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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 16

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,328 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 1,041▲ 361 vs year ago 967 · +37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 83▼ 45 vs year ago 170 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 122▼ 316 vs year ago 466 · −67.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.33/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$163.33

281 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	165.34	874	90
Medium and Large 1-2	566	162.38	920	191

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale281 hd

163.33

—

MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd

157.34

+5.99

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,519	97.05	1,475	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	81.24	939	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	74.13	760	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	927	64.57	599	22

Every lot

43 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	180.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	179.90/cwt	177.00–182.50	761	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	178.08/cwt	177.00–182.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	170.86/cwt	168.50–173.00	808	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	169.22/cwt	164.00–174.00	885	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	169.57/cwt	162.00–174.00	894	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	164.30/cwt	157.00–165.00	933	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	152.51/cwt	145.00–159.50	950	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	150.08/cwt	145.00–159.50	940	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	145.68/cwt	140.00–151.00	980	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,168	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,226	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	150.92/cwt	147.50–154.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.14/cwt	142.00–148.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	143.76/cwt	141.00–152.50	748	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	144.65/cwt	141.00–148.00	757	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	136.32/cwt	132.50–138.50	761	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	138.76/cwt	132.00–145.00	795	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	132.35/cwt	129.50–135.00	825	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	136.14/cwt	129.50–144.00	863	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	128.13/cwt	124.00–132.00	862	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	125.06/cwt	123.00–127.00	904	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	127.24/cwt	127.00–127.50	972	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	121.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	937	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	852	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	72.92/cwt	65.00–78.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	109.12/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	650	42.88/cwt	40.00–45.00	279	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	62.78/cwt	58.00–67.00	502	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	77.93/cwt	75.00–80.00	799	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	74.13/cwt	71.50–76.00	760	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	72.69/cwt	69.00–74.00	787	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	84.54/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,089	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	868	698.20/cwt	575.00–800.00	6,060	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,159.50/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	13,276	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	675	566.67/cwt	400.00–700.00	3,825	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,147.09/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	12,331	6

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon May 16, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,328Last week 1,041Year ago 967

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 83Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 122Year ago 466

Compare to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
6	—	673	123.00–130.00	126.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	123.00–127.00	125.06
10	—	573	132.00–145.00	138.76
10	—	673	124.00–132.00	128.13
6	—	423	147.50–154.00	150.92
6	—	473	142.00–148.00	145.14
10	—	523	141.00–148.00	144.65
10	—	623	129.50–135.00	132.35
4	—	773	115.00–127.00	121.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	764	127.00–127.50	127.24
36	—	634	129.50–144.00	136.14
10	—	475	148.00	148.00
23	—	658	132.00	132.00
47	—	520	141.00–152.50	143.76
9	—	421	154.00	154.00
17	—	558	132.50–138.50	136.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	173.00	173.00
8	—	650	140.00	140.00
73	—	527	162.00–174.00	169.57
42	—	626	145.00–159.50	150.08
53	—	568	157.00–165.00	164.30
9	—	439	177.00–182.00	178.08
2	—	1,168	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
10	—	673	140.00–151.00	145.68
10	—	473	168.50–173.00	170.86
10	—	623	145.00–159.50	152.51
10	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.30
20	—	523	164.00–174.00	169.22
10	—	423	177.00–182.50	179.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	868	575.00–800.00	698.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,145	975.00–1,300.00	1,159.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	675	400.00–700.00	566.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,147.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	65.00–78.00	72.92
4	—	1,700	102.50–115.00	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	75.00–80.00	77.93
14	—	1,288	80.00–88.50	84.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	71.50–76.00	74.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	40.00–45.00	42.88
12	—	1,083	69.00–74.00	72.69
6	—	800	58.00–67.00	62.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.