Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold $3-$5 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 $147.57/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$147.57

112 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$5.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

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	492	150.88	742	42
Medium and Large 1	524	145.59	764	70

One grade step is worth $5.28/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale112 hd

147.57

—

MS average13 barns · 1,097 hd

145.08

+2.49

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	1,441	109.75	1,582	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	88.41	1,047	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	76.85	788	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	65.69	621	28

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	523	151.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.50/cwt	132.00–144.50	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	145.29/cwt	145.00–146.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.25/cwt	132.00–146.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.13/cwt	157.50–170.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	209.36/cwt	200.00–217.50	676	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	162.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	178.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.12/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	152.72/cwt	150.00–153.50	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	166.34/cwt	157.50–170.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.13/cwt	172.00–178.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.19/cwt	117.00–129.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	142.98/cwt	136.00–154.00	741	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	881.82/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	7,275	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,240.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	15,500	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,238.41/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	12,694	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,588.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,750.00	19,112	14
Bulls	—	—	1,248	104.79/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,308	16
Bulls	—	—	1,828	119.66/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,187	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	82.39/cwt	78.00–85.50	844	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	95.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,315	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	76.85/cwt	71.00–81.00	788	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.72/cwt	53.00–60.00	454	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.68/cwt	66.00–74.00	724	18

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 1,390Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 208Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 330Last week 287Year ago 120

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold $3-$5 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	147.00–155.00	151.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	132.00–144.50	138.50
10	—	623	132.00–146.00	139.25
10	—	373	157.50–170.00	164.13
4	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.17
12	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.21
10	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.67
6	—	723	117.00–129.00	123.19
8	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	607	145.00–146.00	145.29
2	—	762	114.00	114.00
9	—	460	150.00–153.50	152.72
7	—	378	157.50–170.00	166.34
4	—	575	144.50	144.50
8	—	400	157.50	157.50
5	—	518	136.00–154.00	142.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	175.00	175.00
6	—	795	144.00	144.00
5	—	463	175.00–185.00	178.93
9	—	338	200.00	200.00
2	—	955	158.00	158.00
3	—	663	167.00	167.00
2	—	392	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	200.00–217.50	209.36
8	—	673	157.00–167.00	162.17
10	—	473	175.00–185.00	180.24
8	—	623	160.00–167.00	163.63
6	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.30
6	—	773	144.00–148.00	146.06
8	—	573	172.00–178.00	175.12
8	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
8	—	523	172.00–178.00	175.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	825	700.00–1,000.00	881.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	70	—	1,250	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,238.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,203	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,588.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,248	97.00–110.00	104.79
8	—	1,828	112.00–125.00	119.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	78.00–85.50	82.39
20	—	1,375	90.00–100.00	95.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	71.00–81.00	76.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	53.00–60.00	56.72
18	—	1,025	66.00–74.00	70.68

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