Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 997▼ 486 vs year ago 1,261 · −38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 126▼ 130 vs year ago 242 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 154▲ 12 vs year ago 84 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2-3 higher.

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 $168.67/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$168.67
138 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440180.0479272
Medium and Large 1-2705156.271,10166
One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale138 hd
168.67
—
MS average13 barns · 984 hd
162.69
+5.98
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—Low1,61895.871,55218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07971.7077424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02564.6866326
CowsLean 85-90%Low95062.9159818

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,00812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$7186
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$1,20912

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223197.75/cwt195.00–200.0044112
Steers—Medium and Large 1323195.35/cwt190.00–200.0063110
Steers—Medium and Large 1373186.63/cwt180.00–192.5069610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417183.00/cwt183.00–183.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1423183.95/cwt180.00–187.507786
Steers—Medium and Large 1473183.93/cwt180.00–187.508706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476180.00/cwt180.00–180.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512173.00/cwt173.00–173.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1523176.65/cwt173.00–180.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1573160.79/cwt153.00–168.0092110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584159.95/cwt153.00–168.0093411
Steers—Medium and Large 1623159.66/cwt155.00–164.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1673156.13/cwt152.00–160.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771152.36/cwt150.00–152.501,17537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2835
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423160.16/cwt157.00–163.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473153.67/cwt150.00–157.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523153.65/cwt150.00–157.008044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547140.00/cwt140.00–140.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559143.66/cwt143.00–146.008039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573143.12/cwt140.00–146.0082010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623141.18/cwt136.00–146.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673141.43/cwt136.00–146.509526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676146.50/cwt146.50–146.509903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,08625
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473170.24/cwt165.00–175.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523157.61/cwt155.00–160.008246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573145.20/cwt140.00–150.0083210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623140.18/cwt135.00–145.008736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673140.17/cwt135.00–145.009436
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28382.96/cwt79.00–86.001,0644
Bulls——1,63896.29/cwt94.00–98.001,57710
Bulls——1,905107.72/cwt105.00–110.002,0524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80056.52/cwt52.00–60.504526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.10/cwt67.00–74.0072920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02566.10/cwt62.00–69.0067812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02564.68/cwt60.00–68.0066326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35074.67/cwt73.00–76.001,0084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2845717.93/head540.00–850.007186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,007.93/head850.00–1,125.001,00812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,209.14/head1,150.00–1,250.001,20912

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.