Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 20
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
849 head
30 vs last sale 879 175 vs year ago 674 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
60 vs last sale 265 43 vs year ago 162 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
4 vs last sale 163 18 vs year ago 141 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 8.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $155.03/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$155.03
165 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.42
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490155.70762117
Medium and Large 1477153.4073248
One grade step is worth $2.30/cwt here — about $30 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 sale165 hd
155.03
MS average13 barns · 994 hd
141.60
+13.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,461105.341,53914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12093.431,04742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02584.3986510
CowsLean 85-90%Average89871.1363970

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,3042thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$7168
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,78922
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,1354thin

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006753
BullsMedium and Large 1623133.89/cwt130.00–137.508344
BullsMedium and Large 1673127.58/cwt125.00–130.008594
BullsMedium and Large 1423155.27/cwt150.00–160.006576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475157.66/cwt152.00–159.0074936
HeifersMedium and Large 1423154.27/cwt149.00–159.0065310
SteersMedium and Large 1573166.50/cwt160.00–172.5095410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563163.92/cwt161.50–172.5092326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624157.88/cwt150.00–163.0098510
HeifersMedium and Large 1373150.30/cwt145.00–155.005618
SteersMedium and Large 1623156.73/cwt150.00–163.0097610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added417182.72/cwt172.50–186.0076217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added760142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added453172.68/cwt165.00–179.0078211
SteersMedium and Large 1523169.04/cwt162.00–175.5088410
HeifersMedium and Large 1473155.24/cwt150.00–160.0073410
SteersMedium and Large 1423181.74/cwt177.00–186.0076910
SteersMedium and Large 1473172.86/cwt165.00–180.0081810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678142.00/cwt142.00–142.009638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530171.52/cwt164.50–175.5090920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 1523153.78/cwt147.00–160.0080410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added617150.00/cwt150.00–150.009262
HeifersMedium and Large 1573152.79/cwt145.00–160.0087510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510155.35/cwt147.50–157.5079222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added423157.73/cwt155.00–159.0066726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564151.93/cwt145.00–160.0085727
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2251,789.29/head1,500.00–2,025.001,78922
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28501,135.29/head900.00–1,300.001,1354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,304.16/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3042
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2775716.13/head600.00–800.007168
Bulls1,338101.32/cwt97.00–107.001,3566
Bulls1,650113.60/cwt112.00–115.001,8746
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02584.39/cwt80.00–87.5086510
CowsLean 85-90%1,02580.85/cwt75.00–85.0082936
CowsLean 85-90%80065.31/cwt60.00–70.0052224
CowsLean 85-90%67550.11/cwt44.00–55.0033810
Bulls1,26392.62/cwt89.00–95.001,1702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27597.21/cwt93.50–100.501,23916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02591.10/cwt87.00–94.0093426

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.