Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2021-01-11

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 11
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 545 vs last sale 849▼ 474 vs year ago 778 · −60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 89▼ 35 vs year ago 66 · −53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 107▲ 22 vs year ago 38 · +57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 3-5 higher , feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter bull sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.28/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$118.28
65 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463120.5955848
Medium and Large 1-2533111.7659517thin
One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale65 hd
118.28
—
MS average10 barns · 857 hd
119.21
−0.92
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—High1,38980.491,1185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14353.3360914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02548.765002thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02546.934818thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223185.51/cwt180.00–190.004146
Steers—Medium and Large 1273165.41/cwt160.00–170.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 1373166.24/cwt162.00–170.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 1423151.11/cwt149.00–153.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 1473144.03/cwt140.00–147.706812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 1523137.13/cwt134.00–140.007178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1673124.07/cwt122.00–126.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1723109.16/cwt104.00–114.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781104.00/cwt104.00–104.008123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323139.94/cwt137.00–142.504526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373133.59/cwt132.00–135.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423123.95/cwt120.00–127.505248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463115.00/cwt115.00–115.0053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473114.67/cwt111.00–118.0054212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523112.61/cwt110.00–115.005898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567108.00/cwt108.00–108.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573110.08/cwt108.00–112.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623109.59/cwt107.00–112.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697104.00/cwt104.00–104.007253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16574.28/cwt70.00–80.008653
Bulls——1,72589.80/cwt85.00–93.501,5492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02551.76/cwt50.00–53.005318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02548.76/cwt47.00–50.005002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02546.93/cwt44.00–49.004818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30055.42/cwt53.00–57.507206
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810652.78/cwt500.00–775.005,28810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153833.24/cwt700.00–925.009,60710

This sale against other markets

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.