Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 12
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,192 head
▲ 1,192 vs last sale 0▲ 1,192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 0▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 0▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.80/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$186.80
149 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.78
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436196.8485894
Medium and Large 1-2631169.631,07155
One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale149 hd
186.80
—
MS average13 barns · 1,774 hd
177.02
+9.78
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—High1,41084.261,18821
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05071.0674618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02565.5167116
CowsLean 85-90%Average86350.8243930

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,104$1,20373
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,28424
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$8074thin

Every lot

47 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 1223218.76/cwt205.00–230.004886
Steers—Medium and Large 1273218.53/cwt205.00–230.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1323210.70/cwt200.00–220.0068112
Steers—Medium and Large 1373210.60/cwt200.00–220.0078612
Steers—Medium and Large 1423200.27/cwt195.00–205.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 1467189.37/cwt185.00–196.0088416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475188.57/cwt185.00–194.0089615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500189.00/cwt189.00–189.009454
Steers—Medium and Large 1523187.82/cwt180.00–195.0098210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,02810
Steers—Medium and Large 1573176.76/cwt170.00–183.001,01312
Steers—Medium and Large 1623173.89/cwt170.00–177.501,0838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,08710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,24710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323180.62/cwt175.00–185.505834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373180.57/cwt175.00–185.506744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407173.50/cwt173.50–173.5070613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423167.11/cwt160.00–173.5070716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473160.76/cwt155.00–166.0076016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489165.00/cwt165.00–165.0080722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523151.52/cwt145.00–157.507926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573146.24/cwt140.00–152.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623135.18/cwt130.00–140.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635151.59/cwt151.00–152.0096319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673135.17/cwt130.00–140.009104
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323213.95/cwt207.00–220.006918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373189.92/cwt187.00–192.507088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473180.24/cwt175.00–185.008536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523172.82/cwt165.00–180.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573167.60/cwt165.00–170.0096014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623160.18/cwt155.00–165.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723122.73/cwt115.00–130.008874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34076.36/cwt70.00–80.001,02310
Bulls——1,46090.79/cwt86.00–94.501,32610
Bulls——1,60098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70033.04/cwt25.00–40.002318
Cows—Lean 85-90%80050.31/cwt45.00–55.0040210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02570.63/cwt68.00–72.5072416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02565.51/cwt62.00–68.0067116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02563.10/cwt59.00–66.0064712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25074.52/cwt74.00–75.009322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2913806.85/head700.00–900.008074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,283.75/head1,050.00–1,475.001,28424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2848704.42/head500.00–850.007048
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1361,264.88/head1,050.00–1,400.001,26565

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.