Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2024-01-29

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 29
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 1,006▲ 245 vs year ago 552 · +44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 191▲ 24 vs year ago 147 · +16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 123▼ 155 vs year ago 215 · −72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Cattle sold $10-$25 Higher. Slaughter Cattle sold $6-$10 Higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $297.67/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$297.67
147 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,360
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$501
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$80.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2235365.008581thin
Medium and Large 1439310.511,36370
Medium and Large 1-2477284.971,35876
One grade step is worth $80.03/cwt here — about −$501 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 sale147 hd
297.67
—
MS average13 barns · 1,422 hd
278.31
+19.36
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—Average1,486125.141,85914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200113.981,36829
CowsLean 85-90%High99994.5594516
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low87885.007462thin

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)1,490$1,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,38321
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,9014thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,8354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,6366

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223368.20/cwt355.00–380.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 2235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265300.40/cwt260.00–345.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 1276348.96/cwt260.00–375.009639
Steers—Medium and Large 1321336.01/cwt260.00–355.001,0798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328347.25/cwt335.00–351.001,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364337.91/cwt330.00–340.001,2305
Steers—Medium and Large 1372349.17/cwt330.00–360.001,2997
Steers—Medium and Large 1415335.10/cwt305.00–355.001,39111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465251.50/cwt218.00–304.001,16917
Steers—Medium and Large 1470310.99/cwt300.00–330.001,4629
Steers—Medium and Large 1520270.30/cwt250.00–292.501,40611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523279.86/cwt276.00–286.001,4645
Steers—Medium and Large 1564255.58/cwt245.00–272.501,4414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570280.20/cwt278.00–283.001,59723
Steers—Medium and Large 1613259.18/cwt240.00–300.001,5895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626267.23/cwt265.00–269.001,6737
Steers—Medium and Large 1672239.86/cwt230.00–245.001,6123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,6112
Steers—Medium and Large 1765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225329.56/cwt325.00–335.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260332.50/cwt332.50–332.508652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277336.75/cwt320.00–360.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305322.50/cwt322.50–322.509842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328288.76/cwt285.00–290.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372277.03/cwt265.00–290.001,0315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415270.54/cwt267.50–272.001,1239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471242.29/cwt232.50–250.001,1419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475246.88/cwt240.00–255.001,1735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518248.67/cwt242.50–254.001,28819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531238.96/cwt230.00–245.001,2697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571231.96/cwt230.00–235.001,3245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626210.91/cwt189.00–230.001,32013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,42211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677190.85/cwt125.00–230.001,2923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733199.97/cwt190.00–210.001,4662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760147.80/cwt125.00–170.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782182.46/cwt173.50–195.001,4277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890172.99/cwt171.00–175.001,5402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1963150.26/cwt130.00–170.001,4472
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,035176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8221
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,095146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3377
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,283116.58/cwt113.00–119.001,4964
Bulls——1,539125.13/cwt121.50–128.501,9265
Bulls——1,595131.99/cwt120.00–138.502,1055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Premium White 65-75%81584.00/cwt84.00–84.006851
Cows—Premium White 65-75%94086.00/cwt86.00–86.008081
Cows—Lean 85-90%99097.08/cwt94.00–100.0096110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00389.59/cwt88.00–90.008995
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,07094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074107.00/cwt104.00–109.001,1495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210112.84/cwt110.00–115.001,36513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246118.49/cwt116.00–122.001,47611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,834.83/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,635.74/head1,300.00–1,950.001,6366
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,900.53/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2780900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28181,025.81/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0491,442.58/head1,025.00–2,300.001,44318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.