Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold mixed to 2-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower.

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 $134.59/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$134.59

99 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$7.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	138.06	781	56
Medium and Large 1-2	683	130.07	888	43

One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale99 hd

134.59

—

MS average13 barns · 982 hd

138.66

−4.07

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	1,546	98.23	1,519	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	79.69	867	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	74.39	762	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	876	64.90	568	58

Every lot, as filed

46 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	162.53/cwt	157.00–167.50	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.50/cwt	157.00–167.50	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	121.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.17/cwt	157.50–162.50	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.57/cwt	165.00–168.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.24/cwt	145.00–157.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	201.10/cwt	200.00–202.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	134.17/cwt	130.00–136.50	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.24/cwt	177.00–185.00	676	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	74.39/cwt	70.00–77.50	762	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	82.71/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,055	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	52.22/cwt	45.00–58.00	352	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	63.31/cwt	58.00–68.00	506	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.85/cwt	65.00–75.00	726	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	78.68/cwt	74.00–82.00	806	36
Bulls	—	—	1,173	81.59/cwt	75.00–85.00	957	10
Bulls	—	—	1,843	111.53/cwt	107.00–115.00	2,055	10
Bulls	—	—	1,623	101.58/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,649	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875	1,162.14/cwt	800.00–1,450.00	10,169	82
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	903	808.80/cwt	600.00–975.00	7,303	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,118.80/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	13,761	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	978	1,092.77/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	10,687	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,354.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,550.00	15,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.19/cwt	115.00–127.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	125.18/cwt	124.00–127.00	895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.57/cwt	132.50–136.50	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	132.72/cwt	132.50–133.00	888	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.08/cwt	152.00–167.50	837	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 488Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 130Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 446Last week 206Year ago 243

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold mixed to 2-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower.

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	157.00–167.50	162.53
4	—	473	157.00–167.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.22
4	—	273	160.00–165.00	162.71
8	—	773	115.00–127.00	121.17
4	—	323	157.50–162.50	160.17
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
8	—	723	115.00–127.00	121.19
8	—	623	132.50–136.50	134.57
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
4	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	110.00	110.00
14	—	612	130.00–136.50	134.17
5	—	755	130.00	130.00
10	—	715	124.00–127.00	125.18
12	—	669	132.50–133.00	132.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	854	130.00–134.00	131.85
23	—	797	137.50	137.50
6	—	567	157.00	157.00
3	—	700	135.00	135.00
6	—	528	156.00	156.00
2	—	660	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	165.00–168.00	166.57
4	—	673	145.00–146.00	145.52
4	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.63
4	—	573	145.00–157.00	151.24
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
4	—	223	200.00–202.00	201.10
4	—	773	135.00–145.00	140.15
4	—	723	135.00–145.00	140.16
4	—	373	177.00–185.00	181.24
4	—	523	152.00–167.50	160.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	70.00–77.50	74.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	79.00–86.00	82.71
36	—	1,025	74.00–82.00	78.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	45.00–58.00	52.22
26	—	800	58.00–68.00	63.31
24	—	1,025	65.00–75.00	70.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	75.00–85.00	81.59
10	—	1,843	107.00–115.00	111.53
10	—	1,623	95.00–105.00	101.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	82	—	875	800.00–1,450.00	1,162.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	903	600.00–975.00	808.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,230	950.00–1,225.00	1,118.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	978	900.00–1,275.00	1,092.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,354.35

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle