Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,757 head
▲ 1,757 vs last sale 0▲ 1,757 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
322 head
▲ 322 vs last sale 0▲ 322 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 0▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $246.59/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$246.59
294 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.19
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476248.271,182168
Medium and Large 1476244.351,164126
One grade step is worth $3.92/cwt here — about $18 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 sale294 hd
246.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,146 hd
236.40
+10.19
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—High1,649119.591,97220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,106101.411,12168
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02592.1094412
CowsLean 85-90%Average91484.9377674

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,358$1,5586
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,24718
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$9016
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,22620
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,5666
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$1,3664thin

Every lot

53 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 1273272.71/cwt270.00–275.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300252.50/cwt252.50–252.5075811
Steers—Medium and Large 1323255.35/cwt250.00–260.008256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360252.05/cwt250.00–260.0090716
Steers—Medium and Large 1373252.95/cwt245.00–260.0094422
Steers—Medium and Large 1423248.43/cwt240.00–256.001,05120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426254.09/cwt235.00–260.001,08241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471250.83/cwt249.00–253.001,18119
Steers—Medium and Large 1473246.81/cwt240.00–253.001,16720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524246.93/cwt231.50–251.501,29454
Steers—Medium and Large 1525244.52/cwt235.00–251.501,28418
Steers—Medium and Large 1573232.83/cwt224.00–241.001,33424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,38819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614233.28/cwt227.00–236.001,4327
Steers—Medium and Large 1623230.70/cwt225.00–236.001,4378
Steers—Medium and Large 1673215.17/cwt210.00–220.001,4484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223241.01/cwt230.00–250.0053720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added243234.00/cwt234.00–234.0056919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323236.07/cwt235.00–237.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373222.57/cwt217.00–227.5083010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383217.50/cwt217.50–217.508335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410219.32/cwt210.00–232.5089923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423226.32/cwt220.00–232.0095726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473219.17/cwt210.00–227.501,03720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475224.91/cwt209.50–232.001,06818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512214.52/cwt205.00–220.001,09816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523215.22/cwt210.00–220.001,12624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,23011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573211.24/cwt205.00–217.001,21016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623204.85/cwt202.00–207.501,2766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,5656
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323240.35/cwt235.00–245.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373240.30/cwt235.00–245.008966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473231.55/cwt225.00–237.501,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523220.22/cwt215.00–225.001,1526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573217.60/cwt215.00–220.001,2474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293117.68/cwt114.00–120.001,5226
Bulls——1,668108.22/cwt106.00–110.001,8054
Bulls——1,855125.29/cwt120.00–129.002,32410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67569.44/cwt65.00–73.004698
Cows—Lean 85-90%80081.25/cwt77.00–85.0065024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02599.10/cwt95.00–102.001,01646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02592.10/cwt88.00–95.0094412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02589.98/cwt85.00–93.5092242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275106.24/cwt102.00–110.001,35522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29331,365.82/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3664
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,565.76/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5666
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2920901.02/head810.00–975.009016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,247.45/head1,125.00–1,350.001,24718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3581,557.92/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5586
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,226.39/head1,200.00–1,250.001,22620

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.