lot

41 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	255.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	255.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	246.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	950	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,037	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,121	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	249.56/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,168	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	218.78/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,144	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,259	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	210.18/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,309	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	202.67/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,364	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,328	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	317	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	222.85/cwt	217.50–227.50	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	220.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	822	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	220.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	932	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	208.32/cwt	207.00–210.00	948	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	207.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,086	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	201.24/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,153	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,108	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,263	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	255.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	245.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	250.30/cwt	245.00–255.00	934	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	184.68/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,058	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,075	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	110.67/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,494	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	122.31/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,073	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	75.78/cwt	71.00–80.00	606	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	99.85/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,023	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	97.85/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,003	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	92.44/cwt	86.00–97.00	948	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	107.31/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,395	30
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,623.83/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,624	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	952.34/head	800.00–1,075.00	952	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,187.65/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,188	16

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 934Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 152Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 122Year ago 188

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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	—	373	245.00–255.00	250.30
4	—	623	170.00–175.00	172.59
4	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.35
20	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.27
4	—	273	250.00–260.00	255.41
8	—	573	180.00–189.00	184.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	250.00–260.00	255.30
4	—	673	197.50–207.50	202.67
10	—	423	240.00–250.00	245.27
6	—	623	205.00–215.00	210.18
8	—	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
6	—	323	250.00–260.00	255.35
6	—	523	212.00–225.00	218.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	260.00	260.00
41	—	708	187.50	187.50
5	—	386	240.00–250.00	246.04
3	—	305	265.00	265.00
3	—	575	219.00	219.00
13	—	468	247.00–250.00	249.56
5	—	505	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	215.00–225.00	220.30
10	—	473	200.00–210.00	205.24
12	—	573	195.00–207.00	201.24
10	—	323	217.50–227.50	222.85
4	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.61
8	—	423	215.00–225.00	220.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	187.50	187.50
2	—	500	206.00	206.00
4	—	317	227.50	227.50
9	—	455	207.00–210.00	208.32
6	—	694	182.00	182.00

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	10	—	1,068	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,623.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	880	800.00–1,075.00	952.34

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)	16	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,187.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	119.00–125.00	122.31
8	—	1,350	105.00–114.00	110.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,300	103.00–111.00	107.31
30	—	1,025	94.00–104.00	99.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	92.00–102.00	97.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	86.00–97.00	92.44
8	—	800	71.00–80.00	75.78

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.