Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cow sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Grouped weaned 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 $170.52/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$170.52

225 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	181.45	908	62
Medium and Large 1-2	575	166.36	957	163

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale225 hd

170.52

—

MS average13 barns · 1,212 hd

171.64

−1.12

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	1,542	106.64	1,644	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	82.96	899	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	80.68	827	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	63.90	550	88

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	977	$934	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,224	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$972	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$930	8

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.80/cwt	187.50–197.50	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.19/cwt	117.00–129.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.48/cwt	137.50–147.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	151.51/cwt	145.00–166.00	964	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.95/cwt	170.00–179.50	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	188.95/cwt	179.00–190.50	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	200.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	182.72/cwt	170.00–190.00	841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	168.31/cwt	155.00–181.50	936	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	206.69/cwt	200.00–212.50	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	165.39/cwt	155.00–175.00	948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.22/cwt	153.00–165.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	185.50/cwt	180.00–190.50	877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.63/cwt	160.00–172.50	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.43/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.79/cwt	142.00–153.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	148.13/cwt	143.50–151.00	763	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.72/cwt	130.00–141.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.74/cwt	140.00–151.00	762	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	930.26/head	725.00–1,050.00	930	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	971.95/head	875.00–1,050.00	972	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,223.53/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,224	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,049.42/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,049	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	758	673.27/head	500.00–800.00	673	8
Bulls	—	—	1,578	102.04/cwt	96.50–107.00	1,610	8
Bulls	—	—	1,505	111.24/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,674	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	81.85/cwt	76.00–86.00	839	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.31/cwt	55.00–65.00	482	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	45.44/cwt	41.00–51.00	307	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	87.94/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,187	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	80.68/cwt	76.00–84.00	827	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.85/cwt	70.00–80.00	777	28

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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 1,090Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 125Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 110Year ago 201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	145.00–155.00	150.22
6	—	373	187.50–197.50	192.80
4	—	573	145.00–148.00	146.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	117.00–129.00	123.19
8	—	673	127.00–130.00	128.55
10	—	473	137.50–147.00	142.48
4	—	373	160.00–172.50	166.63
8	—	623	127.00–135.00	131.14
6	—	423	142.00–153.00	147.79
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.67
8	—	573	130.00–141.00	135.72
10	—	523	140.00–151.00	145.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	148.00	148.00
8	—	340	179.00	179.00
16	—	487	147.00	147.00
37	—	515	143.50–151.00	148.13
3	—	550	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	194.00	194.00
61	—	636	145.00–166.00	151.51
15	—	513	179.00–190.50	188.95
17	—	460	170.00–190.00	182.72
48	—	556	155.00–181.50	168.31
15	—	674	162.50	162.50
5	—	348	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	170.00–179.50	174.95
8	—	423	195.00–205.00	200.27
4	—	323	200.00–212.50	206.69
12	—	573	155.00–175.00	165.39
6	—	623	153.00–165.00	159.22
8	—	473	180.00–190.50	185.50
10	—	373	200.00–210.00	205.30
6	—	673	152.00–162.50	157.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	725.00–1,050.00	930.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,065	875.00–1,050.00	971.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,105	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,223.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,075	850.00–1,200.00	1,049.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	758	500.00–800.00	673.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,578	96.50–107.00	102.04
8	—	1,505	107.00–114.50	111.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,025	76.00–86.00	81.85
12	—	1,350	86.00–89.50	87.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	800	55.00–65.00	60.31
8	—	675	41.00–51.00	45.44
28	—	1,025	70.00–80.00	75.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	76.00–84.00	80.68

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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