Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-10.00 lower. 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 $161.34/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$161.34

110 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$5.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	162.75	853	84
Medium and Large 1-2	592	156.79	928	26

One grade step is worth $5.96/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale110 hd

161.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,202 hd

159.28

+2.07

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	—	Average	1,687	99.15	1,672	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	75.74	814	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	61.26	553	44

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,475	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$978	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,038	12
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$965	24

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.71/cwt	154.00–163.00	751	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.35/cwt	172.00–182.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	159.03/cwt	156.00–162.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	148.68/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	166.11/cwt	161.00–169.00	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.11/cwt	149.00–155.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.53/cwt	148.00–162.50	891	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.52/cwt	160.00–172.50	871	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.66/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	190.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.89/cwt	172.00–185.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.10/cwt	151.00–162.50	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.88/cwt	178.00–195.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.12/cwt	138.00–144.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.93/cwt	140.00–147.50	681	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	150.78/cwt	150.00–151.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	144.79/cwt	144.50–146.00	701	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,226.09/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,226	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	850.53/head	630.00–1,000.00	851	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,028	1,474.82/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,475	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	978.49/head	800.00–1,125.00	978	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850	964.71/head	900.00–1,000.00	965	24
Bulls	—	—	1,360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	103.73/cwt	99.00–107.50	1,919	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.51/cwt	71.00–77.00	764	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.31/cwt	50.00–60.00	442	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	80.65/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,028	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.39/cwt	64.00–71.50	701	20

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 966Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 430Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 202Year ago 189

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	154.00–163.00	158.71
4	—	323	172.00–182.00	177.35
4	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	130.00–142.00	136.22
12	—	523	141.00–151.00	146.22
10	—	373	151.00–162.50	157.10
8	—	573	138.00–144.00	141.12
6	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.95
18	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	125.50	125.50
5	—	651	142.00	142.00
3	—	753	117.00	117.00
2	—	422	141.00	141.00
4	—	582	138.00	138.00
9	—	513	150.00–151.00	150.78
10	—	484	144.50–146.00	144.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	156.00–162.00	159.03
2	—	845	130.00	130.00
11	—	511	161.00–169.00	166.11
3	—	793	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	143.00–154.00	148.68
6	—	823	130.00–140.00	135.14
4	—	623	149.00–155.00	152.11
24	—	573	148.00–162.50	155.53
18	—	523	160.00–172.50	166.52
4	—	773	133.00–144.00	138.66
6	—	223	185.00–195.00	190.51
6	—	373	172.00–185.00	178.89
10	—	273	178.00–195.00	185.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,226.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	755	630.00–1,000.00	850.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,028	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,474.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,093	800.00–1,125.00	978.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	850	900.00–1,000.00	964.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,850	99.00–107.50	103.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	71.00–77.00	74.51
6	—	1,275	78.00–83.00	80.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	800	50.00–60.00	55.31
20	—	1,025	64.00–71.50	68.39

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

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