Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,521 head
392 vs last sale 1,129 21 vs year ago 1,500 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
20 vs last sale 280 87 vs year ago 213 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
40 vs last sale 170 84 vs year ago 294 · 28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.64/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$160.64
125 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.05
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510162.35828110
Medium and Large 3482148.0871415thin
One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $114 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 sale125 hd
160.64
MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd
159.59
+1.05
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
BullsHigh1,57890.141,42319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20666.5780332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53059.529113thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03856.0058123

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$1,1642thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$96812
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$94723
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$8132thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$5813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,26236
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,12122
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,023$8504thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt118.00–120.009582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815111.57/cwt100.00–123.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2955107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523138.62/cwt132.00–141.5072511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389148.00/cwt148.00–148.005765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467144.53/cwt142.50–146.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277134.44/cwt130.00–142.503723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2654125.00/cwt125.00–125.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557143.43/cwt135.00–145.0079913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629138.54/cwt125.00–142.5087111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720123.61/cwt120.00–130.008903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417147.57/cwt140.00–152.506153
SteersMedium and Large 3435144.80/cwt140.00–147.506303
SteersMedium and Large 3590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418169.09/cwt158.00–190.0070721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615147.06/cwt131.00–159.009045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516161.50/cwt159.00–177.0083326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328186.11/cwt177.00–195.006106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2238154.84/cwt140.00–170.003692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669145.38/cwt125.00–155.0097312
SteersMedium and Large 3519143.61/cwt140.00–155.007454
SteersMedium and Large 3466153.47/cwt145.00–157.007157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473168.95/cwt160.00–175.007993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268180.16/cwt170.00–185.004833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583161.24/cwt150.00–163.0094011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715148.48/cwt125.00–154.001,06210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370177.48/cwt170.00–195.0065710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478143.94/cwt135.00–160.0068812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578133.19/cwt130.00–140.007707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2336178.72/cwt175.00–180.006004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717124.15/cwt120.00–130.008903
BullsMedium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
CowsLean 85-90%1,09652.00/cwt50.00–54.005706
CowsLean 85-90%1,01757.41/cwt52.00–61.0058417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53059.52/cwt55.00–63.009113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06969.54/cwt69.00–70.007436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24665.88/cwt63.00–69.0082122
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight1,18965.93/cwt64.00–67.007844
Bulls1,68194.53/cwt90.00–100.001,5899
Bulls1,55085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,3251
Bulls1,47986.27/cwt80.00–89.001,2769
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2849824.78/head775.00–850.008254
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2785600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,287.65/head1,025.00–1,400.001,28818
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2940750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,163.88/head800.00–1,450.001,1642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,299.82/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160962.28/head750.00–1,200.0096222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2780750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2928646.23/head450.00–850.006462
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2845450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,090900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0541,039.11/head855.00–1,425.001,0398
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115812.56/head800.00–825.008132
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2880625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2864893.23/head825.00–1,050.008938
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1721,251.11/head975.00–1,400.001,25114
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3511,332.70/head1,075.00–1,550.001,33314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371168.58/cwt167.50–170.006257
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627133.80/cwt120.00–140.008395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511140.41/cwt132.50–147.007175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414152.82/cwt151.00–160.006335

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.