Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 13, 2021: Feeder steers sold 7-12 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.52/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$174.52

84 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	423	175.09	741	32
Medium and Large 1	444	174.17	773	52

One grade step is worth $0.92/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale84 hd

174.52

—

MS average6 barns · 269 hd

171.05

+3.47

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,489	86.25	1,284	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	68.43	762	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	62.93	645	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	54.29	497	24

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	150.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.50	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.79/cwt	145.00–156.00	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	168.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.13/cwt	167.00–173.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.50	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.93/cwt	165.00–172.50	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	156.29/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.27/cwt	182.00–182.50	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	131.63/cwt	131.00–132.00	881	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,234.78/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,061.63/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	11,413	46
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	678.38/cwt	500.00–800.00	5,020	16
Bulls	—	—	1,730	92.10/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,593	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.39/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,003	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	41.07/cwt	40.00–42.00	287	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	620	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	690	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.38/cwt	68.00–72.50	897	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	62.93/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	48.59/cwt	47.00–50.00	389	6

How this sale compares

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Jan 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 1,072Year ago 849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 92Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 361Year ago 107

Compared to December 13, 2021: Feeder steers sold 7-12 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
4	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.24
16	—	423	145.00–156.00	150.79
6	—	473	145.00–151.00	148.14
6	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.22
12	—	673	129.00–134.00	131.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	145.00–156.00	150.48
11	—	669	131.00–132.00	131.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	160.00–162.50	161.30
6	—	523	167.00–173.00	170.13
8	—	423	175.00–177.50	176.32
12	—	473	165.00–172.50	168.93
2	—	658	152.50–160.00	156.29
12	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
6	—	373	182.00–182.50	182.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	180.00	180.00
7	—	418	177.50	177.50
4	—	370	182.00	182.00
10	—	486	165.00–170.00	168.03
4	—	527	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,234.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,075	800.00–1,250.00	1,061.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	740	500.00–800.00	678.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,730	87.00–96.00	92.10
10	—	1,248	75.00–84.00	80.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	40.00–42.00	41.07
14	—	1,025	57.00–63.00	60.51
6	—	800	47.00–50.00	48.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	65.00–69.00	67.34
10	—	1,275	68.00–72.50	70.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	60.00–65.00	62.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle