Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 19
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
▼ 776 vs last sale 1,658▲ 33 vs year ago 849 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 357▼ 31 vs year ago 205 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 250▲ 7 vs year ago 159 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady, and slaughter cows sold 3-5 lower.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.94/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$211.94
209 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509212.611,08299
Medium and Large 1528211.331,115110
One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale209 hd
211.94
—
MS average13 barns · 1,167 hd
206.13
+5.80
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—High1,600118.701,89912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,113102.751,14434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02594.5196910
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84385.9872440

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)1,004$1,18134
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,58420

Every lot

48 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223300.51/cwt295.00–305.006708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added237300.00/cwt300.00–300.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 1273300.41/cwt295.00–305.008208
Steers—Medium and Large 1373290.60/cwt280.00–300.001,08410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,06517
Steers—Medium and Large 1423265.06/cwt254.00–275.001,12120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458261.22/cwt245.00–269.001,19616
Steers—Medium and Large 1473258.10/cwt245.00–270.001,2218
Steers—Medium and Large 1523245.22/cwt240.00–250.001,28318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539247.50/cwt247.00–248.001,33414
Steers—Medium and Large 1573239.60/cwt237.00–242.001,37318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609236.10/cwt235.00–237.501,4389
Steers—Medium and Large 1623222.68/cwt217.50–227.501,38712
Steers—Medium and Large 1673217.58/cwt215.00–220.001,4642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3532
Steers—Medium and Large 1873168.78/cwt167.50–170.001,4732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added293238.00/cwt238.00–238.0069716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366229.00/cwt229.00–229.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373230.30/cwt225.00–235.008598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411230.82/cwt230.00–232.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423232.63/cwt230.00–235.0098410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473219.19/cwt215.00–223.001,03732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482222.49/cwt215.00–234.001,07226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523218.62/cwt208.00–222.001,1438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523212.82/cwt205.00–220.001,11310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573204.68/cwt200.00–209.001,17328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576195.99/cwt190.50–209.001,12914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606192.88/cwt182.50–215.001,16918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623195.18/cwt190.00–200.001,21612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673192.75/cwt185.00–200.001,2976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723176.44/cwt170.00–182.501,2764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485115.86/cwt110.00–120.001,7218
Bulls——1,830124.37/cwt120.00–128.002,2764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67575.33/cwt72.00–78.005088
Cows—Lean 85-90%80084.31/cwt79.00–89.0067420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025100.85/cwt95.00–105.001,03422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02595.85/cwt90.00–100.0098212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02594.51/cwt91.00–97.0096910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275106.24/cwt102.00–110.001,35512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2848865.63/head750.00–950.008666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,248.19/head1,050.00–1,400.001,24828
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28381,267.16/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2678
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,794.44/head1,600.00–1,950.001,79412

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.