Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-05-30

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 30
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,062 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 1,114▼ 148 vs year ago 1,210 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 208▼ 110 vs year ago 298 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 118▼ 251 vs year ago 394 · −63.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 1-2 lower, value added steers were 4-6 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.25/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$162.25
86 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533162.5486738
Medium and Large 1480162.0277848
One grade step is worth $0.52/cwt here — about $89 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 sale86 hd
162.25
—
MS average12 barns · 1,104 hd
153.93
+8.32
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—Low1,55799.421,54819
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08274.5480775
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36474.361,01431
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93054.9851156

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,0682thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,0005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$9415
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$9365
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$83310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,087$1,4256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,046$1,07810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$7252thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)670$1,1006
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)812$7366

Every lot

61 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 1338176.49/cwt170.00–182.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1374174.97/cwt165.00–180.006549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413169.00/cwt169.00–169.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1422164.54/cwt160.00–174.0069410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508196
Steers—Medium and Large 1486161.46/cwt155.00–170.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514165.45/cwt162.50–170.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 1522155.78/cwt150.00–165.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 1568154.63/cwt149.00–160.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577158.40/cwt154.50–169.0091415
Steers—Medium and Large 1628152.31/cwt146.00–156.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 1725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363143.14/cwt140.00–147.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418144.85/cwt142.00–150.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469143.73/cwt135.00–147.006749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528139.57/cwt135.00–142.0073718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538137.38/cwt135.00–142.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558137.00/cwt137.00–137.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583136.92/cwt130.00–142.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618130.96/cwt125.00–135.008098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668124.94/cwt122.00–128.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722134.48/cwt133.00–136.009714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480151.33/cwt150.00–152.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36088.50/cwt80.00–96.001,2046
Bulls——1,563111.91/cwt110.00–114.001,7492
Bulls——1,664103.10/cwt97.00–108.001,71611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79131.78/cwt25.00–37.002519
Cows—Lean 85-90%80944.91/cwt40.00–50.0036310
Cows—Lean 85-90%93159.06/cwt53.00–64.0055015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04166.27/cwt65.00–68.0069022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07973.92/cwt68.00–78.0079868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11180.59/cwt79.00–82.008957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36074.10/cwt68.00–79.001,00822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36562.32/cwt61.00–65.008513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37781.31/cwt80.00–83.001,1206
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2775500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940944.19/head850.00–1,050.009443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,000.03/head900.00–1,075.001,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,068.36/head975.00–1,150.001,0682
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,010600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011869.60/head675.00–975.008709
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084876.78/head750.00–935.008774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,019.48/head950.00–1,075.001,0194
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2812735.80/head720.00–750.007366
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,072.21/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0728
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,050725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4256

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.