Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls both sold Steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.90/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.92 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$302.90

62 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs MS average

−35.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	314.16	1,769	30
Medium and Large 1	562	292.35	1,643	32

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale62 hd

302.90

—

MS average13 barns · 281 hd

300.62

+2.28

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−35.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−132.92

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	—	Average	1,758	161.67	2,842	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	140.82	1,740	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	133.85	1,372	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	118.77	1,033	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,122	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,694	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,333	6

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,793	159.46/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,859	6
Bulls	—	—	1,928	168.22/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,243	10
Bulls	—	—	1,280	148.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,902	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	137.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,413	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	142.44/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,923	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	133.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	292.45/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,342	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	2,560.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	259.43/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	313.19/cwt	290.00–316.50	1,795	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,574.19/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,574	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,694.44/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,694	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,095.86/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,096	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.52/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,368	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	252.79/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	247.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	318.02/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	450.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	231.36/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	308.17/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,304	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	319.17/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,549	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	413.26/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	340.30/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,269	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	284.14/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,344	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	286.16/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,640	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	258.06/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	268.63/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,674	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	125.68/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,288	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	949	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	105.29/cwt	101.00–109.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	261.26/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	274.62/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,683	6

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 1,179Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 161Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 250Year ago 130

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls both sold Steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	155.00–163.00	159.46
10	—	1,928	165.00–171.00	168.22
4	—	1,280	144.00–152.00	148.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	132.00–142.00	137.85
22	—	1,350	138.00–146.00	142.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	128.00–138.00	133.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	121.00–129.00	125.68
4	—	800	117.00–120.00	118.59
2	—	700	101.00–109.00	105.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	437	295.00	295.00
14	450–500	459	277.50–310.00	292.45
6	500–550	503	255.00–267.50	261.26
5	550–600	583	245.00–250.00	247.02
3	600–650	627	240.00	240.00
6	800–850	801	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	340.30
18	400–450	423	295.00–320.00	308.17
24	450–500	473	270.00–297.00	284.14
14	500–550	523	255.00–267.50	261.52
8	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	252.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	407.50	407.50
6	500–550	523	316.00–320.00	318.02
24	550–600	573	290.00–316.50	313.19
6	600–650	613	272.00–280.00	274.62
8	650–700	683	256.00–263.00	259.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	440.00–460.00	450.70
12	350–400	373	400.00–425.00	413.26
4	400–450	423	400.00–405.00	402.63
6	500–550	515	316.00–325.00	319.17
26	550–600	573	282.00–290.00	286.16
8	600–650	623	265.00–272.00	268.63
6	700–750	723	256.00–260.00	258.06
2	750–800	773	227.50–235.00	231.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	365.27
6	450–500	473	330.00–345.00	337.86

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,125	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,560.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	775	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,574.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,268	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,095.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,238	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,694.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,333.33

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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