Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 856 vs last sale 1,121▼ 1,269 vs year ago 1,534 · −82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 167▲ 30 vs year ago 205 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,378 head
▲ 1,161 vs last sale 217▲ 970 vs year ago 408 · +237.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold Steady-8 Higher, feeder heifers sold steady -10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-6 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.83/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$145.83
145 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513145.9274995
Medium and Large 1473145.6568950
One grade step is worth $0.27/cwt here — about $60 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 sale145 hd
145.83
—
MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd
148.59
−2.76
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—Average1,66188.271,46624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07775.9181826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02570.2772018
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low85558.7150244

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 (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,260110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$9138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,0728

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223200.51/cwt195.00–205.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1273200.41/cwt195.00–205.005474
Steers—Medium and Large 1323196.42/cwt190.00–202.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1373196.36/cwt190.00–202.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402187.00/cwt187.00–187.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.0078410
Steers—Medium and Large 1473179.76/cwt174.00–185.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490174.00/cwt174.00–174.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500169.00/cwt169.00–169.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 1523167.72/cwt162.50–172.5087710
Steers—Medium and Large 1573157.79/cwt150.00–165.0090410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326154.50/cwt154.50–154.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373164.54/cwt155.00–173.0061410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379157.43/cwt155.00–158.5059720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418156.26/cwt154.00–168.0065312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423153.58/cwt147.00–159.5065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466150.96/cwt148.00–159.5070327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473145.24/cwt140.00–150.0068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523137.30/cwt130.00–144.0071810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525153.00/cwt153.00–153.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551130.00/cwt130.00–130.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573127.60/cwt125.00–130.0073110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689130.00/cwt130.00–130.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712130.00/cwt130.00–130.0092617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787115.00/cwt115.00–115.009054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273190.41/cwt185.00–195.0052010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323185.35/cwt180.00–190.0059910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373180.30/cwt175.00–185.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423167.77/cwt162.50–172.507108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473151.19/cwt147.00–155.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523145.22/cwt140.00–150.007608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573137.79/cwt130.00–145.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673115.17/cwt110.00–120.007758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723105.16/cwt100.00–110.007608
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03574.04/cwt72.00–79.507664
Bulls——1,61887.46/cwt80.00–92.001,41512
Bulls——2,03896.59/cwt93.00–99.001,9698
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70047.75/cwt44.00–51.0033412
Cows—Lean 85-90%80059.25/cwt55.00–63.0047416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02575.34/cwt73.00–77.0077220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02570.27/cwt65.00–74.0072018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02566.39/cwt62.00–69.5068016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25077.82/cwt76.00–79.509736
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2958912.92/head750.00–1,050.009138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,260.00/head1,050.00–1,400.001,260110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,072.02/head900.00–1,200.001,0728

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.