Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 6-9 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. Also sold a load of Black Angus steers 64 head avj. 727lbs @ $158.00 and a load of Cross Bred steers 60 head avj. 590lbs @ $161.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.65/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$162.65

447 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$0.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	163.08	932	158
Medium and Large 1-2	615	162.42	999	289

One grade step is worth $0.67/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale447 hd

162.65

—

MS average12 barns · 1,303 hd

165.80

−3.14

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	—	High	1,551	109.79	1,702	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	94.46	1,042	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	87.51	897	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	71.54	632	50

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	223	202.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.32/cwt	175.00–183.25	848	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	170.69/cwt	157.00–178.00	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	162.32/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,003	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	891	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.11/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,004	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	157.49/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,058	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	179.20/cwt	177.00–180.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	154.92/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,123	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	675	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,050	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.10/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.95/cwt	157.00–178.00	878	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	182.09/cwt	180.50–183.25	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	882	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.11/cwt	157.50–162.50	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	583	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	92.68/cwt	88.00–96.00	950	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	83.51/cwt	80.00–86.00	856	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	52.78/cwt	50.00–55.00	356	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	522	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	87.51/cwt	84.00–90.00	897	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	100.06/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,351	14
Bulls	—	—	1,780	117.97/cwt	112.00–122.50	2,100	12
Bulls	—	—	1,208	90.07/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	106.56/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,407	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	938.51/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	8,681	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,123.33/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,637	30
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	1,082.35/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	9,200	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,312.72/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	14,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	153.89/cwt	153.00–155.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	153.72/cwt	153.50–154.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	134.14/cwt	130.00–137.50	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.83/cwt	151.00–162.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.74/cwt	140.00–151.00	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	143.06/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	146.75/cwt	146.50–147.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.90/cwt	147.50–154.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	120.49/cwt	108.00–132.00	881	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.24/cwt	155.00–167.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,055Last week 625Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 181Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 188Year ago 210

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 6-9 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. Also sold a load of Black Angus steers 64 head avj. 727lbs @ $158.00 and a load of Cross Bred steers 60 head avj. 590lbs @ $161.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	200.00–205.00	202.75
16	—	473	175.00–183.25	179.32
16	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
10	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
20	—	623	158.00–164.00	161.11
30	—	723	140.00–150.00	145.16
20	—	673	155.00–161.00	158.10
20	—	523	157.00–178.00	167.95
10	—	773	141.00–145.00	143.06
8	—	573	155.00–167.00	161.24
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	145.00	145.00
19	—	538	157.00–178.00	170.69
30	—	618	158.00–164.00	162.32
21	—	672	155.00–161.00	157.49
11	—	442	177.00–180.00	179.20
94	—	725	145.00–158.00	154.92
24	—	386	170.00–180.00	174.98
4	—	778	144.00	144.00
21	—	474	180.50–183.25	182.09
60	—	590	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	140.00–150.00	145.20
10	—	423	150.00–156.00	153.16
24	—	673	130.00–132.00	131.03
14	—	623	130.00–137.50	133.89
14	—	373	151.00–162.00	156.83
20	—	523	140.00–151.00	145.74
10	—	473	147.50–154.00	150.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	680	130.00–132.00	130.98
6	—	285	165.00	165.00
11	—	408	153.00–155.00	153.89
9	—	456	153.50–154.00	153.72
11	—	640	130.00–137.50	134.14
8	—	396	161.00	161.00
18	—	556	150.00	150.00
14	—	549	146.50–147.00	146.75
17	—	731	108.00–132.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
6	—	523	157.50–162.50	160.11
4	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,025	88.00–96.00	92.68
14	—	1,350	97.00–102.50	100.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	80.00–86.00	83.51
10	—	675	50.00–55.00	52.78
16	—	800	60.00–70.00	65.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	84.00–90.00	87.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,780	112.00–122.50	117.97
4	—	1,208	82.00–95.00	90.07
6	—	1,320	100.00–111.00	106.56

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	—	925	800.00–1,050.00	938.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,125	950.00–1,250.00	1,123.33
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	850	950.00–1,200.00	1,082.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,120	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,312.72

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