Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 31
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,150 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 985▲ 529 vs year ago 621 · +85.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 164▲ 86 vs year ago 132 · +65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 268▲ 174 vs year ago 183 · +95.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3 -10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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 $177.27/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$177.27
171 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.08
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479178.4985490
Medium and Large 1-2520175.9091581
One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale171 hd
177.27
—
MS average13 barns · 1,132 hd
168.19
+9.08
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—Low1,49999.711,49528
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12482.1992450
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02574.1576010
CowsLean 85-90%Average91765.8760442

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223217.75/cwt215.00–220.004864
Steers—Medium and Large 1273211.77/cwt205.00–217.505784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295217.50/cwt217.50–217.506424
Steers—Medium and Large 1323195.35/cwt190.00–200.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361197.50/cwt197.50–197.507139
Steers—Medium and Large 1373195.30/cwt190.00–200.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.0078420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442181.72/cwt170.00–186.0080319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473178.00/cwt178.00–178.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 1473175.24/cwt170.00–180.0082912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511169.70/cwt159.00–177.0086710
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.78/cwt159.00–183.5089820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,0179
Steers—Medium and Large 1623155.78/cwt155.00–156.5097110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631156.18/cwt155.00–156.509859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667162.19/cwt159.00–163.001,08210
Steers—Medium and Large 1673159.13/cwt155.00–163.001,07110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413160.26/cwt158.00–165.0066212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423160.27/cwt155.00–165.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475142.05/cwt138.00–145.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478140.00/cwt140.00–140.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523139.17/cwt135.00–143.0072810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542140.00/cwt140.00–140.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.16/cwt135.00–143.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623137.70/cwt132.00–143.0085810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624138.24/cwt137.00–143.0086315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673137.68/cwt132.00–143.009276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718139.71/cwt133.00–144.001,00316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723139.16/cwt134.00–144.001,00620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0205
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373185.30/cwt180.00–190.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423175.27/cwt170.00–180.0074114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24891.99/cwt86.00–96.001,14814
Bulls——1,750107.43/cwt100.00–113.001,88014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67542.22/cwt40.00–45.002854
Cows—Lean 85-90%80062.66/cwt60.00–65.0050114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02579.51/cwt76.00–82.0081532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02574.15/cwt70.00–80.0076010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02571.68/cwt67.00–75.0073524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30086.96/cwt84.00–89.501,13018
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy6751,377.78/cwt1,225.00–1,500.009,30096
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925912.84/cwt700.00–1,075.008,44416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,425.24/cwt1,200.00–1,600.0018,35716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,545.00/cwt1,350.00–1,725.0019,31316

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.