Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. Full load of weaned steers 101 head @ 50,720lbs avj. 502lbs @ $208.40

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.60/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$185.60

338 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.39

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	531	188.61	1,002	240
Medium and Large 1	511	178.23	910	98

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $92 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 sale338 hd

185.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,306 hd

172.21

+13.39

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	1,611	108.60	1,749	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	88.86	1,022	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	79.10	811	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	900	63.86	575	44

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.68/cwt	162.00–171.00	955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	901	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	215.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.30/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	208.40/cwt	208.40–208.40	1,046	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	145.80/cwt	141.00–148.50	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	164.41/cwt	163.50–164.75	1,037	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.58/cwt	190.00–202.50	832	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	188.01/cwt	180.00–197.50	829	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	205.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	144.73/cwt	138.00–149.00	954	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.22/cwt	157.00–167.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	79.10/cwt	75.00–82.00	811	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	95.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,290	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	868	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	43.78/cwt	41.00–46.00	296	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	58.78/cwt	54.00–63.00	470	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.10/cwt	69.00–76.00	749	24
Bulls	—	—	1,248	102.99/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,285	16
Bulls	—	—	1,973	114.20/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,253	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,228.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	8,600	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,196.74/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	13,763	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	933	874.53/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,159	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	959.29/cwt	825.00–1,060.00	8,394	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,330.43/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	15,300	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.10/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	243	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	510	5

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,390Last week 737Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 287Last week 212Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. Full load of weaned steers 101 head @ 50,720lbs avj. 502lbs @ $208.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	162.00–171.00	166.68
4	—	223	210.00–220.00	215.51
10	—	623	161.00–163.50	162.30
4	—	823	130.00–137.00	133.60
4	—	373	200.00–210.00	205.30
16	—	423	190.00–202.50	196.58
8	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.35
8	—	673	150.00–156.00	153.10
8	—	473	175.00–185.00	180.24
20	—	523	170.00–180.00	175.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	502	208.40	208.40
21	—	454	184.00	184.00
67	—	631	163.50–164.75	164.41
4	—	711	150.00	150.00
22	—	441	180.00–197.50	188.01
2	—	680	156.00	156.00
18	—	550	180.00	180.00
5	—	243	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	623	140.00–149.00	144.66
4	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.65
10	—	473	148.00–155.00	151.67
8	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.61
8	—	673	130.00–140.00	135.17
6	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	141.00–148.50	145.80
18	—	659	138.00–149.00	144.73
4	—	497	152.00	152.00
4	—	582	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
4	—	473	165.00–170.00	167.62
4	—	523	157.00–167.00	162.22
4	—	373	185.00–195.00	190.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	75.00–82.00	79.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,350	90.00–100.00	95.56
32	—	1,025	80.00–88.00	84.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	41.00–46.00	43.78
12	—	800	54.00–63.00	58.78
24	—	1,025	69.00–76.00	73.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,248	97.00–107.00	102.99
16	—	1,973	108.00–118.00	114.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	700	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,228.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,150	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,196.74
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	933	700.00–1,000.00	874.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	825.00–1,060.00	959.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,150	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,330.43

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