Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 lower, 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 $152.09/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$152.09

107 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	154.79	736	74
Medium and Large 1-2	560	146.06	817	33

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale107 hd

152.09

—

MS average7 barns · 773 hd

147.68

+4.41

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	—	High	1,664	91.98	1,530	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	69.17	734	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.68	673	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	56.41	486	50

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,658	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,045	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$848	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,119	26

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.43/cwt	167.50–175.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.24/cwt	157.00–167.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.79/cwt	161.00–172.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.90/cwt	160.00–167.50	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.26/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	140.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.91/cwt	170.00–177.50	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	213.76/cwt	200.00–225.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	213.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.18/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.76/cwt	132.00–145.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.58/cwt	175.00–187.50	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.55/cwt	175.00–187.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	200.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.28/cwt	170.00–178.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	163.98/cwt	161.00–172.00	708	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	987.21/head	800.00–1,150.00	987	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,232.50/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,233	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	990	1,658.33/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,658	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	848.38/head	600.00–1,025.00	848	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,045.11/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,045	40
Bulls	—	—	1,933	95.84/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,853	8
Bulls	—	—	1,395	88.11/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,229	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.68/cwt	64.00–72.00	704	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.68/cwt	61.00–69.00	673	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	62.27/cwt	57.00–66.00	638	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	57.38/cwt	51.00–63.00	459	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	40.33/cwt	34.50–45.00	272	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	920	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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 265Year ago 1,198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 235Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 243Last week 1,378Year ago 271

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
6	—	423	167.50–175.00	171.45
6	—	473	167.50–175.00	171.43
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	157.00–167.00	162.24
10	—	423	161.00–172.00	166.79
16	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.30
16	—	573	132.00–145.00	138.76
4	—	623	125.00–135.00	130.18
4	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.58
10	—	523	140.00–152.00	146.26
8	—	323	170.00–178.00	174.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	168.00	168.00
2	—	505	152.00	152.00
7	—	570	135.00–145.00	140.58
9	—	850	110.00	110.00
5	—	346	178.00	178.00
7	—	432	161.00–172.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	157.00	157.00
13	—	615	166.00	166.00
4	—	348	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	130.00–139.00	134.63
4	—	723	130.00–139.00	134.64
6	—	573	160.00–167.50	163.90
8	—	673	157.00–157.50	157.26
6	—	523	170.00–177.50	173.91
4	—	223	200.00–225.00	213.76
4	—	273	200.00–225.00	213.53
8	—	623	157.00–167.00	162.18
6	—	423	175.00–187.50	181.58
6	—	473	175.00–187.50	181.55
10	—	323	190.00–210.00	200.70
10	—	373	185.00–195.00	190.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	860	800.00–1,150.00	987.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,000	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,232.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,658.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	770	600.00–1,025.00	848.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,150	825.00–1,200.00	1,045.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,933	93.50–97.50	95.84
8	—	1,395	82.00–92.00	88.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	64.00–72.00	68.68
4	—	1,275	70.00–74.00	72.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	61.00–69.00	65.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	57.00–66.00	62.27
24	—	800	51.00–63.00	57.38
8	—	675	34.50–45.00	40.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle