Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,987 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 1,641▲ 384 vs year ago 1,603 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 489▲ 77 vs year ago 175 · +44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
446 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 238▲ 258 vs year ago 188 · +137.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 lower. 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 $266.12/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$266.12
172 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,298
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472271.101,28194
Medium and Large 1506260.131,31778
One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale172 hd
266.12
—
MS average12 barns · 902 hd
246.51
+19.61
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—Average1,515108.311,64128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07292.3399032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02589.8592116
CowsLean 85-90%Low91384.0076664

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)1,098$1,44550
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$9039
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,81724

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323295.35/cwt290.00–300.009546
Steers—Medium and Large 1373295.30/cwt290.00–300.001,1016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418285.86/cwt274.00–299.001,19538
Steers—Medium and Large 1423275.27/cwt270.00–280.001,16420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511263.14/cwt235.00–275.001,34542
Steers—Medium and Large 1523256.63/cwt247.50–265.001,34220
Steers—Medium and Large 1573242.70/cwt237.50–247.501,3916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4105
Steers—Medium and Large 1623232.59/cwt230.00–235.001,44910
Steers—Medium and Large 1673232.58/cwt230.00–235.001,56510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373248.12/cwt246.00–250.0092510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390246.00/cwt246.00–246.009599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423237.53/cwt232.00–242.501,00512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466232.06/cwt224.00–234.001,08145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473229.24/cwt224.00–234.001,08412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519221.44/cwt220.00–222.001,1497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523217.72/cwt212.50–222.501,13912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573217.20/cwt212.00–222.001,24516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,3445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623211.99/cwt205.00–218.501,3216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673201.65/cwt197.00–206.001,3576
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473238.93/cwt235.00–242.501,1308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523236.17/cwt232.00–240.001,2358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573227.46/cwt222.00–232.501,3034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623215.11/cwt212.00–218.001,3404
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22395.69/cwt90.00–100.001,1706
Bulls——1,595111.75/cwt106.00–116.001,78222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80080.31/cwt75.00–85.0064232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02591.56/cwt86.00–95.5093826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02589.85/cwt84.00–94.0092116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02587.68/cwt83.00–91.0089932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27595.65/cwt93.00–98.001,2206
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,816.84/head1,575.00–2,000.001,81724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2897903.25/head800.00–1,075.009039
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,444.93/head1,200.00–1,625.001,44550

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.