Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady- 10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.41/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −107.41 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$328.41

144 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$0.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.18

vs MS average

−13.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	328.59	1,776	74
Medium and Large 1-2	538	328.23	1,765	70

One grade step is worth $0.36/cwt here — about $12 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 sale144 hd

328.41

—

MS average12 barns · 384 hd

315.23

+13.18

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−13.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−107.41

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	—	High	1,877	163.29	3,064	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	139.82	1,567	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	136.85	1,403	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	122.36	1,119	28

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,256	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,879	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,107	4thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	144.56/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	339.56/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,732	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	311.23/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,802	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	271.20/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	346.29/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,638	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	270.50/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	311.49/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.35/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,813	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	240.93/cwt	235.00–246.50	1,742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	280.30/cwt	273.00–320.00	1,757	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,106.98/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,107	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	1,538.72/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	351.27/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,665	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	309	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,383	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,878.57/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,879	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	241.39/cwt	235.00–246.50	1,755	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	922	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	136.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,403	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	137.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,413	24
Bulls	—	—	1,898	169.61/cwt	165.00–173.00	3,219	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	160.76/cwt	155.00–164.00	3,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	490.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	338.26/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	371.05/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	213.78/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	267.60/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,533	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,314	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	415.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.63/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	252.62/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	526.52/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	296.77/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,392	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	292.33/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,383	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	458.56/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,753	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	513.53/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	104.82/cwt	100.00–109.00	734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,335	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,020.18/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,020	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,288	2,586.41/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,586	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	279.47/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,498	15

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,179Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady- 10 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	139.00–149.00	144.56
24	—	1,025	132.00–142.00	137.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	110.00–120.00	115.31
4	—	700	100.00–109.00	104.82
16	—	1,025	125.00–134.00	130.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	131.00–141.00	136.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,898	165.00–173.00	169.61
10	—	1,868	155.00–164.00	160.76

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
5	300–350	309	447.50	447.50
27	450–500	474	340.00–390.00	351.27
42	500–550	510	320.00–343.00	339.56
28	550–600	579	300.00–330.00	311.23
53	600–650	627	273.00–320.00	280.30
3	650–700	663	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	510.00–540.00	526.52
4	250–300	273	500.00–525.00	513.53
10	300–350	323	480.00–500.00	490.70
10	350–400	373	440.00–475.00	458.56
8	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	415.80
38	450–500	473	340.00–352.00	346.29
48	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.22
26	550–600	573	307.00–325.00	316.35
30	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.36
12	650–700	673	265.00–277.00	271.20
4	700–750	723	255.00–260.00	257.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	355.00–385.00	371.05
8	350–400	373	325.00–350.00	338.26
18	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	310.53
38	450–500	473	285.00–299.00	292.33
22	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.22
26	550–600	573	265.00–270.00	267.60
10	600–650	623	249.00–256.00	252.63
10	650–700	673	249.00–256.00	252.62
12	700–750	723	235.00–246.50	240.93
4	800–850	823	212.50–215.00	213.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	420	308.00–320.00	311.49
28	450–500	469	288.00–299.00	296.77
15	500–550	536	279.00–280.00	279.47
26	550–600	564	268.00–290.00	270.50
15	600–650	610	249.50	249.50
4	650–700	670	256.00	256.00
12	700–750	727	235.00–246.50	241.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,106.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,138	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,878.57
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	843	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,538.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,090	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,020.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,288	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,586.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle