Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-09-12

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 12
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,275 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 1,458▼ 5 vs year ago 1,280 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 190▼ 46 vs year ago 186 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 298▼ 21 vs year ago 201 · −10.4%
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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 steady- 3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady- 2 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 $178.54/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$178.54
243 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497182.08905166
Medium and Large 1-2557170.8995177
One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale243 hd
178.54
—
MS average13 barns · 1,324 hd
172.71
+5.83
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—Average1,379103.841,43114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08884.6692140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02579.6881710
CowsLean 85-90%Average96469.9367422

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)1,106$1,12832
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,66730
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$8994thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273230.41/cwt225.00–235.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1323220.70/cwt210.00–230.0071310
Steers—Medium and Large 1373217.80/cwt212.50–222.5081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1423200.27/cwt195.00–205.0084710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436190.98/cwt186.00–197.508339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459192.46/cwt192.00–193.008839
Steers—Medium and Large 1473185.62/cwt177.50–193.0087840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510171.92/cwt165.00–185.0087720
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.78/cwt165.00–178.0089840
Steers—Medium and Large 1573168.64/cwt165.00–172.0096640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592168.25/cwt151.00–172.0099618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617149.43/cwt149.00–150.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 1623156.25/cwt149.00–163.0097312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,10612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373169.36/cwt167.50–171.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423162.63/cwt160.00–165.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473149.71/cwt145.00–154.0070818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523152.88/cwt149.00–154.5080013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523148.76/cwt142.50–154.5077820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573137.12/cwt134.00–140.007868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583137.42/cwt134.00–140.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623139.18/cwt134.00–144.0086710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.17/cwt127.00–137.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710133.50/cwt133.50–133.509486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723132.58/cwt130.00–135.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773132.57/cwt130.00–135.001,0256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473173.93/cwt170.00–177.508236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523158.91/cwt155.00–162.508316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673143.62/cwt140.00–147.009676
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25594.46/cwt90.00–97.001,1854
Bulls——1,428107.59/cwt102.00–112.001,53610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80061.48/cwt57.50–65.004926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02583.51/cwt80.00–86.0085630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02579.68/cwt75.00–83.0081710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02573.10/cwt69.00–76.0074916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27588.12/cwt86.00–90.001,12410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1251,666.67/head1,500.00–1,800.001,66730
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925899.59/head700.00–1,050.0090010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,232.42/head1,000.00–1,400.001,23222
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800899.22/head825.00–950.008994

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.