Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-10 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.14/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$141.14

94 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$0.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	141.20	741	58
Medium and Large 1-2	563	141.05	794	36

One grade step is worth $0.14/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale94 hd

141.14

—

MS average11 barns · 1,097 hd

145.62

−4.48

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	1,619	99.98	1,619	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	76.88	871	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	72.10	739	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	67.80	695	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.32/cwt	142.00–154.00	627	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	149.73/cwt	147.00–154.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,027	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.50/cwt	172.00–182.50	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.91/cwt	165.00–172.50	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.27/cwt	187.00–197.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.22/cwt	142.00–152.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	197.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	932	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,522.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,700.00	17,125	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,029.69/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	9,885	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,245.74/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	13,890	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,312.86/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	11,488	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	750	1,493.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,750.00	11,200	40
Bulls	—	—	1,768	103.33/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,827	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	91.59/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,143	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	80.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,091	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	72.10/cwt	68.00–75.00	739	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.80/cwt	64.00–70.50	695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.93/cwt	72.00–77.00	768	12

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 851Year ago 881

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 66Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 172Year ago 129

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-10 higher.

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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
4	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
20	—	423	142.00–154.00	148.32
6	—	723	124.00–130.00	127.09
6	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.64
8	—	673	127.00–131.00	129.07
6	—	523	142.00–152.00	147.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	463	147.00–154.00	149.73
3	—	948	115.00	115.00
4	—	706	130.00	130.00
7	—	418	150.00	150.00
7	—	676	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	197.00	197.00
12	—	633	162.25	162.25
8	—	450	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	162.00–165.00	163.55
10	—	473	172.00–182.50	177.50
6	—	523	165.00–172.50	168.91
6	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.30
10	—	423	187.00–197.00	192.27
4	—	323	195.00–200.00	197.67
4	—	573	160.00–165.00	162.60

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	12	—	1,125	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,522.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	960	975.00–1,075.00	1,029.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,115	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,245.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	875	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,312.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	750	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,493.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,768	97.00–108.00	103.33
4	—	1,248	85.00–96.00	91.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	78.00–83.00	80.78
12	—	1,025	72.00–77.00	74.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	68.00–75.00	72.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	64.00–70.50	67.80

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

Heifers · 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