Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 534 vs last sale 1,146▼ 177 vs year ago 789 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 193▼ 73 vs year ago 187 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 95▼ 52 vs year ago 182 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, and 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 $313.65/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$313.65
146 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$69.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434342.991,48884
Medium and Large 1-2589273.901,61462
One grade step is worth $69.09/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale146 hd
313.65
—
MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd
304.95
+8.70
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—Low1,657125.232,07416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,081110.481,19540
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025107.101,09812
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94495.0089726

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,66724
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,30320
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$1,81512

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223405.51/cwt400.00–410.009046
Steers—Medium and Large 1273405.41/cwt400.00–410.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 1323400.70/cwt390.00–410.001,29414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added332384.83/cwt382.50–390.001,2789
Steers—Medium and Large 1373390.30/cwt385.00–395.001,4568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419325.21/cwt262.50–350.001,3637
Steers—Medium and Large 1423363.17/cwt350.00–375.001,53616
Steers—Medium and Large 1473310.48/cwt300.00–320.001,4696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4794
Steers—Medium and Large 1523295.91/cwt286.00–305.001,54812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536287.27/cwt286.00–289.001,5407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561268.73/cwt265.00–272.501,5088
Steers—Medium and Large 1573266.50/cwt260.00–272.501,52710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,5888
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5753
Steers—Medium and Large 1723220.67/cwt215.00–226.001,5956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added984130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323325.70/cwt315.00–335.001,0526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373325.60/cwt315.00–335.001,2144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423276.58/cwt270.00–282.501,17012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428279.50/cwt279.50–279.501,1964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473262.86/cwt255.00–270.001,24314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523260.43/cwt250.00–270.001,36216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567232.15/cwt217.00–243.001,3167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573234.35/cwt225.00–243.001,3436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,40614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623226.30/cwt225.00–227.501,41016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673213.55/cwt212.00–215.001,43712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682212.44/cwt212.00–214.001,4499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630212.62/cwt207.50–215.001,3403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410107.59/cwt105.00–110.001,5174
Bulls——1,620122.52/cwt115.00–128.001,9854
Bulls——1,798135.40/cwt130.00–140.502,4348
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72571.86/cwt68.50–75.005214
Cows—Lean 85-90%80087.31/cwt82.00–92.006984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025109.27/cwt104.00–113.001,12030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025107.10/cwt103.00–110.001,09812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025101.85/cwt96.00–106.001,04418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250114.12/cwt111.00–117.001,42710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,667.19/head1,400.00–1,850.001,66724
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,815.38/head1,600.00–2,000.001,81512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,302.75/head2,000.00–2,550.002,30320

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.