Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,043 head
▼ 423 vs last sale 1,466▼ 715 vs year ago 1,758 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 194▲ 26 vs year ago 194 · +13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 100▼ 79 vs year ago 189 · −41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-7 Lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.59/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$161.59
139 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447163.1672935
Medium and Large 1587163.0395795
Small and Medium 1-2208142.532962thin
Medium and Large 2-3477139.596667thin
One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $63 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 sale139 hd
161.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd
164.20
−2.61
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—High1,33997.021,29920
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19773.2187642
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05064.916825thin

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)1,288$1,3102thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0923thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)896$8729
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)948$7873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$6801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$5852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$1,13328
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,11910

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2208142.53/cwt140.00–145.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268172.47/cwt170.00–177.504623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312165.83/cwt135.00–185.005175
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355139.08/cwt133.00–145.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368172.64/cwt160.00–180.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417168.35/cwt150.00–180.007027
Steers—Medium and Large 1435175.92/cwt174.00–178.0076517
Steers—Medium and Large 1468179.00/cwt179.00–179.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469171.76/cwt165.00–177.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473145.98/cwt145.00–147.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1532168.00/cwt168.00–168.008949
Steers—Medium and Large 1551166.00/cwt166.00–166.0091514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562135.66/cwt135.00–137.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568166.91/cwt162.50–170.009483
Steers—Medium and Large 1622155.34/cwt154.00–159.5096624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688132.58/cwt130.00–140.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 1709156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,1105
Steers—Medium and Large 1791149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,18314
Steers—Medium and Large 1808134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218137.64/cwt135.00–140.003002
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2250121.00/cwt121.00–121.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320144.30/cwt140.00–152.504623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381141.52/cwt132.50–155.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421140.26/cwt130.00–142.0059019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481146.40/cwt140.00–150.0070449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518132.88/cwt125.00–142.506887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556139.14/cwt110.00–141.0077422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.89/cwt121.00–150.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723108.35/cwt100.00–120.007833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2145145.00/cwt145.00–145.002101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228166.15/cwt150.00–180.003792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383162.35/cwt155.00–170.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429159.73/cwt150.00–175.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468157.38/cwt150.00–165.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585123.02/cwt121.00–125.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——82080.00/cwt80.00–80.006561
Bulls——Light Weight82580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
Bulls——Light Weight1,18085.60/cwt85.00–86.001,0102
Bulls——1,32090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1881
Bulls——1,334100.76/cwt95.00–110.001,3449
Bulls——Light Weight1,576102.06/cwt96.00–107.001,6086
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05064.91/cwt62.00–68.006825
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,09068.69/cwt65.00–72.007492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12471.86/cwt64.00–80.0080829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38977.87/cwt75.00–81.001,08210
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,61075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2760580.00/head510.00–650.005802
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2777675.73/head560.00–850.006765
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815584.72/head510.00–650.005852
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2835650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,313.44/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,118.41/head730.00–1,300.001,1184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,310.49/head900.00–1,600.001,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,092.23/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,158.02/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1584
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,108.18/head750.00–2,000.001,10820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,193.40/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1938

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.