Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,427 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 2,088▲ 1,152 vs year ago 1,275 · +90.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 361▲ 279 vs year ago 140 · +199.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 336▲ 61 vs year ago 180 · +33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-3 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 $243.93/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$243.93
170 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1621248.561,544114
Medium and Large 1-2747234.501,75356
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale170 hd
243.93
—
MS average13 barns · 1,142 hd
246.22
−2.29
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—Average1,631121.281,97826
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,408123.611,74014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,143109.731,25576
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025102.851,05414
CowsLean 85-90%Average89891.4082084

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)1,168$1,45446
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$1,80226

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323308.02/cwt300.00–315.009958
Steers—Medium and Large 1373304.28/cwt295.00–312.501,1356
Steers—Medium and Large 1423264.90/cwt262.00–267.501,1216
Steers—Medium and Large 1473264.88/cwt262.00–267.501,2536
Steers—Medium and Large 1523253.91/cwt250.00–257.501,32810
Steers—Medium and Large 1573250.20/cwt245.00–255.001,4348
Steers—Medium and Large 1623243.40/cwt239.00–247.501,51616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,50611
Steers—Medium and Large 1673223.23/cwt216.00–230.001,5024
Steers—Medium and Large 1723235.67/cwt230.00–241.001,70410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7937
Steers—Medium and Large 1773229.57/cwt227.00–232.001,77540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,81438
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423240.27/cwt235.00–245.001,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,19926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473240.24/cwt235.00–245.001,1366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523226.52/cwt220.00–232.501,18510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542239.68/cwt226.00–249.001,29930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573215.20/cwt210.00–220.001,23314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630215.74/cwt212.50–217.501,3599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678212.79/cwt200.00–217.501,44323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687216.71/cwt213.00–217.501,48917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,50811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315291.83/cwt290.00–295.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373263.98/cwt260.00–267.509856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423255.27/cwt250.00–260.001,0806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473245.24/cwt240.00–250.001,1606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523237.61/cwt235.00–240.001,2436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573235.20/cwt230.00–240.001,3486
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,278109.88/cwt104.00–115.001,4046
Bulls——1,665121.95/cwt116.00–126.002,03012
Bulls——1,845128.82/cwt125.00–132.002,3778
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67574.44/cwt70.00–78.0050210
Cows—Lean 85-90%80087.31/cwt82.00–92.0069832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025105.68/cwt101.00–109.001,08340
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025102.85/cwt97.00–107.001,05414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02598.56/cwt93.00–102.501,01042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275114.24/cwt110.00–118.001,45736
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,408123.61/cwt120.00–126.501,74014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,802.08/head1,550.00–2,000.001,80226
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27901,017.72/head800.00–1,200.001,0188
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,545.29/head1,300.00–1,700.001,54538

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.