Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-3 higher, feeder heifers sold 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-3 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$146.94

130 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

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	470	152.37	717	54
Medium and Large 1	503	143.08	720	76

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale130 hd

146.94

—

MS average13 barns · 1,233 hd

139.85

+7.09

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	1,461	87.47	1,278	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	68.68	742	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	64.10	657	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	832	49.25	410	44

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$995	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$668	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,235	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$896	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.02/cwt	137.50–150.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	159.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.84/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	196.63/cwt	190.00–202.50	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.10/cwt	147.00–151.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	782	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.05/cwt	147.00–162.50	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.78/cwt	157.00–170.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	583	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.50	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.63/cwt	160.00–172.50	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.69/cwt	152.00–159.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	149.53/cwt	148.00–150.00	694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.85/cwt	147.00–152.50	934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	995.44/head	800.00–1,150.00	995	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	668.01/head	550.00–750.00	668	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	895.83/head	750.00–1,000.00	896	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,235.42/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,235	10
Bulls	—	—	1,478	87.10/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,287	12
Bulls	—	—	1,620	94.66/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,533	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	28
Bulls	—	—	1,238	79.04/cwt	75.00–82.00	979	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	64.10/cwt	60.00–67.00	657	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.68/cwt	56.00–64.00	622	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	426	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	33.33/cwt	25.00–40.00	225	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.32/cwt	70.00–72.50	909	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,521Year ago 1,443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 300Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 210Year ago 165

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-3 higher, feeder heifers sold 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-3 Higher, 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	137.50–150.00	144.02
6	—	323	155.00–163.00	159.28
4	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.58
10	—	473	147.00–151.00	149.10
14	—	373	152.00–160.00	156.24
6	—	423	152.00–159.00	155.69
6	—	623	130.00–141.00	135.70
6	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.17
12	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	150.00	150.00
8	—	575	155.00	155.00
4	—	300	163.00	163.00
7	—	360	155.00	155.00
4	—	423	159.00	159.00
17	—	464	148.00–150.00	149.53
3	—	650	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	147.00–152.50	149.84
8	—	373	190.00–202.50	196.63
10	—	573	147.00–162.50	155.05
14	—	523	157.00–170.00	163.78
8	—	723	131.00–140.00	135.64
16	—	623	147.00–152.50	149.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	183.50	183.50
11	—	536	165.00	165.00
4	—	580	162.00	162.00
6	—	340	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
6	—	523	145.00–151.00	148.13
6	—	573	140.00–142.50	141.30
6	—	373	160.00–172.50	166.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,178	800.00–1,150.00	995.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	805	550.00–750.00	668.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	750.00–1,000.00	895.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,235.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,478	84.00–89.50	87.10
10	—	1,620	91.00–97.00	94.66
8	—	1,238	75.00–82.00	79.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93
8	—	1,275	70.00–72.50	71.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	60.00–67.00	64.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	56.00–64.00	60.68
16	—	800	50.00–56.00	53.19
14	—	675	25.00–40.00	33.33

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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