Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 1
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 366▼ 107 vs year ago 483 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 83▲ 110 vs year ago 82 · +134.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
841 head
▲ 721 vs last sale 120▲ 746 vs year ago 95 · +785.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.01/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$154.01
209 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.59
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553154.93856114
Medium and Large 1-2564152.9286295
One grade step is worth $2.01/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale209 hd
154.01
—
MS average13 barns · 961 hd
145.43
+8.59
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—High1,49589.551,33918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07268.6273638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02563.8065416
CowsLean 85-90%Low98560.7859934

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373177.95/cwt170.00–185.0066410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1423175.27/cwt170.00–180.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 1473168.76/cwt163.00–174.0079820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481163.75/cwt155.00–174.0078817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503166.27/cwt163.00–170.0083614
Steers—Medium and Large 1523165.22/cwt160.00–170.0086420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570155.22/cwt147.00–159.0088514
Steers—Medium and Large 1573154.68/cwt150.00–159.0088612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620142.70/cwt135.00–145.0088532
Steers—Medium and Large 1623140.18/cwt135.00–145.0087330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669132.39/cwt132.00–133.008865
Steers—Medium and Large 1673133.03/cwt132.00–134.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1723129.16/cwt124.00–134.0093410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726124.00/cwt124.00–124.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782120.00/cwt120.00–120.009382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423138.85/cwt132.00–145.0058712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.67/cwt131.00–138.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475133.00/cwt133.00–133.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523129.74/cwt124.00–135.0067920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528130.85/cwt129.00–132.5069113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573123.64/cwt120.00–127.0070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595126.50/cwt126.50–126.507537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623121.70/cwt116.00–127.0075810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673114.07/cwt112.00–116.007684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700114.50/cwt114.50–114.508025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723113.09/cwt110.00–116.008188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773110.15/cwt105.00–115.008514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423165.27/cwt160.00–170.0069912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473153.67/cwt150.00–157.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673112.07/cwt110.00–114.007544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27583.95/cwt80.00–86.501,07012
Bulls——1,935100.74/cwt94.00–105.001,9496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80050.72/cwt47.00–54.004066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.22/cwt65.00–70.5069932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02563.80/cwt60.00–66.5065416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02562.93/cwt60.00–65.0064528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32570.74/cwt68.00–73.009376
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,80013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,303.85/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0014,12115
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3251,939.62/cwt1,600.00–2,200.0025,70028
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,50022
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3001,769.23/cwt1,500.00–2,000.0023,00010
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,097.30/cwt1,000.00–1,180.0010,15014

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.