Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $167.23/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$167.23

197 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	168.29	846	85
Medium and Large 1	504	166.43	839	112

One grade step is worth $1.87/cwt here — about $7 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 sale197 hd

167.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,282 hd

157.90

+9.33

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	1,625	98.98	1,608	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	70.68	765	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	67.27	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	60.78	548	26

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,070	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$747	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,190	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	650	$777	8

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	135.77/cwt	134.00–137.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.24/cwt	170.00–178.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.77/cwt	132.50–142.50	583	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	174.64/cwt	173.00–177.00	802	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.63/cwt	173.00–178.00	743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	936	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.22/cwt	157.00–167.00	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.62/cwt	173.00–178.00	831	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	164.62/cwt	162.00–167.00	841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	152.32/cwt	149.00–154.00	976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.94/cwt	150.00–159.50	888	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	161.96/cwt	159.50–164.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	136.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	598	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	534	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,327.55/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,328	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,070.37/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,070	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	747.06/head	600.00–850.00	747	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	776.92/head	750.00–800.00	777	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	961.11/head	850.00–1,050.00	961	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	98.98/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,608	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	43.22/cwt	41.00–45.00	292	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.68/cwt	62.00–70.00	683	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	69.93/cwt	67.00–72.00	717	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	933	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	67.27/cwt	62.00–71.00	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	59.25/cwt	55.00–63.00	474	8

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,603Last week 1,043Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 220Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 110Year ago 251

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	190.00–195.00	192.67
20	—	423	173.00–178.00	175.63
20	—	623	145.00–155.00	150.18
20	—	523	157.00–167.00	162.22
20	—	473	173.00–178.00	175.62
20	—	573	150.00–159.50	154.94
6	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	195.00	195.00
27	—	459	173.00–177.00	174.64
18	—	511	162.00–167.00	164.62
15	—	641	149.00–154.00	152.32
10	—	400	178.00	178.00
11	—	567	159.50–164.00	161.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	134.00–137.00	135.77
5	—	514	135.00	135.00
19	—	438	134.00–137.00	136.55
9	—	379	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	423	132.50–142.50	137.77
8	—	623	122.00–130.00	126.14
12	—	523	130.00–136.00	133.13
26	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.17
4	—	373	170.00–178.00	174.24
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.63
4	—	473	145.00–155.00	150.24
4	—	623	130.00–138.00	134.14

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	10	—	1,225	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,327.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	850.00–1,050.00	961.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,215	900.00–1,200.00	1,070.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	935	600.00–850.00	747.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	650	750.00–800.00	776.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,625	94.00–103.00	98.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	41.00–45.00	43.22
14	—	1,025	62.00–70.00	66.68
8	—	800	55.00–63.00	59.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	67.00–72.00	69.93
6	—	1,275	70.00–76.00	73.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	62.00–71.00	67.27

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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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle