Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5- 15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned 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 $170.66/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$170.66

103 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	175.56	898	68
Medium and Large 1-2	605	161.15	976	35

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale103 hd

170.66

—

MS average12 barns · 940 hd

172.13

−1.47

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	—	Low	1,399	87.05	1,218	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	73.28	824	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	54.05	508	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2Value Added	—	402	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	284	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.29/cwt	148.00–160.00	730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.61/cwt	124.00–131.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.69/cwt	145.00–154.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	146.46/cwt	144.50–148.50	1,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.26/cwt	175.00–187.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.90/cwt	143.50–167.50	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	204.06/cwt	200.00–207.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.90/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.68/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.24/cwt	182.00–192.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.90/cwt	160.00–167.50	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.27/cwt	182.00–192.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.16/cwt	164.00–170.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	169.93/cwt	169.50–171.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	148.56/cwt	148.00–149.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,444.44/cwt	1,250.00–1,600.00	15,932	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,063.30/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	11,590	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	895.85/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	8,645	14
Bulls	—	—	1,248	83.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	91.10/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	71.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	729	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	78.17/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,055	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	357	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.68/cwt	55.00–63.00	612	10

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 524Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 115Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 300Year ago 60

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5- 15 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned 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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	182.50	182.50
5	—	284	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	148.00–160.00	154.29
12	—	373	169.00–175.00	172.18
4	—	723	124.00–131.00	127.61
10	—	523	145.00–154.00	149.69
14	—	423	164.00–170.00	167.16
10	—	623	135.00–145.00	140.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	752	128.50	128.50
5	—	597	140.50	140.50
7	—	391	169.50–171.00	169.93
9	—	490	148.00–149.00	148.56
4	—	441	164.00	164.00
2	—	602	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	727	144.50–148.50	146.46
12	—	629	143.50–167.50	148.90
7	—	464	192.00	192.00
4	—	417	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	175.00–187.00	181.26
2	—	273	200.00–207.50	204.06
8	—	723	135.00–144.50	139.90
10	—	623	157.50–167.50	162.68
8	—	473	182.00–192.00	187.24
8	—	573	160.00–167.50	163.90
10	—	373	185.00–195.00	190.30
14	—	423	182.00–192.00	187.27

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	14	—	1,103	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,444.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,090	850.00–1,225.00	1,063.30
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	965	700.00–1,050.00	895.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	80.00–85.00	83.00
4	—	1,550	88.00–94.00	91.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	67.00–74.00	71.10
8	—	1,350	74.00–81.50	78.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	42.00–47.00	44.66
10	—	1,025	55.00–63.00	59.68

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