Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-7 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 $145.11/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$145.11

108 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$1.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	460	145.67	670	52
Medium and Large 1	446	144.60	645	56

One grade step is worth $1.07/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 sale108 hd

145.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd

143.84

+1.27

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	—	Average	1,445	97.68	1,412	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	88.25	957	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,150	80.85	930	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	878	63.34	556	32

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	423	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.50	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.45/cwt	157.50–167.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.54/cwt	144.50–154.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	197.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.72/cwt	157.50–167.50	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	171.98/cwt	166.00–175.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	147.83/cwt	146.00–154.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	845	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.00	707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.48/cwt	177.50–185.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.93/cwt	170.00–177.50	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.45/cwt	142.50–150.00	619	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	795.52/cwt	650.00–900.00	6,666	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	947.32/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	6,631	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	1,046.70/cwt	860.00–1,175.00	9,316	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,463.78/cwt	1,275.00–1,600.00	16,072	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,065.32/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,218	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,172.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	13,781	16
Bulls	—	—	1,708	101.72/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,737	10
Bulls	—	—	925	78.11/cwt	70.00–85.00	723	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	113.22/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,928	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	41.36/cwt	34.00–47.00	274	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	86.27/cwt	81.00–90.00	884	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.50/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,205	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	80.85/cwt	78.50–83.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	74.85/cwt	69.00–79.00	767	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	62.31/cwt	57.00–67.00	498	8

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 259Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-7 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–167.50	163.95
6	—	523	157.50–167.00	162.45
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	144.50–154.00	149.54
20	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
6	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
8	—	323	146.00–154.00	150.28
8	—	423	142.50–150.00	146.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	146.00–154.00	147.83
13	—	597	141.50	141.50
16	—	474	148.00–150.00	149.08
15	—	397	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	195.00–200.00	197.67
6	—	523	157.50–167.50	162.72
6	—	373	177.50–185.00	181.48
4	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
8	—	473	170.00–177.50	173.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	177.50	177.50
6	—	509	166.00–175.00	171.98
3	—	390	177.50	177.50
2	—	555	167.50	167.50

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)	20	—	838	650.00–900.00	795.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,053	900.00–1,200.00	1,065.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,172.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	700	800.00–1,075.00	947.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	860.00–1,175.00	1,046.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,098	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,463.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,708	96.00–105.00	101.72
10	—	925	70.00–85.00	78.11
10	—	1,703	108.00–117.00	113.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	34.00–47.00	41.36
16	—	1,025	69.00–79.00	74.85
8	—	800	57.00–67.00	62.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,025	81.00–90.00	86.27
12	—	1,275	90.00–98.50	94.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	78.50–83.00	80.85

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

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