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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,406 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 1,198▼ 266 vs year ago 1,672 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 231▼ 37 vs year ago 223 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 243▼ 199 vs year ago 314 · −63.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.85/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$153.85

132 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	155.42	725	95
Medium and Large 1-2	529	149.81	792	37

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale132 hd

153.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,169 hd

149.00

+4.85

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,397	85.30	1,191	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	68.45	753	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	67.16	921	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	45.21	436	51

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,079	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$975	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$910	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$854	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,066	$852	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$963	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$905	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	807	$783	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$685	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,101	$2,463	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,429	$1,746	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,205	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$800	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	789	$667	12

Every lot

67 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	209.10/cwt	200.00–215.00	711	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	192.94/cwt	185.00–200.00	702	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	182.24/cwt	177.00–187.00	751	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	176.97/cwt	172.00–187.00	821	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	172.73/cwt	167.00–180.00	898	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	169.16/cwt	166.00–174.00	900	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	164.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	161.78/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,037	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	984	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,030	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	172.64/cwt	167.00–180.00	552	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	171.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	640	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	161.84/cwt	157.00–170.00	680	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	740	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	147.34/cwt	140.00–152.00	760	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	146.89/cwt	137.00–150.00	777	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	141.26/cwt	132.00–149.00	818	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	133.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	819	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,169	71.31/cwt	65.00–77.00	834	8
Bulls	—	—	1,347	89.82/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,210	9
Bulls	—	—	1,775	97.16/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,725	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	30.90/cwt	25.00–36.00	291	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	43.48/cwt	39.00–47.00	417	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	54.36/cwt	49.00–59.00	533	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	66.53/cwt	62.00–72.00	730	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	74.08/cwt	72.00–79.00	822	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	65.96/cwt	63.00–69.00	903	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	72.36/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,001	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,101	2,462.55/head	1,450.00–3,300.00	2,463	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,429	1,745.67/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,746	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	975.02/head	750.00–1,150.00	975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	935.40/head	675.00–1,150.00	935	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	852.39/head	500.00–1,075.00	852	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	955.40/head	750.00–1,050.00	955	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,079.37/head	725.00–1,300.00	1,079	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	1,325.77/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,326	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	730	684.55/head	620.00–750.00	685	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	745	749.50/head	675.00–825.00	750	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	923.32/head	800.00–1,000.00	923	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	501.96/head	450.00–550.00	502	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	781	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Dec 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,406Last week 1,198Year ago 1,672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 231Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 243Year ago 314

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	850.00–900.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,066	500.00–1,075.00	852.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,178	725.00–1,300.00	1,079.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	935	750.00–1,150.00	975.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,065	675.00–1,150.00	935.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	750.00–1,050.00	955.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,307	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,325.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,429	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,745.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,101	1,450.00–3,300.00	2,462.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	730	620.00–750.00	684.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	675.00–825.00	749.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	800.00–1,000.00	923.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	450.00–550.00	501.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	781	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	165.00–175.00	171.00
9	—	579	132.00–149.00	141.26
18	—	516	140.00–152.00	147.34
10	—	615	128.00–138.00	133.17
18	—	420	157.00–170.00	161.84
12	—	320	167.00–180.00	172.64
18	—	473	150.00–165.00	156.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	140.00	140.00
19	—	529	137.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	475	161.00	161.00
5	—	415	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	156.00–167.00	161.78
16	—	520	167.00–180.00	172.73
11	—	340	200.00–215.00	209.10
4	—	560	160.00–167.00	164.72
3	—	713	135.00–140.00	137.98
2	—	763	130.00–140.00	135.02
12	—	412	177.00–187.00	182.24
14	—	364	185.00–200.00	192.94
18	—	464	172.00–187.00	176.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	180.00	180.00
4	—	603	155.00	155.00
6	—	382	185.00	185.00
15	—	532	166.00–174.00	169.16
2	—	700	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
3	—	620	130.00–145.00	138.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,110	72.00–79.00	74.08
38	—	1,097	62.00–72.00	66.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	943	25.00–36.00	30.90
22	—	980	49.00–59.00	54.36
17	—	958	39.00–47.00	43.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	72.00–73.00	72.36
13	—	1,369	63.00–69.00	65.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,775	96.00–100.00	97.16
9	—	1,347	83.00–95.00	89.82
8	—	1,169	65.00–77.00	71.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.