Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 4-9 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 higher.

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 $171.10/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$171.10

135 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	174.50	806	56
Medium and Large 1-2	524	168.69	884	79

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale135 hd

171.10

—

MS average13 barns · 1,045 hd

160.07

+11.03

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	1,628	102.98	1,676	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	80.82	885	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	75.22	771	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	66.80	601	30

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,163	84.95/cwt	75.00–93.50	988	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.56/cwt	67.00–76.50	744	18
Bulls	—	—	1,885	112.24/cwt	108.50–115.00	2,116	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	898	724.72/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,270.45/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	13,975	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,003.95/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	9,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	134.71/cwt	133.00–136.50	903	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.77/cwt	160.00–172.50	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.16/cwt	128.00–138.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.44/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.76/cwt	165.00–176.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.95/cwt	176.00–183.50	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	134.14/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	756	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	179.35/cwt	179.00–179.50	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	174.31/cwt	165.00–178.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.29/cwt	145.00–157.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.80/cwt	167.50–177.50	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.81/cwt	162.00–175.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	855	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	82.38/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.22/cwt	77.00–82.50	822	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.52/cwt	60.00–68.50	516	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	51.80/cwt	47.00–55.00	324	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	75.22/cwt	72.00–77.50	771	24
Bulls	—	—	1,650	104.53/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,725	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	811.33/cwt	725.00–875.00	5,639	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,279.61/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	12,156	88
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	701.72/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,087	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	989.22/cwt	885.00–1,075.00	10,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	205.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.22/cwt	132.00–144.00	861	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.12/cwt	149.00–155.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	175.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	148.14/cwt	135.00–153.50	837	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	138.86/cwt	138.00–140.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	166.13/cwt	159.00–177.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	150.66/cwt	145.00–153.00	779	18

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 942Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 231Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 340Last week 446Year ago 215

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 4-9 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 higher.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	75.00–93.50	84.95
10	—	1,885	108.50–115.00	112.24
10	—	1,650	97.00–108.00	104.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	67.00–76.50	72.56
6	—	800	60.00–68.50	64.52
6	—	625	47.00–55.00	51.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	80.00–84.50	82.38
26	—	1,025	77.00–82.50	80.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	72.00–77.50	75.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	898	600.00–825.00	724.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,030	885.00–1,075.00	989.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,100	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,270.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	925.00–1,075.00	1,003.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	695	725.00–875.00	811.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	88	—	950	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,279.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	725	650.00–750.00	701.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	670	133.00–136.50	134.71
29	—	565	135.00–153.50	148.14
7	—	611	138.00–140.00	138.86
18	—	517	145.00–153.00	150.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	160.00–172.50	166.77
4	—	723	128.00–138.00	133.16
10	—	473	145.00–157.00	151.29
10	—	523	145.00–153.00	149.17
16	—	623	132.00–144.00	138.22
10	—	573	149.00–155.00	152.12
6	—	223	170.00–180.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	157.00–167.50	162.44
10	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.22
10	—	473	165.00–176.00	170.76
10	—	423	176.00–183.50	179.95
6	—	353	186.00–190.00	188.01
10	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
6	—	223	200.00–210.00	205.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	140.00	140.00
7	—	781	133.00–135.00	134.14
13	—	412	183.50	183.50
7	—	469	179.00–179.50	179.35
7	—	378	186.50	186.50
13	—	527	165.00–178.00	174.31
2	—	667	141.00	141.00
6	—	637	147.00	147.00
8	—	332	187.50–190.00	188.71
10	—	570	159.00–177.00	166.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	145.00–155.00	150.22
6	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.35
6	—	373	167.50–177.50	172.80
6	—	473	162.00–175.00	168.81
6	—	623	130.00–144.00	137.25

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle