Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 3-7 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 lower.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

1 Load 80 head of steers 50,315lbs avj. 629lbs @ $167.00

1 Load 75 head of heifers 45,785lbs avj. 610lbs @ $153.75

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.14/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$162.14

231 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$2.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	163.94	919	64
Medium and Large 1-2	628	161.46	1,015	167

One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale231 hd

162.14

—

MS average13 barns · 843 hd

162.93

−0.78

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	1,644	108.59	1,785	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	85.63	925	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	76.68	786	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	64.66	567	58

Every lot, as filed

43 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	166.58/cwt	160.00–172.50	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.55/cwt	160.00–172.50	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.30/cwt	147.00–161.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.76/cwt	170.00–181.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	144.95/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,118	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	171.29/cwt	165.00–175.00	858	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	164.45/cwt	144.50–167.00	1,036	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	187.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.93/cwt	134.00–145.50	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	139.92/cwt	134.00–145.50	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	153.27/cwt	135.00–153.75	935	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	147.60/cwt	135.00–152.00	744	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.53/cwt	144.50–160.00	950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.73/cwt	122.00–135.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.07/cwt	140.00–153.50	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,023	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.22/cwt	132.00–142.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	180.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.11/cwt	140.00–153.50	622	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,082.56/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	11,638	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	868.75/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	6,950	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,178.13/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	12,700	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	1,009.86/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	8,968	46
Bulls	—	—	1,235	87.65/cwt	75.00–97.00	1,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	107.22/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,697	14
Bulls	—	—	1,880	118.93/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,236	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.25/cwt	60.00–68.00	514	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	83.68/cwt	79.00–87.00	858	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	91.64/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,146	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	76.68/cwt	72.00–80.00	786	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	43.16/cwt	37.50–47.50	286	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.27/cwt	68.00–77.00	751	26

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 744Year ago 891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 251Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 303Year ago 161

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 3-7 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 lower.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

1 Load 80 head of steers 50,315lbs avj. 629lbs @ $167.00

1 Load 75 head of heifers 45,785lbs avj. 610lbs @ $153.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–172.50	166.58
6	—	473	160.00–172.50	166.55
6	—	523	147.00–161.00	154.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	152.00–160.00	156.24
6	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
6	—	623	122.00–135.00	128.73
6	—	473	140.00–153.50	147.07
6	—	523	132.00–142.00	137.22
6	—	423	140.00–153.50	147.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	487	153.50	153.50
77	—	610	135.00–153.75	153.27
6	—	440	144.00	144.00
22	—	504	135.00–152.00	147.60
31	—	732	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	170.00–181.00	175.76
8	—	573	160.00–170.00	165.20
8	—	373	185.00–190.00	187.65
8	—	723	134.00–145.50	139.93
8	—	773	134.00–145.50	139.92
8	—	523	165.00–175.00	170.22
8	—	623	144.50–160.00	152.53
8	—	423	175.00–185.00	180.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	771	140.00–145.50	144.95
35	—	501	165.00–175.00	171.29
4	—	456	170.00	170.00
4	—	738	141.00	141.00
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
90	—	630	144.50–167.00	164.45
10	—	908	131.00	131.00
2	—	400	182.50	182.50

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)	14	—	1,075	850.00–1,250.00	1,082.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	800	700.00–1,000.00	868.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	888	900.00–1,100.00	1,009.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,078	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,178.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	75.00–97.00	87.65
14	—	1,583	101.00–112.00	107.22
14	—	1,880	114.00–123.00	118.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	800	60.00–68.00	64.25
10	—	663	37.50–47.50	43.16
26	—	1,025	68.00–77.00	73.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,025	79.00–87.00	83.68
22	—	1,250	88.00–95.00	91.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	72.00–80.00	76.68

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