Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2021-07-26

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 26
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,261 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 987▲ 337 vs year ago 924 · +36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 184▲ 61 vs year ago 181 · +33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 189▼ 103 vs year ago 187 · −55.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 3-7 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.58/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$151.58
182 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.11
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508157.0579857
Medium and Large 1-2628149.09936125
One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale182 hd
151.58
—
MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd
151.47
+0.11
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—Average1,50889.331,34720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10967.6075087
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35564.9588058
CowsLean 85-90%High95851.4349369

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340187.18/cwt185.00–192.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 1368172.89/cwt165.00–180.006369
Steers—Medium and Large 1417165.24/cwt155.00–170.006899
Steers—Medium and Large 1484155.33/cwt148.00–160.007529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485157.50/cwt157.50–157.507644
Steers—Medium and Large 1522151.67/cwt147.00–157.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554154.58/cwt151.00–155.0085629
Steers—Medium and Large 1579145.51/cwt139.00–149.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 1620145.97/cwt141.00–149.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641148.83/cwt146.00–151.5095475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655146.00/cwt146.00–146.009566
Steers—Medium and Large 1683142.70/cwt139.00–148.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 1713135.48/cwt131.00–140.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818127.02/cwt124.00–128.501,0396
Steers—Medium and Large 1880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324151.78/cwt145.00–160.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374140.84/cwt135.00–145.005279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419140.30/cwt133.00–146.0058815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431142.00/cwt142.00–142.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472136.84/cwt130.00–143.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494133.00/cwt133.00–133.0065717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513133.00/cwt133.00–133.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524133.03/cwt131.00–137.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571134.34/cwt130.00–136.5076755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581128.23/cwt123.00–131.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603123.74/cwt120.00–128.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485139.50/cwt137.00–142.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.39/cwt132.00–147.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577132.57/cwt125.00–138.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626130.26/cwt120.00–135.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681119.38/cwt114.00–130.008136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16079.41/cwt75.00–83.009215
Bulls——1,57890.96/cwt85.00–97.001,43512
Bulls——1,81099.34/cwt99.00–100.001,7983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86337.90/cwt35.00–42.003278
Cows—Lean 85-90%96851.11/cwt45.00–56.0049542
Cows—Lean 85-90%97557.84/cwt57.00–59.0056419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06965.72/cwt60.00–70.0070363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21572.52/cwt69.00–75.0088124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35065.48/cwt59.00–69.0088448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37471.41/cwt70.00–72.009814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37856.36/cwt54.00–58.007776
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5001,711.33/cwt1,500.00–1,900.0025,6702
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19881,133.14/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0011,1953
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,014769.34/cwt635.00–950.007,80121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,305975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,7241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1975900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2231,202.18/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0014,7033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy8851,160.10/cwt1,000.00–1,400.0010,2674
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1924831.41/cwt600.00–950.007,68219

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.