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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold weaker. Slaughter cows sold 4-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.20/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.44 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$302.20

84 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.15

vs MS average

−2.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	308.61	1,568	60
Medium and Large 1	529	286.16	1,513	24

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $55 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $397.64 across 31 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 sale84 hd

302.20

—

MS average13 barns · 358 hd

283.05

+19.15

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−2.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−95.44

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	1,691	170.96	2,890	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	152.76	1,662	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	148.35	1,521	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	140.88	1,374	18

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)	1,175	$2,459	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	853	$1,695	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,375	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,854	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,308	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,684	20

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	360.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	500.83/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,367	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,854.35/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,854	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,939	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,458.51/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,459	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	363	422.27/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	2,308.11/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	341.63/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,811	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	289.01/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	331.49/cwt	326.00–337.50	1,386	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	268.58/cwt	268.00–270.50	1,644	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	1,695.01/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,695	10
Bulls	—	—	1,973	182.30/cwt	177.00–187.00	3,597	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	148.35/cwt	142.50–152.50	1,521	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	150.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,546	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	159.92/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,119	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	131.78/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,054	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	170.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,683.75/head	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,684	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	143.48/cwt	138.50–147.00	1,471	14
Bulls	—	—	1,418	155.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	282.07/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	315.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	309.56/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,566	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	257.89/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	380.35/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	433.26/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,616	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	285.70/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	285.68/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	370.53/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	355.60/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	265.44/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,654	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	288.53/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.07/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	275.97/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	450.35/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	333.95/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,413	28

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,131Last week 681Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 83Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 353Last week 121Year ago 395

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold weaker. Slaughter cows sold 4-8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	490.00–510.00	500.83
4	300–350	323	445.00–455.00	450.35
22	350–400	373	420.00–445.00	433.26
6	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	413.17
14	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	360.48
26	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
6	550–600	573	315.00–335.00	325.39
16	600–650	623	280.00–291.00	285.70
8	650–700	673	280.00–291.00	285.68
8	700–750	723	275.00–277.00	275.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
12	350–400	363	417.50–445.00	422.27
3	400–450	415	412.50	412.50
7	450–500	483	350.00	350.00
17	500–550	530	332.50–347.50	341.63
15	600–650	622	285.00–291.00	289.01
2	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	700	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	375.00–385.00	380.35
6	350–400	373	345.00–365.00	355.60
28	400–450	423	330.00–337.50	333.95
18	500–550	515	285.00–295.00	288.53
6	550–600	570	277.00–281.00	279.07
36	600–650	623	260.00–270.50	265.44
6	650–700	673	250.00–260.00	255.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
24	400–450	418	326.00–337.50	331.49
3	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
58	500–550	506	293.00–311.00	309.56
2	550–600	568	281.00	281.00
26	600–650	612	268.00–270.50	268.58
11	650–700	666	250.00–262.50	257.89
3	750–800	777	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	420.60
6	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	370.53
12	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.24
4	500–550	523	310.00–320.00	315.22
4	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	315.20
4	600–650	623	280.00–284.00	282.07

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,150	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,854.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,000	3,375.00	3,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,175	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,458.51
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	853	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,695.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,000	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,683.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,973	177.00–187.00	182.30
10	—	1,630	165.00–175.00	170.40
4	—	1,418	150.00–160.00	155.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	142.50–152.50	148.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	145.00–155.00	150.85
8	—	1,325	155.00–164.00	159.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	127.00–136.00	131.78
14	—	1,025	138.50–147.00	143.48

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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