Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 5
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
▲ 349 vs last sale 797▲ 463 vs year ago 683 · +67.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 171▲ 42 vs year ago 151 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 60▼ 58 vs year ago 153 · −37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 4-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $269.66/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$269.66
280 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.89
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463271.411,257235
Medium and Large 1436260.531,13545
One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $122 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 sale280 hd
269.66
—
MS average13 barns · 1,826 hd
253.77
+15.89
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
Bulls—Low1,476126.461,86726
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,136110.941,26059
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,414107.371,51917
CowsLean 85-90%Low91688.2380841

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,5315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,48312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,3833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,123$1,2722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$1,1729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,0793thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)870$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)883$1,1802thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,575$2,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$1,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,180$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,1254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,6598
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5002thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—766224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—379337.03/cwt330.00–355.001,27710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428251.78/cwt240.00–270.001,0789
HeifersMedium and Large 1—383271.69/cwt260.00–290.001,0419
HeifersMedium and Large 1—900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275320.55/cwt310.00–330.008823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—315322.39/cwt302.00–333.001,01652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—431269.79/cwt266.00–273.001,16321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—572238.26/cwt230.00–244.001,36320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—373291.83/cwt282.50–322.001,08938
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615220.08/cwt210.00–230.001,3532
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472248.04/cwt237.00–262.001,1717
SteersMedium and Large 1—422320.20/cwt310.00–330.001,3516
SteersMedium and Large 1—328363.38/cwt345.00–375.001,1925
SteersMedium and Large 1—371349.70/cwt335.00–370.001,2974
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—520302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—629214.50/cwt210.00–230.001,34918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—474267.62/cwt250.00–275.001,26965
SteersMedium and Large 1—643242.55/cwt230.00–255.001,5602
SteersMedium and Large 1—745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
SteersMedium and Large 1—466284.26/cwt275.00–305.001,3259
SteersMedium and Large 1—528268.80/cwt257.00–285.001,4198
SteersMedium and Large 1—571269.06/cwt250.00–290.001,5366
SteersMedium and Large 2—420283.73/cwt265.00–300.001,1923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—616258.36/cwt245.00–264.001,5917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—554257.55/cwt250.00–265.001,4274
SteersMedium and Large 1—270368.77/cwt350.00–385.009964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—530285.74/cwt285.00–287.001,5148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—320366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,17110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—432313.67/cwt290.00–337.001,35535
HeifersMedium and Large 1—513241.23/cwt239.00–247.001,2384
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582232.27/cwt225.00–240.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—901170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,53212
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—482272.66/cwt267.00–276.001,31424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—587243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4265
CowsLean 85-90%—88482.71/cwt75.00–88.0073115
CowsLean 85-90%—95296.85/cwt90.00–104.0092221
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,443115.09/cwt109.00–121.001,6619
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38298.69/cwt94.00–105.001,3648
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,276117.06/cwt115.00–122.001,49414
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,092109.03/cwt102.00–114.001,19145
CowsLean 85-90%—86268.62/cwt65.00–72.005925
Bulls——1,147114.14/cwt105.00–120.001,3095
Bulls——1,663134.71/cwt132.00–140.002,24010
Bulls——1,456124.55/cwt120.00–130.001,81311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—803906.23/head725.00–1,050.009062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1231,272.44/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2722
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—845925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1781,719.94/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7206
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—8101,061.96/head975.00–1,150.001,0622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0451,612.50/head1,450.00–1,775.001,6132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1591,649.52/head1,350.00–1,825.001,6509
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—828930.13/head650.00–1,200.009305
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—917985.27/head850.00–1,075.009853
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—870750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—7601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—8831,179.60/head850.00–1,500.001,1802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1291,473.86/head1,300.00–1,675.001,4744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—785825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1621,843.36/head1,825.00–1,875.001,8433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—8701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered—1,5752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325287.13/cwt275.00–300.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—538244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,3159

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.