Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,521 head
▲ 392 vs last sale 1,129▲ 21 vs year ago 1,500 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 280▲ 87 vs year ago 213 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 170▼ 84 vs year ago 294 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.64/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$160.64
125 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510162.35828110
Medium and Large 3482148.0871415thin
One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $114 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 sale125 hd
160.64
—
MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd
159.59
+1.05
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—High1,57890.141,42319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20666.5780332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53059.529113thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03856.0058123

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$1,1642thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)986$96812
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$94723
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$8132thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$5813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,26236
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,12122
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,023$8504thin

Every lot

72 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 1-2238154.84/cwt140.00–170.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268180.16/cwt170.00–185.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328186.11/cwt177.00–195.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370177.48/cwt170.00–195.0065710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418169.09/cwt158.00–190.0070721
Steers—Medium and Large 3435144.80/cwt140.00–147.506303
Steers—Medium and Large 3466153.47/cwt145.00–157.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473168.95/cwt160.00–175.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516161.50/cwt159.00–177.0083326
Steers—Medium and Large 3519143.61/cwt140.00–155.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583161.24/cwt150.00–163.0094011
Steers—Medium and Large 3590138.00/cwt138.00–138.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615147.06/cwt131.00–159.009045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669145.38/cwt125.00–155.0097312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715148.48/cwt125.00–154.001,06210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277134.44/cwt130.00–142.503723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389148.00/cwt148.00–148.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417147.57/cwt140.00–152.506153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467144.53/cwt142.50–146.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.62/cwt132.00–141.5072511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557143.43/cwt135.00–145.0079913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629138.54/cwt125.00–142.5087111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654125.00/cwt125.00–125.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.61/cwt120.00–130.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815111.57/cwt100.00–123.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336178.72/cwt175.00–180.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371168.58/cwt167.50–170.006257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414152.82/cwt151.00–160.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478143.94/cwt135.00–160.0068812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511140.41/cwt132.50–147.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578133.19/cwt130.00–140.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627133.80/cwt120.00–140.008395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717124.15/cwt120.00–130.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt118.00–120.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47986.27/cwt80.00–89.001,2769
Bulls——1,55085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,3251
Bulls——1,68194.53/cwt90.00–100.001,5899
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01757.41/cwt52.00–61.0058417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06969.54/cwt69.00–70.007436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09652.00/cwt50.00–54.005706
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,18965.93/cwt64.00–67.007844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24665.88/cwt63.00–69.0082122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53059.52/cwt55.00–63.009113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2780750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2785600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2845450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2849824.78/head775.00–850.008254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928646.23/head450.00–850.006462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0541,039.11/head855.00–1,425.001,0398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,090900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,163.88/head800.00–1,450.001,1642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115812.56/head800.00–825.008132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160962.28/head750.00–1,200.0096222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,299.82/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2864893.23/head825.00–1,050.008938
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2880625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2940750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,251.11/head975.00–1,400.001,25114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,287.65/head1,025.00–1,400.001,28818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3511,332.70/head1,075.00–1,550.001,33314

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.