Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady- 2 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.68/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −105.96 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$291.68

31 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MS average

−29.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	296.91	1,647	22
Medium and Large 1-2	557	278.89	1,553	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $94 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 sale31 hd

291.68

—

MS average12 barns · 175 hd

292.84

−1.16

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−29.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−105.96

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	1,499	177.68	2,663	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	151.99	1,786	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	141.15	1,447	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	140.98	1,445	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,253	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,575	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,902	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,713	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,910	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,160	32

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	140.98/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,445	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	157.29/cwt	151.00–162.50	2,084	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	146.68/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,503	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	141.15/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,447	12
Bulls	—	—	1,100	162.09/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,783	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	179.26/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,841	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,902.02/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,045	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	413.67/cwt	387.50–440.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,287	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	750	2,160.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,160	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	950	3,252.63/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,253	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	289.19/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	365.60/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,364	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	416.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	398.53/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	391	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.80/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	356.83/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	262.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	327.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,551	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.18/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.05/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	403.33/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,908	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	397.86/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	369.39/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,932	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	467.08/cwt	452.50–480.00	1,742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	521.01/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,162	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	3,712.77/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	410.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	520.83/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,050	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	186.49/cwt	184.00–188.50	3,129	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,575.26/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,575	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	320.71/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,410	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,910.10/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,910	10

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 1,199Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 181Year ago 238

Replacement CattleReceipts 278Last week 588Year ago 315

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady- 2 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	136.00–144.50	140.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,325	151.00–162.50	157.29
12	—	1,025	142.00–150.00	146.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	135.00–145.50	141.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	155.00–168.00	162.09
6	—	1,585	175.00–182.50	179.26
6	—	1,678	184.00–188.50	186.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	865	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,902.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	950	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,252.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,203	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,575.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	750	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,712.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,238	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,910.10

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
9	350–400	391	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	469	387.50–440.00	413.67
5	550–600	570	348.00	348.00
6	850–900	883	259.00	259.00
4	1000–1050	1,045	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	510.00–530.00	521.01
4	250–300	273	510.00–530.00	520.83
6	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	516.05
14	350–400	373	452.50–480.00	467.08
8	400–450	423	425.00–455.00	440.80
14	450–500	473	385.00–420.00	403.33
16	500–550	523	360.00–378.00	369.39
8	550–600	573	348.00–365.00	356.83
4	750–800	773	260.00–270.00	265.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	400.00–430.00	416.52
4	250–300	273	385.00–410.00	398.53
20	350–400	373	355.00–375.00	365.60
24	450–500	473	320.00–335.00	327.86
8	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	310.43
14	550–600	573	277.50–300.00	289.19
2	600–650	623	265.00–275.00	270.18
2	650–700	673	250.00–275.00	262.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	377	374.00	374.00
14	450–500	496	320.00–321.00	320.71
4	500–550	537	277.50	277.50
5	550–600	573	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.91
4	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.53
12	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	397.86
2	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.59

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle