Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter 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 $173.78/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$173.78

196 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	176.75	899	100
Medium and Large 1-2	587	170.69	1,002	96

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale196 hd

173.78

—

MS average13 barns · 860 hd

165.30

+8.48

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	1,476	109.10	1,610	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	88.82	1,014	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	79.76	818	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	74.42	707	30

Every lot, as filed

40 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	179.08/cwt	172.50–185.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.05/cwt	172.50–185.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.07/cwt	135.00–144.75	803	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.63/cwt	144.00–154.75	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.61/cwt	135.00–147.75	882	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	204	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	362	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	188.18/cwt	185.00–191.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.56/cwt	167.00–170.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	214	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.29/cwt	175.00–187.00	858	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	143.99/cwt	143.50–144.75	811	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	146.70/cwt	135.00–147.75	907	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	153.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,017	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	197.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	169.98/cwt	163.50–172.25	1,061	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	209.13/cwt	205.00–212.50	466	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	185.12/cwt	183.00–187.00	879	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	143.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	167.79/cwt	163.00–172.25	1,045	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,041	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,205.99/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	13,845	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,179.03/cwt	900.00–1,375.00	15,009	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	763	737.62/cwt	620.00–825.00	5,628	8
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,423	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	115.33/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,926	14
Bulls	—	—	1,195	96.65/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,155	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	91.89/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,241	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.51/cwt	74.00–80.00	794	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.10/cwt	83.00–90.00	893	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	79.76/cwt	78.00–81.00	818	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	68.25/cwt	64.00–72.00	546	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 885Year ago 1,044

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 123Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 259Year ago 208

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter 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
4	—	423	172.50–185.00	179.08
4	—	473	172.50–185.00	179.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	135.00–144.75	140.07
16	—	473	144.00–154.75	149.63
16	—	623	135.00–147.75	141.61
16	—	523	137.00–145.00	141.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	204	177.50	177.50
15	—	563	143.50–144.75	143.99
48	—	618	135.00–147.75	146.70
5	—	760	125.00	125.00
7	—	695	125.00	125.00
11	—	511	142.00–145.00	143.87
5	—	734	125.00	125.00
10	—	485	154.75	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	185.00–191.00	188.18
4	—	523	167.00–170.00	168.56
20	—	473	175.00–187.00	181.29
8	—	334	190.00–200.00	197.75
8	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
8	—	723	153.00–158.00	155.58
12	—	223	205.00–212.50	209.13
18	—	623	163.00–172.25	167.79
18	—	673	150.00–159.00	154.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	214	212.50	212.50
2	—	565	170.00	170.00
18	—	663	150.00–159.00	153.40
7	—	708	153.00	153.00
46	—	624	163.50–172.25	169.98
18	—	475	183.00–187.00	185.12

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	10	—	1,148	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,205.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,273	900.00–1,375.00	1,179.03
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	763	620.00–825.00	737.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,343	100.00–110.00	105.98
14	—	1,670	110.00–119.50	115.33
4	—	1,195	92.00–100.00	96.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,350	88.00–95.00	91.89
32	—	1,025	83.00–90.00	87.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	74.00–80.00	77.51
10	—	800	64.00–72.00	68.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	78.00–81.00	79.76

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