Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers under 500lbs sold steady, over 500lbs sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $175.58/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$175.58

69 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	179.60	891	52
Medium and Large 1-2	589	163.26	961	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale69 hd

175.58

—

MS average13 barns · 563 hd

171.70

+3.87

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	1,574	97.40	1,533	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	87.16	1,015	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	77.85	798	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	68.93	655	18

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	273	192.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.72/cwt	147.50–157.50	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	208.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	188.98/cwt	185.00–192.50	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	186.21/cwt	184.00–188.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.21/cwt	157.00–163.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.48/cwt	184.00–192.50	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	157.88/cwt	157.50–159.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.74/cwt	181.00–192.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	146.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,056	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	759.32/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,113	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,080.64/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,103	14
Bulls	—	—	965	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.63/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,454	8
Bulls	—	—	1,850	106.37/cwt	101.00–110.50	1,968	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.27/cwt	67.00–76.00	741	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	82.51/cwt	79.00–85.00	846	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	92.47/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,225	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	77.85/cwt	72.00–82.00	798	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	62.25/cwt	58.00–66.00	498	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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 724Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 178Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 330Year ago 183

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers under 500lbs sold steady, over 500lbs sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
2	—	273	190.00–195.00	192.71
2	—	473	162.00–170.00	166.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.21
6	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.30
6	—	523	147.50–157.50	152.72
4	—	573	152.00–160.00	156.16
10	—	323	157.00–163.00	160.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	157.50–159.00	157.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	200.00–215.00	208.12
8	—	373	185.00–192.50	188.98
10	—	423	184.00–192.50	188.48
10	—	523	181.00–192.00	186.74
4	—	623	150.00–160.00	155.18
4	—	673	150.00–160.00	155.17
4	—	773	142.00–150.00	146.12
4	—	723	142.00–150.00	146.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	184.00–188.00	186.21
4	—	612	155.00	155.00
6	—	760	142.00	142.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	805	675.00–825.00	759.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,120	900.00–1,225.00	1,080.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	75.00–80.00	77.59
8	—	1,520	90.00–99.00	95.63
6	—	1,850	101.00–110.50	106.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	67.00–76.00	72.27
6	—	800	58.00–66.00	62.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	79.00–85.00	82.51
14	—	1,325	87.00–97.00	92.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	72.00–82.00	77.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle