Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,152 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 1,110▲ 377 vs year ago 775 · +48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 180▲ 49 vs year ago 112 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 157▲ 49 vs year ago 96 · +51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold steady to 5 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher, 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 $252.93/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$252.93
231 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509255.601,302102
Medium and Large 1-2573250.821,437129
One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale231 hd
252.93
—
MS average12 barns · 1,030 hd
244.09
+8.83
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—High1,684119.802,01724
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,086104.301,13364
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025100.851,03412
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92485.0278650

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)1,154$1,19942
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,54220

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323283.37/cwt270.00–295.0091510
Steers—Medium and Large 1373283.26/cwt270.00–295.001,05710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1198
Steers—Medium and Large 1423267.90/cwt260.00–275.001,1338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,24715
Steers—Medium and Large 1473252.24/cwt247.00–257.001,19320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513244.08/cwt220.00–257.001,25214
Steers—Medium and Large 1523248.87/cwt240.00–257.001,30212
Steers—Medium and Large 1573248.83/cwt240.00–257.001,42616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,48724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618244.95/cwt210.00–252.501,51445
Steers—Medium and Large 1623246.48/cwt240.00–252.501,53616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6055
Steers—Medium and Large 1673230.50/cwt215.00–245.001,55110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,66113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423244.99/cwt239.00–246.001,03627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423241.27/cwt236.00–246.001,02124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473230.76/cwt225.00–236.001,09120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478232.45/cwt225.00–236.001,11119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504243.73/cwt233.00–245.001,22820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523224.39/cwt215.00–233.001,17414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623202.44/cwt197.00–207.501,2616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673202.43/cwt197.00–207.501,3626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723205.93/cwt200.00–211.501,4896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,5823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373267.65/cwt265.00–270.009986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427251.25/cwt245.00–255.001,0735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473235.24/cwt230.00–240.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518224.21/cwt220.00–230.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573225.20/cwt220.00–230.001,2904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623220.63/cwt217.00–224.001,37510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673211.46/cwt205.00–217.501,4236
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548116.43/cwt111.00–121.001,80216
Bulls——1,955126.54/cwt121.00–131.002,4748
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67567.56/cwt62.00–72.004568
Cows—Lean 85-90%80080.31/cwt75.00–85.0064210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025102.27/cwt97.00–106.001,04852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025100.85/cwt95.00–105.001,03412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02590.85/cwt85.00–95.0093132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225110.12/cwt108.00–116.001,3498
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,605119.12/cwt117.00–121.001,9124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2840843.75/head650.00–1,000.008448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,282.18/head1,050.00–1,450.001,28234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,542.33/head1,375.00–1,700.001,54220

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.