Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5-6 higher, and slaughter cows 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 $162.62/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$162.62

140 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$0.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

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	437	163.12	713	34
Medium and Large 1	453	162.45	736	106

One grade step is worth $0.67/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale140 hd

162.62

—

MS average12 barns · 1,241 hd

156.22

+6.39

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	1,546	91.11	1,409	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	70.41	761	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.10	667	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	879	57.27	504	36

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)	1,143	$1,197	64
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	813	$866	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$1,514	82
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$2,008	24

Every lot, as filed

40 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	192.80/cwt	187.50–197.50	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	148.33/cwt	147.00–150.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.35/cwt	172.00–182.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	159.76/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	208.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	195.76/cwt	190.00–201.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	207.37/cwt	200.00–214.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	162.10/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.11/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	208.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.26/cwt	150.00–162.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.16/cwt	147.00–155.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	164.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	167.81/cwt	160.00–172.00	636	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	679	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,200	2,008.33/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,008	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	813	866.15/head	700.00–1,000.00	866	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,196.55/head	975.00–1,350.00	1,197	64
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	863	1,514.49/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,514	82
Bulls	—	—	1,188	82.21/cwt	80.00–84.00	977	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	90.87/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	100.24/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,877	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	42.22/cwt	40.00–45.00	285	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.10/cwt	61.00–68.00	667	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.63/cwt	62.00–66.50	662	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.31/cwt	50.00–60.00	442	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	69.72/cwt	66.50–72.00	715	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.82/cwt	71.50–74.00	928	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 Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 879Last week 1,192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 278Last week 261Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5-6 higher, and slaughter cows 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
6	—	373	187.50–197.50	192.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	147.00–150.00	148.33
8	—	457	160.00–168.00	164.93
19	—	379	160.00–172.00	167.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	135.00–145.00	140.18
12	—	473	160.00–168.00	164.19
4	—	323	172.00–182.00	177.35
4	—	723	130.00–137.00	133.61
2	—	673	135.00–145.00	140.17
12	—	523	150.00–162.00	156.26
12	—	573	147.00–155.00	151.16
40	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.30
18	—	415	160.00–170.00	163.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	677	159.00–160.00	159.76
2	—	405	214.00	214.00
5	—	600	151.00	151.00
4	—	350	212.00	212.00
6	—	530	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	200.00–215.00	208.02
8	—	473	190.00–201.00	195.76
8	—	423	200.00–214.00	207.37
10	—	673	159.00–165.00	162.10
8	—	573	170.00–180.00	175.20
10	—	623	159.00–165.00	162.11
8	—	523	170.00–180.00	175.22
6	—	273	200.00–215.00	208.12
6	—	373	200.00–215.00	207.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	24	—	1,200	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,008.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	813	700.00–1,000.00	866.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,143	975.00–1,350.00	1,196.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	863	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,514.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	80.00–84.00	82.21
4	—	1,578	87.00–93.50	90.87
4	—	1,873	98.00–102.00	100.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	40.00–45.00	42.22
16	—	1,025	62.00–66.50	64.63
14	—	800	50.00–60.00	55.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	61.00–68.00	65.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	66.50–72.00	69.72
4	—	1,275	71.50–74.00	72.82

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