Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 21
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
▼ 330 vs last sale 1,004▼ 380 vs year ago 1,054 · −36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 231▼ 85 vs year ago 247 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 189▼ 52 vs year ago 193 · −26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grouped weaned feeder 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 $126.97/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$126.97
83 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575128.2573762
Medium and Large 1-2611123.2175321
One grade step is worth $5.03/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale83 hd
126.97
—
MS average12 barns · 1,011 hd
129.55
−2.58
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—Low1,46593.701,37320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10077.3585140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02570.937276thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94166.1362232

Every lot

33 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1473157.14/cwt154.00–160.0074310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483155.72/cwt154.00–157.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512154.18/cwt153.00–156.507896
Steers—Medium and Large 1523151.95/cwt147.00–156.5079510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560150.39/cwt148.50–152.5084210
Steers—Medium and Large 1573146.50/cwt140.00–152.5083922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1623136.14/cwt132.00–140.008488
Steers—Medium and Large 1723130.58/cwt128.00–133.009444
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.71/cwt130.00–139.0063714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523135.65/cwt132.00–139.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530134.50/cwt134.50–134.507134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.68/cwt125.00–134.007436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611122.00/cwt122.00–122.0074510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.94/cwt117.50–128.0076616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658118.50/cwt118.50–118.507807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673121.34/cwt118.50–124.008178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723112.58/cwt110.00–115.008144
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373155.30/cwt150.00–160.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523144.69/cwt140.00–149.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573133.90/cwt130.00–137.5076710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673120.17/cwt115.00–125.008096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24888.19/cwt81.00–93.001,10112
Bulls——1,790101.97/cwt95.00–107.001,8258
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80061.45/cwt58.00–64.5049212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02575.51/cwt72.00–78.0077428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02570.93/cwt68.00–73.007276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02568.93/cwt66.00–71.0070720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27581.65/cwt79.00–84.001,04112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29001,066.67/cwt900.00–1,200.009,60010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,369.57/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0015,75020
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2958809.66/cwt700.00–900.007,7576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,015.10/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,43518

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.