Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
222 vs last sale 997 486 vs year ago 1,261 · 38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
14 vs last sale 126 130 vs year ago 242 · 53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
58 vs last sale 154 12 vs year ago 84 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 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 $168.67/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$168.67
138 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.98
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440180.0479272
Medium and Large 1-2705156.271,10166
One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale138 hd
168.67
MS average13 barns · 984 hd
162.69
+5.98
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
BullsLow1,61895.871,55218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07971.7077424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02564.6866326
CowsLean 85-90%Low95062.9159818

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,00812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$7186
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$1,20912

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls1,28382.96/cwt79.00–86.001,0644
Bulls1,905107.72/cwt105.00–110.002,0524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35074.67/cwt73.00–76.001,0084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02571.10/cwt67.00–74.0072920
CowsLean 85-90%80056.52/cwt52.00–60.504526
BullsMedium and Large 1473170.24/cwt165.00–175.008056
BullsMedium and Large 1623140.18/cwt135.00–145.008736
BullsMedium and Large 1523157.61/cwt155.00–160.008246
BullsMedium and Large 1673140.17/cwt135.00–145.009436
BullsMedium and Large 1573145.20/cwt140.00–150.0083210
HeifersMedium and Large 1473153.67/cwt150.00–157.007274
SteersMedium and Large 1223197.75/cwt195.00–200.0044112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added972132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added476180.00/cwt180.00–180.008576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added771152.36/cwt150.00–152.501,17537
SteersMedium and Large 1673156.13/cwt152.00–160.001,0516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512173.00/cwt173.00–173.008862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584159.95/cwt153.00–168.0093411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added417183.00/cwt183.00–183.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1573160.79/cwt153.00–168.0092110
SteersMedium and Large 1623159.66/cwt155.00–164.009956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009013
SteersMedium and Large 1473183.93/cwt180.00–187.508706
SteersMedium and Large 1523176.65/cwt173.00–180.009246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added547140.00/cwt140.00–140.007662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02564.68/cwt60.00–68.0066326
CowsLean 85-90%1,02566.10/cwt62.00–69.0067812
Bulls1,63896.29/cwt94.00–98.001,57710
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2845717.93/head540.00–850.007186
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1281,007.93/head850.00–1,125.001,00812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,209.14/head1,150.00–1,250.001,20912
HeifersMedium and Large 1623141.18/cwt136.00–146.0088010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added676146.50/cwt146.50–146.509903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added559143.66/cwt143.00–146.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 1423160.16/cwt157.00–163.0067710
HeifersMedium and Large 1523153.65/cwt150.00–157.008044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,08625
HeifersMedium and Large 1573143.12/cwt140.00–146.0082010
SteersMedium and Large 1423183.95/cwt180.00–187.507786
SteersMedium and Large 1373186.63/cwt180.00–192.5069610
SteersMedium and Large 1323195.35/cwt190.00–200.0063110
HeifersMedium and Large 1673141.43/cwt136.00–146.509526

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.