Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3 -10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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 $177.27/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$177.27

171 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$2.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	178.49	854	90
Medium and Large 1-2	520	175.90	915	81

One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale171 hd

177.27

—

MS average13 barns · 1,132 hd

168.19

+9.08

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	1,499	99.71	1,495	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	82.19	924	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	74.15	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	65.87	604	42

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	211.77/cwt	205.00–217.50	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	181.72/cwt	170.00–186.00	803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	162.19/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	139.71/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,003	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	138.24/cwt	137.00–143.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	156.18/cwt	155.00–156.50	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	159.13/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.78/cwt	155.00–156.50	971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	169.70/cwt	159.00–177.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.78/cwt	159.00–183.50	898	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.17/cwt	135.00–143.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.16/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,006	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	71.68/cwt	67.00–75.00	735	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	74.15/cwt	70.00–80.00	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	42.22/cwt	40.00–45.00	285	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	501	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	86.96/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,130	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	79.51/cwt	76.00–82.00	815	32
Bulls	—	—	1,248	91.99/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,148	14
Bulls	—	—	1,750	107.43/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,880	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	1,377.78/cwt	1,225.00–1,500.00	9,300	96
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,425.24/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	18,357	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	912.84/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	8,444	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,545.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,725.00	19,313	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	160.26/cwt	158.00–165.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	217.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.68/cwt	132.00–143.00	927	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 985Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 164Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 357Last week 268Year ago 183

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3 -10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	132.00–143.00	137.70
10	—	523	135.00–143.00	139.17
10	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.27
20	—	723	134.00–144.00	139.16
10	—	573	135.00–143.00	139.16
9	—	475	138.00–145.00	142.05
6	—	673	132.00–143.00	137.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	718	133.00–144.00	139.71
15	—	624	137.00–143.00	138.24
3	—	663	135.00	135.00
5	—	773	132.00	132.00
4	—	478	140.00	140.00
12	—	413	158.00–165.00	160.26
7	—	542	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	205.00–217.50	211.77
10	—	673	155.00–163.00	159.13
10	—	623	155.00–156.50	155.78
20	—	523	159.00–183.50	171.78
20	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
12	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.24
4	—	223	215.00–220.00	217.75
6	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.30
4	—	323	190.00–200.00	195.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	442	170.00–186.00	181.72
10	—	667	159.00–163.00	162.19
9	—	361	197.50	197.50
9	—	631	155.00–156.50	156.18
9	—	554	183.50	183.50
4	—	295	217.50	217.50
6	—	752	147.00	147.00
5	—	473	178.00	178.00
10	—	511	159.00–177.00	169.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
4	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	67.00–75.00	71.68
4	—	675	40.00–45.00	42.22
14	—	800	60.00–65.00	62.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	70.00–80.00	74.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,300	84.00–89.50	86.96
32	—	1,025	76.00–82.00	79.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	86.00–96.00	91.99
14	—	1,750	100.00–113.00	107.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	96	—	675	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,377.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,288	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,425.24
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	700.00–1,075.00	912.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,250	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,545.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle