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

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 946▼ 344 vs year ago 1,434 · −24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 102▼ 17 vs year ago 142 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 106▼ 31 vs year ago 141 · −22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-10 higher and slaughter 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 $164.81/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$164.81
170 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569167.6695498
Medium and Large 1-2610160.9398272
One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about −$29 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
164.81
—
MS average13 barns · 905 hd
170.26
−5.45
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—Average1,48399.201,47120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10682.8691634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02582.178424thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93565.3261130

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)1,048$1,15336
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$82334
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,1576

Every lot

51 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323205.35/cwt200.00–210.006638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1373202.95/cwt195.00–210.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 1423194.22/cwt185.00–202.508226
Steers—Medium and Large 1473176.43/cwt167.00–185.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517164.81/cwt155.00–174.0085213
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.13/cwt168.00–174.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1573162.28/cwt155.00–169.0093020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586163.91/cwt150.00–169.0096128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621162.40/cwt157.00–166.001,0095
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.29/cwt150.00–166.0098614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667162.97/cwt157.00–167.001,0878
Steers—Medium and Large 1673159.27/cwt151.00–167.001,07210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716145.39/cwt138.50–150.001,04114
Steers—Medium and Large 1723144.19/cwt138.00–150.001,04214
Steers—Medium and Large 1773140.15/cwt135.00–145.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323165.35/cwt160.00–170.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373160.30/cwt155.00–165.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470158.50/cwt158.50–158.5074514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473152.07/cwt145.00–158.507198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.22/cwt141.00–151.0076520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530149.04/cwt141.00–154.0079012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573140.20/cwt135.00–145.0080320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574143.26/cwt135.00–150.0082211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623139.18/cwt134.00–144.0086720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627143.57/cwt143.00–144.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723129.64/cwt125.00–134.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773129.63/cwt125.00–134.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323190.35/cwt185.00–195.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373186.24/cwt182.00–190.006956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423172.27/cwt167.00–177.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473165.24/cwt160.00–170.0078212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523158.13/cwt155.00–161.008274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573142.20/cwt137.00–147.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623142.59/cwt140.00–145.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773118.57/cwt116.00–121.009174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00380.72/cwt74.00–85.008104
Bulls——1,47897.72/cwt91.00–103.001,4446
Bulls——1,678107.47/cwt103.00–111.001,80310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80053.72/cwt50.00–57.0043012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02582.17/cwt81.00–83.008424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02580.85/cwt75.00–85.0082924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02573.06/cwt67.50–77.0074918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30087.69/cwt85.00–90.001,14010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,157.14/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1576
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2873822.71/head625.00–970.0082334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,152.86/head950.00–1,290.001,15336

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.