Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold $10-$20 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3-$7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $2-$5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.54/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.28 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$316.54

30 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs MS average

−40.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	329.36	1,851	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	297.32	1,719	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $132 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 sale30 hd

316.54

—

MS average10 barns · 146 hd

325.61

−9.07

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−40.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−119.28

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	1,668	176.74	2,947	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	161.31	1,864	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	149.98	1,537	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	141.00	1,287	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)	1,100	$2,566	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,471	14
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	663	$2,383	50

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,140	158.29/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,805	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	172.46/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,670	10
Bulls	—	—	1,998	188.40/cwt	182.50–192.00	3,764	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	149.98/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,537	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	167.38/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,176	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,597	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	663	2,383.02/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,383	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,565.91/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,566	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	277.65/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	281.54/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,895	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	352.34/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	418.63/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	308.11/cwt	306.50–310.00	1,913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	314.32/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,502	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.36/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	375.91/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	316.19/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	419.88/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	249.91/cwt	244.50–255.00	1,807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	455.83/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	392.47/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	327	430.95/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,409	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.24/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	297.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	430.70/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,391	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	277.77/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	358.64/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	410.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	297.32/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	249.90/cwt	244.50–255.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	210.13/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	146.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,503	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,854	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,470.83/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,471	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	277.64/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,866	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,924	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 1,131Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 173Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 353Year ago 221

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold $10-$20 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3-$7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $2-$5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	150.00–164.00	158.29
10	—	1,548	168.00–176.00	172.46
10	—	1,998	182.50–192.00	188.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	145.00–153.50	149.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,300	162.00–172.00	167.38
20	—	1,025	150.00–160.00	155.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	142.00–150.00	146.68
4	—	800	130.00–140.00	135.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	663	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,383.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	—	1,100	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,565.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,200	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,470.83

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	300–350	340	340.00–350.00	345.04
18	450–500	478	312.50–320.00	314.32
7	600–650	627	265.00–282.50	277.65
3	650–700	678	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	727	255.00	255.00
6	750–800	787	244.50	244.50
3	800–850	825	241.00	241.00
2	850–900	888	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	360.00–390.00	375.91
12	400–450	423	346.00–370.00	358.64
18	450–500	473	312.00–320.00	316.19
4	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	307.61
8	600–650	623	270.00–285.00	277.77
6	700–750	723	244.50–255.00	249.91
6	750–800	773	244.50–255.00	249.90
4	850–900	873	205.00–215.00	210.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	445.00–465.00	455.83
16	300–350	323	420.00–440.00	430.70
18	350–400	373	400.00–437.50	419.88
14	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.53
4	500–550	523	344.00–360.00	352.34
14	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.79
10	600–650	623	290.00–310.00	300.36
26	650–700	673	272.50–290.00	281.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	430.00–435.00	430.95
10	350–400	361	400.00–437.50	418.63
10	400–450	434	385.00–400.00	392.47
12	550–600	578	270.00–317.00	297.32
9	600–650	621	306.50–310.00	308.11
25	650–700	672	272.50–290.00	277.64
5	750–800	756	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	375.00–385.00	380.24
4	600–650	623	290.00–305.00	297.77

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

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