Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2024-02-26

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 26
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,054 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 1,156▲ 924 vs year ago 130 · +710.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 130▼ 6 vs year ago 206 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 326▼ 488 vs year ago 950 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-7 higher. 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 $269.67/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$269.67
103 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$41.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.56
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436278.061,21382
Medium and Large 1-2623236.901,47721
One grade step is worth $41.15/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale103 hd
269.67
—
MS average13 barns · 1,630 hd
258.11
+11.56
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—Average1,615137.452,22030
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258121.731,53266
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025116.151,1918thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94199.8693916

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)1,088$1,88244
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,2336
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,006$2,387104
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$2,48642
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)815$1,61016

Every lot

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223400.51/cwt395.00–405.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1273390.41/cwt385.00–395.001,0664
Steers—Medium and Large 1323390.35/cwt385.00–395.001,2614
Steers—Medium and Large 1373370.30/cwt365.00–375.001,38110
Steers—Medium and Large 1423335.53/cwt325.00–345.001,41916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429330.71/cwt310.00–345.001,4195
Steers—Medium and Large 1473305.48/cwt295.00–315.001,4458
Steers—Medium and Large 1523295.22/cwt290.00–300.001,5448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620276.60/cwt270.00–283.501,71512
Steers—Medium and Large 1623276.99/cwt270.00–283.501,72612
Steers—Medium and Large 1673261.20/cwt255.00–267.001,7584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223313.26/cwt305.00–320.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273313.12/cwt305.00–320.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323303.02/cwt295.00–310.009796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373300.60/cwt290.00–310.001,12116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423290.53/cwt280.00–300.001,22920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473267.62/cwt265.00–270.001,2666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523248.78/cwt242.00–255.001,30112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573241.16/cwt237.00–245.001,3828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623222.77/cwt215.00–230.001,3886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,098150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6475
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260116.57/cwt112.00–120.001,4694
Bulls——1,483132.72/cwt127.00–137.001,96812
Bulls——1,830147.48/cwt143.00–151.002,69914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80090.84/cwt85.00–96.007276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025116.27/cwt111.00–120.001,19230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025116.15/cwt110.00–120.501,1918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025105.27/cwt100.00–109.001,07910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453126.28/cwt121.00–130.001,83536
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8151,610.43/head1,500.00–1,700.001,61016
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,485.71/head2,200.00–2,700.002,48642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,232.95/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,881.61/head1,600.00–2,100.001,88244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27501,410.00/head1,200.00–1,550.001,41022
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,648.84/head2,300.00–2,900.002,64982

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.