Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 1
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
946 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 775▲ 127 vs year ago 819 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 112▼ 101 vs year ago 203 · −49.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 96▼ 36 vs year ago 142 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 3-10 higher, over 500lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mixed. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, 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 $168.08/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$168.08
170 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513175.1689898
Medium and Large 1-2636158.451,00872
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale170 hd
168.08
—
MS average13 barns · 1,000 hd
166.03
+2.05
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—High1,21092.681,12112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06176.0280628
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02566.766844thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87559.9252424

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,01612
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$71510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$1,0408
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)760$1,1506

Every lot

53 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273209.06/cwt205.00–212.505714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300201.00/cwt201.00–201.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1323204.01/cwt200.00–207.5065916
Steers—Medium and Large 1373191.63/cwt185.00–197.507156
Steers—Medium and Large 1423187.16/cwt184.00–190.0079210
Steers—Medium and Large 1473182.76/cwt177.00–188.0086410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473177.79/cwt165.00–188.0084114
Steers—Medium and Large 1523170.78/cwt164.00–177.0089310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530164.83/cwt164.00–166.0087410
Steers—Medium and Large 1573155.20/cwt150.00–160.0088910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581155.00/cwt155.00–155.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607159.50/cwt159.50–159.509686
Steers—Medium and Large 1623160.63/cwt157.00–164.001,00110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663156.03/cwt147.00–164.001,0349
Steers—Medium and Large 1673156.72/cwt150.00–163.001,05512
Steers—Medium and Large 1723147.06/cwt145.00–149.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,1218
Steers—Medium and Large 1773146.83/cwt144.00–149.501,1356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,19615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323167.67/cwt165.00–170.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373167.65/cwt165.00–170.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415146.00/cwt146.00–146.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423150.74/cwt146.00–155.0063812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459149.80/cwt145.00–156.006887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473147.76/cwt142.00–153.0069916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518138.97/cwt132.00–146.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523139.30/cwt132.00–146.0072914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567134.54/cwt130.00–140.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573135.20/cwt130.00–140.0077516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604125.00/cwt125.00–125.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623129.70/cwt124.00–135.0080812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673125.17/cwt120.00–130.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776115.00/cwt115.00–115.008924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273197.71/cwt195.00–200.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323190.35/cwt185.00–195.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423175.27/cwt170.00–180.007418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473155.24/cwt150.00–160.0073412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523151.69/cwt147.00–156.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573149.24/cwt143.00–155.008554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07882.78/cwt80.00–88.008926
Bulls——1,31398.72/cwt92.00–103.501,2964
Bulls——1,400110.29/cwt108.00–112.001,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72548.86/cwt45.00–53.003546
Cows—Lean 85-90%80058.72/cwt55.00–62.004708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02575.63/cwt73.00–77.5077524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02567.51/cwt64.00–70.0069210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02566.76/cwt65.00–68.006844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27578.35/cwt76.50–80.009994
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy7601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805714.91/head600.00–800.0071510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,015.63/head870.00–1,125.001,01612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2875941.43/head875.00–1,000.009414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,139.47/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1394

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.