Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Lower, Slaughter cows sold 10 Lower, and Slaughter bulls sold 5-10 Lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.81/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −94.82 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$302.81

74 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs MS average

−13.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	310.17	1,621	23
Medium and Large 1	547	299.50	1,639	51

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about −$18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd

302.81

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

+5.42

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−13.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−94.82

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	1,530	162.76	2,490	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	136.27	1,397	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	130.85	1,341	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	130.27	1,335	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)	900	$3,167	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,421	12
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$1,893	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,013	$2,763	8

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,690	166.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,820	8
Bulls	—	—	2,008	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,949	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.27/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,397	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	130.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,831	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,013	2,762.96/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,763	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,421.28/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,421	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900	3,166.67/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,167	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,893.16/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,893	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	312.07/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,607	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	376.29/cwt	347.50–382.00	1,836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	329.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	332.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.78/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,578	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	342.82/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	408.17/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	448.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	327.16/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	272.77/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	295.65/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	323.16/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,987	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,833	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,196.00/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,196	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 618Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 94Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 278Year ago 360

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Lower, Slaughter cows sold 10 Lower, and Slaughter bulls sold 5-10 Lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	162.00–170.00	166.85
2	—	2,008	170.00–177.00	173.79
8	—	1,250	150.00–160.00	155.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	131.00–140.00	136.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	125.00–134.00	130.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	125.00–135.00	130.85

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
7	350–400	380	325.00–335.00	329.46
8	400–450	441	324.00	324.00
20	500–550	515	300.00–317.00	312.07
3	550–600	573	297.50	297.50
7	600–650	626	292.50	292.50
4	700–750	736	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.95
10	400–450	423	324.00–330.00	327.16
4	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	305.24
32	500–550	523	295.00–308.00	301.78
19	550–600	588	285.00–297.50	295.65
14	600–650	623	265.00–280.00	272.77
4	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	265.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
12	450–500	488	347.50–382.00	376.29
2	500–550	542	350.00	350.00
16	600–650	615	302.50–345.00	323.16
12	700–750	746	259.25	259.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	440.00–455.00	448.02
10	350–400	373	400.00–435.00	418.56
10	400–450	423	395.00–420.00	408.17
12	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.48
8	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	342.82
6	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	337.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,762.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,196.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,175	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,421.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,060	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,893.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	900	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,166.67

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

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