Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers under 450lbs sold steady, over 450lbs sold 2-5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $150.20/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$150.20

253 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	153.27	892	114
Medium and Large 1-2	612	147.68	904	139

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale253 hd

150.20

—

MS average12 barns · 1,382 hd

149.17

+1.03

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	1,384	98.32	1,361	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	76.13	812	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	70.27	720	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	893	61.02	545	68

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.34/cwt	133.00–137.50	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.17/cwt	155.00–172.50	777	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	149.00/cwt	143.50–158.00	943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	157.07/cwt	155.00–158.00	716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	157.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	812	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	129.14/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	959	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.16/cwt	127.00–137.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.98/cwt	175.00–182.50	668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.22/cwt	155.00–165.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.49/cwt	143.50–157.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	126.93/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,040	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	78.62/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,002	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	75.63/cwt	73.00–77.50	775	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	40.61/cwt	32.00–47.50	274	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	59.58/cwt	54.00–64.50	477	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	69.68/cwt	65.00–73.00	714	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	70.27/cwt	65.00–74.00	720	16
Bulls	—	—	1,050	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	105.57/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,814	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	858	795.34/cwt	550.00–975.00	6,824	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,392.07/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	14,269	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	980.36/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	8,235	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	670.65/cwt	625.00–700.00	3,856	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,124.11/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	11,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	134.60/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.35/cwt	133.00–137.50	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	948	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	129.62/cwt	127.00–133.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	134.63/cwt	134.00–135.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	125.73/cwt	125.50–126.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	32

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 1,328Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 125Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 150Year ago 295

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers under 450lbs sold steady, over 450lbs sold 2-5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	144.00–150.00	147.16
6	—	673	125.00–126.00	125.52
6	—	623	124.00–133.00	128.66
10	—	573	133.00–137.50	135.34
10	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
10	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.98
10	—	523	133.00–137.50	135.35
6	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	142.00–145.00	143.55
2	—	760	124.00	124.00
9	—	612	127.00–133.00	129.62
8	—	540	134.00–135.00	134.63
16	—	920	101.50	101.50
9	—	682	125.50–126.00	125.73
32	—	470	140.00–147.50	144.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	155.00–172.50	164.17
4	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.35
10	—	823	124.00–134.00	129.14
2	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.63
10	—	673	135.00–144.00	139.65
10	—	573	152.00–160.00	156.16
10	—	723	127.00–137.00	132.16
12	—	373	175.00–182.50	178.98
16	—	523	155.00–165.00	160.22
10	—	623	143.50–157.00	150.49
10	—	773	131.00–138.00	134.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	780	132.00	132.00
25	—	633	143.50–158.00	149.00
4	—	421	181.00	181.00
6	—	363	180.00	180.00
20	—	456	155.00–158.00	157.07
22	—	516	156.00–160.00	157.42
4	—	561	154.00	154.00
20	—	666	144.00	144.00
12	—	819	124.00–134.00	126.93
18	—	736	127.00–130.00	128.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	76.50–80.50	78.62
50	—	1,025	73.00–77.50	75.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	32.00–47.50	40.61
18	—	800	54.00–64.50	59.58
36	—	1,025	65.00–73.00	69.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	65.00–74.00	70.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	89.00–93.00	91.06
4	—	1,718	102.50–108.00	105.57

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	858	550.00–975.00	795.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	985	850.00–1,350.00	1,124.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,025	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,392.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	840	800.00–1,100.00	980.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	575	625.00–700.00	670.65

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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