Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 13
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
956 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 1,309▲ 691 vs year ago 265 · +260.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 354▼ 27 vs year ago 235 · −11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 303▼ 1,096 vs year ago 1,378 · −79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-4 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 $240.02/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$240.02
139 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517241.561,24895
Medium and Large 1-2502236.721,18944
One grade step is worth $4.83/cwt here — about $59 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 sale139 hd
240.02
—
MS average12 barns · 865 hd
237.51
+2.51
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—Average1,757111.551,96012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,079100.961,08928
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02598.341,0088thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88984.4475144

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)1,146$1,34870
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,63416

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373262.95/cwt255.00–270.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419258.46/cwt255.00–260.001,08310
Steers—Medium and Large 1423261.58/cwt255.00–267.501,10624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1584
Steers—Medium and Large 1473256.81/cwt250.00–263.001,21516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504232.21/cwt226.00–241.001,17022
Steers—Medium and Large 1523241.26/cwt235.00–247.001,26216
Steers—Medium and Large 1573225.20/cwt220.00–230.001,2906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605218.93/cwt210.00–231.001,3257
Steers—Medium and Large 1623217.77/cwt210.00–225.001,35718
Steers—Medium and Large 1680205.77/cwt201.00–215.001,3999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373240.30/cwt235.00–245.0089612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382227.01/cwt222.50–235.008678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423225.79/cwt220.00–231.0095516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427231.00/cwt231.00–231.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473220.24/cwt215.00–225.001,04220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483220.33/cwt218.00–225.001,0646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,06011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523210.22/cwt205.00–215.001,09920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565193.86/cwt190.00–201.001,09515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574187.29/cwt171.00–201.001,0759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623180.18/cwt175.00–185.001,12310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465213.55/cwt210.00–220.009939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523205.22/cwt200.00–210.001,0736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623205.18/cwt200.00–210.001,2784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,748106.25/cwt102.00–109.001,8578
Bulls——1,775122.14/cwt120.00–124.002,1684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65068.00/cwt68.00–68.004423
Cows—Lean 85-90%75077.25/cwt77.00–78.0057912
Cows—Lean 85-90%97189.11/cwt85.00–94.0086529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02598.85/cwt93.00–103.001,01322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02598.34/cwt96.00–100.001,0088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275108.71/cwt105.00–112.001,3866
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28251,340.91/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,809.57/head1,650.00–1,950.001,81010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2965853.11/head650.00–1,000.0085318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,518.94/head1,350.00–1,650.001,51952

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.