Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 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 $144.43/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$144.43

74 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	147.99	766	38
Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.67	793	36

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale74 hd

144.43

—

MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd

145.31

−0.89

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	1,603	114.06	1,829	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	89.76	957	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	82.85	849	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	73.39	662	74

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	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.17/cwt	157.00–165.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	186.07/cwt	185.00–187.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.64/cwt	164.00–171.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.95/cwt	180.00–187.50	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	208.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.43/cwt	177.50–185.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.20/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	205.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.76/cwt	127.00–134.25	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.52/cwt	170.00–182.50	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	780	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,118.97/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,174	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	825.67/cwt	625.00–975.00	7,745	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,044.74/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	9,925	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,577.91/cwt	1,200.00–1,850.00	16,963	64
Bulls	—	—	1,078	95.36/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,028	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	111.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,772	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.85/cwt	76.00–86.00	839	40
Bulls	—	—	1,765	122.64/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,165	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	88.98/cwt	84.00–92.50	912	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	93.65/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,194	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	82.85/cwt	77.00–87.00	849	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	50.11/cwt	44.00–55.00	338	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	70.72/cwt	67.00–74.00	566	22

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 1,055Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 198Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 251Year ago 296

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 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
4	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
4	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.30
4	—	523	157.00–165.00	161.17
4	—	323	185.00–187.00	186.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.24
8	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.27
6	—	623	127.00–134.25	130.76
8	—	573	140.00–150.00	145.20
8	—	523	145.00–153.00	149.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	140.00	140.00
8	—	523	148.50	148.50
12	—	647	134.25	134.25
5	—	370	154.00	154.00
6	—	700	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	164.00–171.00	167.64
6	—	423	180.00–187.50	183.95
6	—	223	200.00–215.00	208.26
6	—	473	177.50–185.00	181.43
6	—	673	145.00–157.00	151.20
2	—	273	200.00–210.00	205.41
6	—	523	170.00–182.50	176.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	143.50	143.50
5	—	664	145.00	145.00
3	—	568	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,088	950.00–1,250.00	1,118.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	938	625.00–975.00	825.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	950	900.00–1,175.00	1,044.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,577.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	90.00–100.00	95.36
16	—	1,593	105.00–115.00	111.23
14	—	1,765	116.00–127.00	122.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	76.00–86.00	81.85
12	—	675	44.00–55.00	50.11
22	—	800	67.00–74.00	70.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,025	84.00–92.50	88.98
14	—	1,275	91.00–96.00	93.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	77.00–87.00	82.85

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