Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 24
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,752 head
▲ 815 vs last sale 937▲ 810 vs year ago 942 · +86.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 244▲ 49 vs year ago 231 · +21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 397▼ 163 vs year ago 446 · −36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $222.38/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$222.38
278 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462235.001,08674
Medium and Large 1-2633217.801,379204
One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about −$293 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 sale278 hd
222.38
—
MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd
219.31
+3.07
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—Average1,562114.571,79020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07897.421,05038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02592.6895018
CowsLean 85-90%Average92186.4079696

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 (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,27530
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$90510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,54050
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)688$1,44414

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323258.02/cwt250.00–265.008338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327257.40/cwt255.00–260.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1373250.30/cwt245.00–255.0093412
Steers—Medium and Large 1423237.90/cwt230.00–245.001,00616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0884
Steers—Medium and Large 1473220.12/cwt212.00–227.501,04110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,20227
Steers—Medium and Large 1523230.22/cwt225.00–235.001,2048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570224.70/cwt220.00–227.001,28130
Steers—Medium and Large 1573223.64/cwt220.00–227.001,28120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614228.31/cwt205.00–233.501,40259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740196.64/cwt184.00–199.501,45580
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323223.02/cwt215.00–230.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373210.30/cwt205.00–215.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400211.00/cwt211.00–211.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423210.27/cwt205.00–215.0088914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473200.24/cwt195.00–205.0094710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495194.50/cwt194.50–194.509635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,07725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523200.22/cwt195.00–205.001,0478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565188.09/cwt178.00–198.001,0638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573186.16/cwt182.00–190.001,06716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614190.85/cwt170.00–191.501,17266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706176.13/cwt167.50–176.501,24348
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323245.35/cwt240.00–250.0079210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373240.30/cwt235.00–245.008966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423210.27/cwt205.00–215.008896
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19099.80/cwt94.00–104.001,1884
Bulls——1,585113.80/cwt108.00–118.001,8048
Bulls——1,725122.72/cwt119.50–125.502,1178
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67570.56/cwt65.00–75.004768
Cows—Lean 85-90%80079.78/cwt75.00–84.0063832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02596.68/cwt92.00–100.0099130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02592.68/cwt88.00–96.0095018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02592.44/cwt86.00–97.0094856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275100.21/cwt96.50–103.501,2788
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28501,177.94/head1,075.00–1,250.001,17810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,630.49/head1,350.00–1,850.001,63040
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2880904.83/head700.00–1,050.0090510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,275.23/head1,050.00–1,450.001,27530
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy6881,443.64/head1,150.00–1,625.001,44414

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.