Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10-$20 higher, feeder heifers sold 15-25 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-$7 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.30/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −89.96 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$346.30

117 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$0.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.83

vs MS average

−18.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	346.54	1,925	68
Medium and Large 1-2	571	345.97	1,974	49

One grade step is worth $0.57/cwt here — about −$50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $436.26 across 30 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 sale117 hd

346.30

—

MS average12 barns · 286 hd

332.47

+13.83

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−18.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−89.96

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	—	Average	1,644	170.74	2,807	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	143.51	1,579	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	139.85	1,433	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	127.65	1,117	20

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,906	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,227	48
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,611	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,676	16

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.18/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	311.07/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,219	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,163	2,906.45/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	294.19/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	516.24/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	418.94/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	334.76/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,791	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,227.27/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,227	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	420.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	306.54/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	334.64/cwt	323.50–345.00	2,085	36
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,611.11/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	262.94/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	409.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,958	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	147.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,958	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	142.10/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,457	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	136.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,395	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	139.85/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,433	12
Bulls	—	—	1,655	168.01/cwt	163.50–171.50	2,781	12
Bulls	—	—	1,163	154.56/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	325.40/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,516	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	907	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	342.87/cwt	323.50–355.00	2,013	37
Bulls	—	—	1,823	180.49/cwt	176.00–184.00	3,290	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	118.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	856	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.50	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,965	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	437.95/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,634	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,514.29/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,514	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	3,162.50/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	360.42/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,543	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	317.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.71/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	263.94/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.74/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,526	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	516.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	398.33/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,884	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	338.78/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,077	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	355.51/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	392	456.12/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	307.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	490.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,585	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,164Last week 494Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 68Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 178Year ago 421

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10-$20 higher, feeder heifers sold 15-25 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-$7 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	400.00–435.00	418.94
22	400–450	423	356.00–365.00	360.74
22	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	340.71
34	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.82
18	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	307.79
8	600–650	623	305.00–315.00	310.18
12	700–750	723	257.50–270.00	263.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	428	356.00–365.00	360.42
17	450–500	466	320.00–332.00	325.40
22	500–550	535	310.00–339.00	334.76
11	550–600	586	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	632	307.00–315.00	311.07
10	700–750	714	257.50–270.00	262.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	440.00–495.00	456.12
33	450–500	478	400.00–415.00	409.62
12	500–550	520	340.00–365.00	355.51
37	550–600	587	323.50–355.00	342.87
22	600–650	613	325.00–349.00	338.78
2	700–750	708	288.00	288.00
3	800–850	822	270.00	270.00
3	900–950	907	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–530.00	516.52
4	250–300	273	500.00–530.00	516.24
6	300–350	323	480.00–500.00	490.70
24	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	437.95
12	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.53
42	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	398.33
24	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
44	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.99
36	600–650	623	323.50–345.00	334.64
4	650–700	673	297.50–315.00	306.54
6	700–750	723	288.00–300.00	294.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,163	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,906.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,227.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	900	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,514.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	145.00–150.00	147.74
24	—	1,025	138.00–145.00	142.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	132.00–139.00	136.10
4	—	725	115.00–121.00	118.10
8	—	800	120.00–127.50	123.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	134.00–144.00	139.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,655	163.50–171.50	168.01
4	—	1,163	150.00–158.00	154.56
10	—	1,823	176.00–184.00	180.49

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle