Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15-20 higher, slaughter cows sold 15-17 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 10-15 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.49/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −97.33 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$338.49

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+38.72

vs MS average

−2.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	338.49	1,843	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale14 hd

338.49

—

MS average12 barns · 120 hd

299.78

+38.72

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−2.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−97.33

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	1,424	170.60	2,429	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	155.49	1,736	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	134.60	1,304	8thin

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)	978	$2,027	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,119	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,474	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,085	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,518	180.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	158.77/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,064	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	153.85/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,577	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	141.65/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,452	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	113.44/cwt	106.00–120.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	159.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	338.78/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,515	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Fancy	—	738	1,579.15/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,579	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,085.29/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.53/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,521	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,473.81/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,474	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,187.81/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	461.24/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	461.52/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	328.17/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	294.25/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.65/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,427	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	171.38/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,468	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100	2,690.91/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050	3,119.05/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.02/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	420.35/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,358	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 1,031Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 132Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 316Year ago 326

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15-20 higher, slaughter cows sold 15-17 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 10-15 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	176.00–185.00	180.40
4	—	1,298	154.00–164.00	159.24
8	—	1,440	166.00–176.00	171.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	155.00–162.00	158.77
16	—	1,025	148.00–158.00	153.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.50–146.00	141.65
2	—	800	106.00–120.00	113.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.65
6	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	360.53
6	500–550	523	332.00–345.00	338.78
4	600–650	623	280.00–307.50	294.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	315.00–340.00	328.17
6	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	305.71
6	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	290.43
6	550–600	573	255.00–275.00	265.39
4	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	225.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	445.00–475.00	461.52
6	250–300	273	445.00–475.00	461.24
6	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	420.35
6	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.60
8	500–550	523	347.50–360.00	354.02
6	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	738	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,579.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,098	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,187.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,690.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,085.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,473.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,119.05

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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Tadlock Livestock Auction

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

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