Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 11
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
966 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 1,081▼ 343 vs year ago 1,309 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
430 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 605▲ 212 vs year ago 218 · +97.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 75▲ 40 vs year ago 162 · +24.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 8 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 4-7 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5 lower.

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 $167.88/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$167.88
174 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509170.2386785
Medium and Large 1505165.6383689
One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $31 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 sale174 hd
167.88
—
MS average7 barns · 553 hd
160.18
+7.69
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—High1,465103.141,51127
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07582.5788870
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02578.1580124
CowsLean 85-90%Low84764.8054991

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)1,071$1,02119
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,087$1,25315

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323188.02/cwt180.00–195.006076
Steers—Medium and Large 1373182.95/cwt175.00–190.0068212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402176.00/cwt176.00–176.0070810
Steers—Medium and Large 1420172.89/cwt170.00–176.0072611
Steers—Medium and Large 1473171.81/cwt165.00–178.008138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497178.00/cwt178.00–178.0088531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515165.81/cwt155.00–174.5085433
Steers—Medium and Large 1523162.82/cwt155.00–170.0085224
Steers—Medium and Large 1573151.76/cwt145.00–158.0087012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586158.00/cwt158.00–158.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.89/cwt155.00–162.509906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 1673149.68/cwt144.00–155.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1723140.16/cwt135.00–145.001,0134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added262142.00/cwt142.00–142.0037210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373147.95/cwt140.00–155.0055216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423138.95/cwt135.00–142.5058812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438142.20/cwt138.00–142.5062329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473141.71/cwt137.00–146.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523134.69/cwt130.00–139.0070416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573136.24/cwt130.00–142.0078116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618127.92/cwt125.00–132.0079110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619128.40/cwt125.00–132.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added938117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1029
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373172.80/cwt167.50–177.506458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473150.24/cwt145.00–155.007118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523137.61/cwt135.00–140.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673133.44/cwt127.50–139.008984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27292.75/cwt88.00–95.001,1807
Bulls——1,355102.31/cwt97.00–106.001,38612
Bulls——1,800113.49/cwt109.00–117.002,0438
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67550.00/cwt45.00–54.0033820
Cows—Lean 85-90%80164.80/cwt61.00–68.0051941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02581.68/cwt77.00–85.0083756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02578.15/cwt72.00–82.5080124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02574.68/cwt70.00–78.0076530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.12/cwt84.00–88.001,09814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,253.37/head1,100.00–1,350.001,25315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2780750.48/head625.00–850.007504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,021.13/head800.00–1,200.001,02119

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.