Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $3-$5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold $3-$4 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 $165.45/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$165.45

156 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$0.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	165.62	853	100
Medium and Large 1-2	522	165.16	862	56

One grade step is worth $0.46/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale156 hd

165.45

—

MS average13 barns · 811 hd

154.51

+10.95

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	—	Low	1,342	91.00	1,221	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	68.19	727	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	63.05	646	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	54.58	479	54

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,023	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,199	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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	131.52/cwt	125.00–137.50	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.50	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	134.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	125.08/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	155.74/cwt	146.00–160.00	938	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.16/cwt	155.00–163.00	912	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.25/cwt	146.00–160.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.98/cwt	180.00–187.50	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.00/cwt	160.00–171.50	868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.59/cwt	70.00–73.00	913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.72/cwt	50.00–57.00	430	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	39.67/cwt	33.00–45.00	268	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	63.05/cwt	61.00–64.50	646	8
Bulls	—	—	1,033	85.14/cwt	81.00–87.50	879	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.51/cwt	64.00–70.00	692	20
Bulls	—	—	1,475	92.92/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,371	14
Bulls	—	—	1,648	100.95/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,664	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,198.86/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,199	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,098.58/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,099	36
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	751.06/head	650.00–825.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.59/cwt	122.00–134.75	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.70/cwt	127.00–138.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 1,231Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 182Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 105Year ago 186

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $3-$5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold $3-$4 lower.

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	125.00–137.50	131.52
6	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.65
6	—	573	125.00–137.50	131.50
6	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
14	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
6	—	673	122.00–134.75	128.59
6	—	623	127.00–138.00	132.70
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	132.00–140.00	134.49
12	—	590	145.00	145.00
8	—	406	140.00	140.00
5	—	603	134.00	134.00
12	—	668	134.75	134.75
4	—	362	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	188.00	188.00
27	—	602	146.00–160.00	155.74
8	—	506	171.50	171.50
9	—	363	183.00	183.00
7	—	575	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	122.00–128.00	125.08
12	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.24
12	—	573	155.00–163.00	159.16
4	—	723	130.00–140.00	135.16
10	—	323	185.00–190.00	187.67
12	—	623	146.00–160.00	153.25
16	—	373	180.00–187.50	183.98
12	—	423	174.00–180.00	177.16
12	—	523	160.00–171.50	166.00
4	—	773	130.00–140.00	135.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	70.00–73.00	71.59
20	—	1,025	64.00–70.00	67.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	800	50.00–57.00	53.72
24	—	1,025	58.00–64.00	61.51
10	—	675	33.00–45.00	39.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	61.00–64.50	63.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	81.00–87.50	85.14
14	—	1,475	89.00–96.00	92.92
2	—	1,648	97.50–104.00	100.95

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	12	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,198.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,058	900.00–1,250.00	1,098.58
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	888	650.00–825.00	751.06

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle