Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $146.46/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$146.46

215 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

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	527	146.88	774	105
Medium and Large 1	484	146.05	707	110

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $67 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 sale215 hd

146.46

—

MS average13 barns · 1,252 hd

142.03

+4.43

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	1,479	95.02	1,405	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	75.96	830	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	70.51	723	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	62.53	621	28

Every lot, as filed

45 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	175.79/cwt	170.00–181.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.24/cwt	177.00–185.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.77/cwt	147.50–157.50	646	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.67/cwt	143.00–150.00	694	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	176.34/cwt	169.00–180.50	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	165.62/cwt	165.00–166.00	942	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.00/cwt	183.00–192.50	795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.08/cwt	162.00–166.00	940	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	190.67/cwt	187.00–192.50	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.63/cwt	185.00–197.50	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.13/cwt	152.50–159.50	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	156.61/cwt	155.00–157.50	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	156.96/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.25/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.00/cwt	169.00–180.50	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.70/cwt	122.00–133.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.35/cwt	205.00–207.50	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	218.76/cwt	205.00–230.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.26/cwt	172.50–183.50	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	148.94/cwt	148.00–150.00	707	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	152.49/cwt	149.00–155.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	136.64/cwt	130.00–144.50	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.74/cwt	138.00–149.00	752	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,540.22/cwt	1,300.00–1,725.00	17,713	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,159.46/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	10,725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,285.29/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	16,387	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	898	818.31/cwt	600.00–975.00	7,348	18
Bulls	—	—	1,710	101.05/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,728	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	88.99/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,111	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.51/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.66/cwt	54.00–59.00	453	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.10/cwt	70.00–77.00	760	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	80.91/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,032	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	70.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	723	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 474Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 72Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 268Last week 175Year ago 135

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-5 higher, Slaughter cows 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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	170.00–181.00	175.79
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
4	—	373	177.00–185.00	181.24
6	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	423	147.50–157.50	152.77
22	—	473	143.00–150.00	146.67
20	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
6	—	623	122.00–133.00	127.70
12	—	373	155.00–163.00	159.24
20	—	523	138.00–149.00	143.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	155.00–157.50	156.61
11	—	720	135.00	135.00
21	—	475	148.00–150.00	148.94
8	—	784	130.00	130.00
8	—	385	158.00	158.00
15	—	517	149.00–155.00	152.49
18	—	563	130.00–144.50	136.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	169.00–180.50	176.34
18	—	569	165.00–166.00	165.62
8	—	691	152.50	152.50
3	—	751	145.00	145.00
8	—	366	197.50	197.50
19	—	420	187.00–192.50	190.67
11	—	646	152.50–159.50	156.96
7	—	489	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	183.00–192.50	188.00
20	—	573	162.00–166.00	164.08
14	—	373	185.00–197.50	191.63
12	—	623	152.50–159.50	156.13
11	—	675	152.00–156.00	154.25
14	—	523	169.00–180.50	175.00
4	—	273	205.00–207.50	206.35
6	—	223	205.00–230.00	218.76
10	—	473	172.50–183.50	178.26

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	—	1,150	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,540.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	975.00–1,300.00	1,159.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,275	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,285.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	898	600.00–975.00	818.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,710	96.00–105.00	101.05
8	—	1,248	83.00–93.00	88.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	60.00–66.00	63.51
4	—	800	54.00–59.00	56.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	70.00–77.00	74.10
12	—	1,275	78.00–83.50	80.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	67.00–73.00	70.51

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