Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 28
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,198 head
▲ 933 vs last sale 265▲ 0 vs year ago 1,198 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 235▲ 59 vs year ago 172 · +34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 1,135 vs last sale 1,378▼ 28 vs year ago 271 · −10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 lower, 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 $152.09/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$152.09
107 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.41
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476154.7973674
Medium and Large 1-2560146.0681733
One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale107 hd
152.09
—
MS average7 barns · 773 hd
147.68
+4.41
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—High1,66491.981,53016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06169.1773428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02565.6867320
CowsLean 85-90%Average86156.4148650

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,6582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,04540
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$84816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$1,11926

Every lot

46 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223213.76/cwt200.00–225.004774
Steers—Medium and Large 1273213.53/cwt200.00–225.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1323200.70/cwt190.00–210.0064810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348185.00/cwt185.00–185.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1373190.30/cwt185.00–195.0071010
Steers—Medium and Large 1423181.58/cwt175.00–187.507686
Steers—Medium and Large 1473181.55/cwt175.00–187.508596
Steers—Medium and Large 1523173.91/cwt170.00–177.509106
Steers—Medium and Large 1573163.90/cwt160.00–167.509396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,02113
Steers—Medium and Large 1623162.18/cwt157.00–167.001,0108
Steers—Medium and Large 1673157.26/cwt157.00–157.501,0588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1723134.64/cwt130.00–139.009734
Steers—Medium and Large 1773134.63/cwt130.00–139.001,0414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323174.28/cwt170.00–178.005638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added346178.00/cwt178.00–178.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355168.00/cwt168.00–168.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373170.30/cwt165.00–175.0063516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423166.79/cwt161.00–172.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432163.98/cwt161.00–172.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473162.24/cwt157.00–167.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.26/cwt140.00–152.0076510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570140.58/cwt135.00–145.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.76/cwt132.00–145.0079516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623130.18/cwt125.00–135.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673122.58/cwt120.00–125.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009359
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323185.35/cwt180.00–190.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373175.30/cwt170.00–180.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423171.45/cwt167.50–175.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473171.43/cwt167.50–175.008116
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39588.11/cwt82.00–92.001,2298
Bulls——1,93395.84/cwt93.50–97.501,8538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67540.33/cwt34.50–45.002728
Cows—Lean 85-90%80057.38/cwt51.00–63.0045924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.68/cwt64.00–72.0070424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02565.68/cwt61.00–69.0067320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02562.27/cwt57.00–66.0063818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.12/cwt70.00–74.009204
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2860987.21/head800.00–1,150.0098712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,232.50/head1,150.00–1,300.001,23314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2770848.38/head600.00–1,025.0084816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9901,658.33/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,045.11/head825.00–1,200.001,04540

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.