Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-7 higher.

Weaned grouped 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 $144.02/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$144.02

145 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$2.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

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	577	145.08	837	77
Medium and Large 1	569	142.82	812	68

One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about $25 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 sale145 hd

144.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd

140.15

+3.86

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	1,472	107.32	1,579	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	86.48	994	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	76.93	789	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	67.71	629	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Value Added	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.96/cwt	132.50–145.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.55/cwt	165.00–177.50	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.48/cwt	166.00–176.50	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	878	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.21/cwt	157.00–165.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.68/cwt	140.00–149.00	829	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	208.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	161.88/cwt	150.00–165.75	1,064	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	154.34/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	171.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	145.46/cwt	136.50–152.50	1,113	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	204.01/cwt	200.00–207.50	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.73/cwt	132.00–145.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.77/cwt	200.00–212.50	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	169.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	145.22/cwt	142.00–147.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	148.60/cwt	148.00–149.00	829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.13/cwt	142.00–148.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	139.93/cwt	132.50–145.00	943	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,486.36/cwt	1,250.00–1,650.00	16,350	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,203.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	12,969	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	858	835.80/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,171	17
Bulls	—	—	1,695	112.85/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,913	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	101.79/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,270	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	81.30/cwt	77.50–84.00	833	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	76.93/cwt	74.00–79.00	789	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	63.98/cwt	60.00–67.50	512	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	92.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,205	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 1,150Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 218Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 357Year ago 140

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-7 higher.

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	149.00	149.00
13	—	619	140.00–144.00	141.88
5	—	701	140.00	140.00
11	—	527	142.00–147.00	145.22
19	—	558	148.00–149.00	148.60
18	—	674	132.50–145.00	139.93
8	—	385	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	132.50–145.00	138.96
4	—	723	120.00–127.00	123.61
20	—	573	140.00–149.00	144.68
4	—	473	145.00–151.00	148.14
10	—	623	132.00–145.00	138.73
10	—	523	142.00–148.00	145.13
10	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	165.00–177.50	171.55
10	—	523	166.00–176.50	171.48
4	—	223	200.00–215.00	208.26
4	—	323	200.00–207.50	204.01
4	—	273	200.00–212.50	206.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	657	150.00–165.75	161.88
5	—	361	195.00	195.00
7	—	706	152.00–157.50	154.34
14	—	559	170.00–174.00	171.16
3	—	548	166.00	166.00
21	—	765	136.50–152.50	145.46
2	—	632	158.00	158.00
5	—	486	160.00–175.00	169.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	157.00–165.00	161.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	200.00	200.00
10	—	519	163.75	163.75
7	—	784	125.00	125.00

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	50	—	1,100	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,486.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,078	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,203.02
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	858	700.00–900.00	835.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	107.00–117.50	112.85
6	—	1,248	97.00–105.00	101.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	77.50–84.00	81.30
10	—	1,300	90.00–95.00	92.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	74.00–79.00	76.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	67.00–73.00	70.51
6	—	800	60.00–67.50	63.98

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