Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
▲ 885 vs last sale 0▲ 885 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 0▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 259 vs last sale 0▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-7 higher.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle 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 $145.11/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$145.11
108 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.27
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460145.6767052
Medium and Large 1446144.6064556
One grade step is worth $1.07/cwt here — about $25 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 sale108 hd
145.11
—
MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd
143.84
+1.27
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—Average1,44597.681,41230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08588.2595750
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,15080.859302thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87863.3455632

Every lot

37 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 1215197.67/cwt195.00–200.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 1373181.48/cwt177.50–185.006776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390177.50/cwt177.50–177.506923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423177.50/cwt177.50–177.507513
Steers—Medium and Large 1473173.93/cwt170.00–177.508238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509171.98/cwt166.00–175.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 1523162.72/cwt157.50–167.508516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555167.50/cwt167.50–167.509302
Steers—Medium and Large 1573160.20/cwt155.00–165.009184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323150.28/cwt146.00–154.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327147.83/cwt146.00–154.004838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373149.54/cwt144.50–154.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added397144.50/cwt144.50–144.5057415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423146.45/cwt142.50–150.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473145.24/cwt140.00–150.0068720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474149.08/cwt148.00–150.0070716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523135.22/cwt130.00–140.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573135.20/cwt130.00–140.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597141.50/cwt141.50–141.5084513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373175.30/cwt170.00–180.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423163.95/cwt160.00–167.506946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523162.45/cwt157.50–167.008506
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——92578.11/cwt70.00–85.0072310
Bulls——1,703113.22/cwt108.00–117.001,92810
Bulls——1,708101.72/cwt96.00–105.001,73710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66341.36/cwt34.00–47.002748
Cows—Lean 85-90%80062.31/cwt57.00–67.004988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02586.27/cwt81.00–90.0088438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02574.85/cwt69.00–79.0076716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15080.85/cwt78.50–83.009302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27594.50/cwt90.00–98.501,20512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2838795.52/cwt650.00–900.006,66620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,065.32/cwt900.00–1,200.0011,21820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,172.87/cwt1,000.00–1,325.0013,78116
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700947.32/cwt800.00–1,075.006,63116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28901,046.70/cwt860.00–1,175.009,3164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,463.78/cwt1,275.00–1,600.0016,07218

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.