Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,043 head
423 vs last sale 1,466 715 vs year ago 1,758 · 40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
26 vs last sale 194 26 vs year ago 194 · +13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
10 vs last sale 100 79 vs year ago 189 · 41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-7 Lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.59/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$161.59
139 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.61
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447163.1672935
Medium and Large 1587163.0395795
Small and Medium 1-2208142.532962thin
Medium and Large 2-3477139.596667thin
One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $63 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 sale139 hd
161.59
MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd
164.20
−2.61
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
BullsHigh1,33997.021,29920
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19773.2187642
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05064.916825thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,3102thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$8729
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$7873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$6801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$5852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$1,13328
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,11910

Every lot, as filed

74 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381141.52/cwt132.50–155.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723108.35/cwt100.00–120.007833
SteersMedium and Large 1622155.34/cwt154.00–159.5096624
SteersMedium and Large 1435175.92/cwt174.00–178.0076517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481146.40/cwt140.00–150.0070449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518132.88/cwt125.00–142.506887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625133.89/cwt121.00–150.008376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2556139.14/cwt110.00–141.0077422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469171.76/cwt165.00–177.008064
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355139.08/cwt133.00–145.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421140.26/cwt130.00–142.0059019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2218137.64/cwt135.00–140.003002
SteersMedium and Large 1709156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,1105
SteersMedium and Large 1-2312165.83/cwt135.00–185.005175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417168.35/cwt150.00–180.007027
SteersMedium and Large 1468179.00/cwt179.00–179.0083810
SteersMedium and Large 1791149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,18314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568166.91/cwt162.50–170.009483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368172.64/cwt160.00–180.006356
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2208142.53/cwt140.00–145.002962
SteersMedium and Large 2-3562135.66/cwt135.00–137.007623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268172.47/cwt170.00–177.504623
SteersMedium and Large 1532168.00/cwt168.00–168.008949
SteersMedium and Large 1808134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688132.58/cwt130.00–140.009125
SteersMedium and Large 1551166.00/cwt166.00–166.0091514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473145.98/cwt145.00–147.006902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585123.02/cwt121.00–125.007202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468157.38/cwt150.00–165.007372
CowsLean 85-90%1,05064.91/cwt62.00–68.006825
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,61075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2081
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,09068.69/cwt65.00–72.007492
Bulls1,334100.76/cwt95.00–110.001,3449
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12471.86/cwt64.00–80.0080829
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38977.87/cwt75.00–81.001,08210
Bulls1,32090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1881
Bulls82080.00/cwt80.00–80.006561
BullsLight Weight82580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
BullsLight Weight1,576102.06/cwt96.00–107.001,6086
BullsLight Weight1,18085.60/cwt85.00–86.001,0102
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2815584.72/head510.00–650.005852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,310.49/head900.00–1,600.001,3102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2835650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,092.23/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0926
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,108.18/head750.00–2,000.001,10820
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2777675.73/head560.00–850.006765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0441,118.41/head730.00–1,300.001,1184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,193.40/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1938
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2760580.00/head510.00–650.005802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,313.44/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1381,158.02/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383162.35/cwt155.00–170.006222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2145145.00/cwt145.00–145.002101
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2250121.00/cwt121.00–121.003031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429159.73/cwt150.00–175.006855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2228166.15/cwt150.00–180.003792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320144.30/cwt140.00–152.504623

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.