Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 Higher, slaughter cows sold 5-10 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 12-20 Higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.26/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.56 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$316.26

90 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs MS average

−24.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	317.81	1,734	44
Medium and Large 1-2	555	314.78	1,748	46

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about −$14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $435.82 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

316.26

—

MS average12 barns · 294 hd

308.03

+8.23

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−24.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−119.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,691	177.62	3,004	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	150.41	1,793	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	145.85	1,495	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	125.83	1,151	10

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,571	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,191	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,548	10

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,450	163.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,375	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	187.22/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,310	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	155.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,020	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	145.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,495	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	134.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,380	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	120.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	289.69/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,837	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050	3,571.43/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,571	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	308.22/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,769	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,191.23/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,191	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,902	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	273.87/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	297.90/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,821	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	276.81/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,309	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	372.10/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,887	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	321.93/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,722	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	281.54/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,420	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	142.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,462	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	104.82/cwt	102.50–107.50	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.03/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	317.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	285.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	280.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,747	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,547.50/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	253.34/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	438.37/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	468.26/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	256.50/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	270.22/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	332.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.18/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	413.26/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	385.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	328.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	273.86/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,117	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 653Year ago 1,006

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 73Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 500Last week 153Year ago 123

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 Higher, slaughter cows sold 5-10 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 12-20 Higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	160.00–166.00	163.80
8	—	1,768	182.00–191.00	187.22
6	—	1,750	171.00–176.00	174.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,300	150.00–160.00	155.38
18	—	1,025	138.00–146.00	142.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	140.00–150.00	145.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	130.00–138.00	134.68
2	—	800	115.00–125.00	120.31
2	—	700	102.50–107.50	104.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	422	370.00–375.00	372.10
4	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
22	500–550	535	315.00–323.00	321.93
24	550–600	574	270.00–325.00	308.22
16	600–650	634	289.00–290.00	289.69
28	650–700	656	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	460.00–475.00	468.26
6	300–350	323	425.00–450.00	438.37
4	350–400	373	400.00–425.00	413.26
10	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	385.80
8	450–500	473	315.00–340.00	328.10
24	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.82
20	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.79
24	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	280.36
30	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	280.33
4	700–750	723	270.00–277.50	273.87
4	750–800	773	270.00–277.50	273.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
11	450–500	456	276.00–283.00	281.54
7	500–550	509	279.00	279.00
9	550–600	569	250.00–256.00	253.34
7	600–650	636	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.95
8	400–450	423	290.00–305.00	297.90
18	450–500	473	270.00–283.00	276.81
12	500–550	523	265.00–275.00	270.22
14	550–600	573	250.00–262.50	256.50
10	600–650	623	247.00–257.00	252.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	285.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,050	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,571.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,198	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,191.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,547.50

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

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