Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,945 head
▲ 776 vs last sale 1,169▲ 1,106 vs year ago 839 · +131.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 220▼ 99 vs year ago 218 · −45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 261▲ 24 vs year ago 255 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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

SPECIAL BOARD SALE consisting of 18 loads. All cattle have had 2 rounds of vaccinations, 2 rounds of dewormer, implanted and on Ryegrass.

Cattle were sold with a 2% shrink and 6 to 8 cent top slide. 59 Steers avj. 845lbs @ $192.00 available April 25th, 196 Steers avj. 765lbs @ $210.00 available

May 4th, 129 Steers avj. 775lbs @ $208.00 available April 27th, 208 Heifers avj. 720lbs @ $193.75 available May 2nd, 187 Heifers avj. 775lbs @ $189.00 available May 9th, 57 Steers avj. 875lbs @ $184.00 available April 11th, 57 Steers avj. 875lbs @ $189.00 available May 15th, 174 Steers avj. 860lbs @ $191.50 available May 15th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.14/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$203.14
253 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479205.86986101
Medium and Large 1-2529201.341,066152
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale253 hd
203.14
—
MS average13 barns · 1,278 hd
192.16
+10.98
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—Average1,569118.041,85214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,056100.531,06232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02598.601,0118thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97889.0087038

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)962$1,16362
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,46444
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,7966

Every lot

46 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223275.51/cwt270.00–280.0061416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added242273.55/cwt270.00–280.0066214
Steers—Medium and Large 1323263.56/cwt255.00–271.0085110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328271.00/cwt271.00–271.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 1373255.60/cwt245.00–265.0095312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385252.03/cwt250.00–254.009706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412253.11/cwt250.00–255.001,04311
Steers—Medium and Large 1423242.53/cwt237.00–247.501,02610
Steers—Medium and Large 1473240.24/cwt235.00–245.001,1368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476245.81/cwt244.00–250.001,17015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,26412
Steers—Medium and Large 1523223.78/cwt217.00–230.001,1706
Steers—Medium and Large 1573217.46/cwt212.00–222.501,24610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3044
Steers—Medium and Large 1623207.77/cwt200.00–215.001,29410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added223237.50/cwt237.50–237.505307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273229.47/cwt220.00–237.5062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323226.86/cwt217.50–235.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325226.50/cwt226.50–226.507362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373228.50/cwt228.50–228.508528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373226.78/cwt217.50–235.0084610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423211.58/cwt205.00–217.5089512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426219.14/cwt215.00–220.0093412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465219.85/cwt210.00–224.501,02222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520214.93/cwt210.00–216.501,11812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523205.22/cwt200.00–210.001,07310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557190.22/cwt190.00–190.501,06025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573188.76/cwt182.00–195.001,08220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621185.29/cwt179.00–186.501,15164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623180.70/cwt175.00–186.001,12620
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273235.41/cwt230.00–240.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323235.35/cwt230.00–240.007606
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345112.13/cwt106.00–116.001,5088
Bulls——1,868125.92/cwt120.00–130.002,3526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80079.84/cwt74.00–85.006398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02599.85/cwt94.00–104.001,02328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02598.60/cwt94.50–101.501,0118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02591.44/cwt85.00–96.0093730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275105.32/cwt104.00–106.501,3434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0502,464.29/head2,425.00–2,500.002,46444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,795.59/head1,650.00–1,925.001,7966
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865951.81/head800.00–1,075.0095232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,388.73/head1,100.00–1,600.001,38930

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.