Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-04-25

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 25
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
942 head
▲ 454 vs last sale 488▲ 265 vs year ago 677 · +39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 130▲ 102 vs year ago 129 · +79.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
446 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 206▲ 203 vs year ago 243 · +83.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $134.59/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$134.59
99 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566138.0678156
Medium and Large 1-2683130.0788843
One grade step is worth $7.99/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale99 hd
134.59
—
MS average13 barns · 982 hd
138.66
−4.07
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—Low1,54698.231,51930
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08879.6986748
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02574.3976224
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87664.9056858

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223201.10/cwt200.00–202.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 1323185.35/cwt180.00–190.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 1373181.24/cwt177.00–185.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 1423182.63/cwt180.00–185.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1473166.57/cwt165.00–168.007884
Steers—Medium and Large 1523160.08/cwt152.00–167.508374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528156.00/cwt156.00–156.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567157.00/cwt157.00–157.008906
Steers—Medium and Large 1573151.24/cwt145.00–157.008674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1673145.52/cwt145.00–146.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1723140.16/cwt135.00–145.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1773140.15/cwt135.00–145.001,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,09623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854131.85/cwt130.00–134.001,12613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273162.71/cwt160.00–165.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323160.17/cwt157.50–162.505174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423152.63/cwt150.00–155.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473152.62/cwt150.00–155.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523145.22/cwt140.00–150.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573130.20/cwt125.00–135.007468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612134.17/cwt130.00–136.5082114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623134.57/cwt132.50–136.508388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669132.72/cwt132.50–133.0088812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715125.18/cwt124.00–127.0089510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723121.19/cwt115.00–127.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773121.17/cwt115.00–127.009378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423162.53/cwt157.00–167.506884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473162.50/cwt157.00–167.507694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17381.59/cwt75.00–85.0095710
Bulls——1,623101.58/cwt95.00–105.001,64910
Bulls——1,843111.53/cwt107.00–115.002,05510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67552.22/cwt45.00–58.003528
Cows—Lean 85-90%80063.31/cwt58.00–68.0050626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02578.68/cwt74.00–82.0080636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02574.39/cwt70.00–77.5076224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02570.85/cwt65.00–75.0072624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27582.71/cwt79.00–86.001,05512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy8751,162.14/cwt800.00–1,450.0010,16982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2903808.80/cwt600.00–975.007,30320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,118.80/cwt950.00–1,225.0013,76112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29781,092.77/cwt900.00–1,275.0010,68712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,354.35/cwt1,100.00–1,550.0015,5758

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.