Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2021-04-19

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
998 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 1,045▲ 668 vs year ago 330 · +202.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 207▲ 31 vs year ago 112 · +27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 306▲ 184 vs year ago 157 · +117.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Grouped weened 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 $138.33/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$138.33
154 head · 645 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629140.9388682
Medium and Large 1-2663135.3789872
One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale154 hd
138.33
—
MS average13 barns · 1,180 hd
147.14
−8.81
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—Low1,54687.911,35926
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11370.2378140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,05063.926717thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99060.2159626

Every lot

52 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 1230191.52/cwt185.00–207.504403
Steers—Medium and Large 1473170.24/cwt165.00–175.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1523152.74/cwt147.00–158.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526146.93/cwt137.00–154.007737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557144.81/cwt144.00–147.0080711
Steers—Medium and Large 1573144.12/cwt141.00–147.0082622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616138.68/cwt134.00–147.0085417
Steers—Medium and Large 1623140.73/cwt134.00–147.0087718
Steers—Medium and Large 1673139.13/cwt135.00–143.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710131.76/cwt125.00–137.0093526
Steers—Medium and Large 1723129.64/cwt125.00–134.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 1773125.57/cwt123.00–128.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805123.50/cwt123.50–123.509946
Steers—Medium and Large 1823119.37/cwt115.00–123.509828
Steers—Medium and Large 1909111.25/cwt110.00–116.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1160200.00/cwt200.00–200.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323139.67/cwt137.00–142.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373144.92/cwt142.00–147.505414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466131.62/cwt128.00–135.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473133.24/cwt128.00–138.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.61/cwt128.00–133.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.68/cwt125.00–134.0074316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578131.13/cwt122.00–134.0075866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610116.78/cwt114.00–121.007125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.14/cwt114.00–122.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669120.00/cwt120.00–120.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673123.10/cwt120.00–126.008286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718113.00/cwt113.00–113.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723119.19/cwt113.00–125.008626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273175.41/cwt170.00–180.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373165.30/cwt160.00–170.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423145.74/cwt141.00–150.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473143.19/cwt139.00–147.0067710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523132.61/cwt130.00–135.006948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573132.94/cwt128.00–137.507624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673129.13/cwt125.00–133.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723118.67/cwt113.00–124.008586
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24882.00/cwt80.00–85.001,0238
Bulls——1,67890.53/cwt85.00–95.001,51918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80053.72/cwt50.00–57.004304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.93/cwt66.00–71.0070726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.39/cwt57.00–64.5062922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05063.92/cwt60.00–66.006717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.65/cwt70.00–75.0092614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2873746.63/cwt675.00–800.006,5186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,095.74/cwt850.00–1,275.0013,83924
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,038.44/cwt850.00–1,185.008,30868
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,456.29/cwt1,300.00–1,575.0015,18944

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.