Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 23
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,114 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 1,328▲ 165 vs year ago 949 · +17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 125▲ 11 vs year ago 197 · +5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 150▼ 177 vs year ago 295 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers under 450lbs sold steady, over 450lbs sold 2-5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned, grouped 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 $150.20/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$150.20
253 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$899
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582153.27892114
Medium and Large 1-2612147.68904139
One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale253 hd
150.20
—
MS average12 barns · 1,382 hd
149.17
+1.03
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—Low1,38498.321,3618thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06776.1381260
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02570.2772016
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89361.0254568

Every lot

49 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323175.35/cwt170.00–180.005664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363180.00/cwt180.00–180.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.98/cwt175.00–182.5066812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421181.00/cwt181.00–181.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 1423177.63/cwt175.00–180.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456157.07/cwt155.00–158.0071620
Steers—Medium and Large 1473164.17/cwt155.00–172.5077720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516157.42/cwt156.00–160.0081222
Steers—Medium and Large 1523160.22/cwt155.00–165.0083816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561154.00/cwt154.00–154.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1573156.16/cwt152.00–160.0089510
Steers—Medium and Large 1623150.49/cwt143.50–157.0093810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633149.00/cwt143.50–158.0094325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666144.00/cwt144.00–144.0095920
Steers—Medium and Large 1673139.65/cwt135.00–144.0094010
Steers—Medium and Large 1723132.16/cwt127.00–137.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736128.83/cwt127.00–130.0094818
Steers—Medium and Large 1773134.60/cwt131.00–138.001,04010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819126.93/cwt124.00–134.001,04012
Steers—Medium and Large 1823129.14/cwt124.00–134.001,06310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323147.67/cwt145.00–150.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366143.55/cwt142.00–145.005258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373143.98/cwt140.00–147.5053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423147.16/cwt144.00–150.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470144.44/cwt140.00–147.5067932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473145.24/cwt140.00–150.0068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523135.35/cwt133.00–137.5070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540134.63/cwt134.00–135.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573135.34/cwt133.00–137.5077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612129.62/cwt127.00–133.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623128.66/cwt124.00–133.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673125.52/cwt125.00–126.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682125.73/cwt125.50–126.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920101.50/cwt101.50–101.5093416
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05091.06/cwt89.00–93.009564
Bulls——1,718105.57/cwt102.50–108.001,8144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67540.61/cwt32.00–47.5027414
Cows—Lean 85-90%80059.58/cwt54.00–64.5047718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02575.63/cwt73.00–77.5077550
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02570.27/cwt65.00–74.0072016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02569.68/cwt65.00–73.0071436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27578.62/cwt76.50–80.501,00210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2858795.34/cwt550.00–975.006,8248
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,124.11/cwt850.00–1,350.0011,0728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2840980.36/cwt800.00–1,100.008,2356
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,392.07/cwt1,250.00–1,500.0014,2698
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2575670.65/cwt625.00–700.003,85612

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.