Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Steady- 10 Higher. Slaughter cows sold 5-10 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-6 Higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.76/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.88 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$316.76

91 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$3.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.09

vs MS average

−13.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	318.16	1,734	50
Medium and Large 1-2	551	315.05	1,736	41

One grade step is worth $3.11/cwt here — about −$2 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

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 sale91 hd

316.76

—

MS average13 barns · 344 hd

304.66

+12.09

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−13.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−80.88

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	1,676	172.89	2,897	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	153.92	1,759	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	146.44	1,501	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	140.27	1,438	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,219	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,757	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	663	$1,870	26

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	300.82/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.95/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,794	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	336.79/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	591.11/cwt	493.00–660.00	1,980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	352.39/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	335.83/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.34/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,853	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	1,869.81/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,870	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	337.83/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	326.18/cwt	325.00–326.50	1,755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,015	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	943	1,872.68/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	347.07/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,302	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	186.02/cwt	180.00–191.50	3,466	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	140.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,438	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	146.44/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	157.23/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,044	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	151.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,552	24
Bulls	—	—	1,668	171.96/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	435.80/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,120	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	312.16/cwt	307.00–317.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	400.70/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.50/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,785	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.53/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,525	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	466.21/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	327.03/cwt	318.50–335.00	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	323.39/cwt	320.00–326.50	1,691	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	506.40/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	307.09/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.30/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,419	10
Bulls	—	—	1,410	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	364.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	294.63/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,859	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,757.14/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,757	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,283.92/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,284	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,198	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 1,164Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 126Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 186Year ago 324

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold Steady- 10 Higher. Slaughter cows sold 5-10 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-6 Higher.

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	375	345.00–350.00	347.07
14	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	364.25
17	450–500	479	335.00–340.00	335.83
23	500–550	538	325.00–326.50	326.18
18	550–600	568	280.00–305.00	300.82
47	600–650	631	275.00–300.00	294.63
5	650–700	694	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	778	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	390.00–410.00	400.70
10	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	380.30
18	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	360.53
18	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.24
28	500–550	523	320.00–326.50	323.39
22	550–600	573	305.00–317.50	311.50
50	600–650	623	275.00–300.00	287.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	335	493.00–660.00	591.11
2	450–500	468	370.00	370.00
20	500–550	528	340.00–367.50	352.39
19	550–600	579	325.00–350.00	336.79
10	600–650	634	330.00–350.00	337.83
3	650–700	690	318.50	318.50
2	700–750	710	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	485.00–525.00	506.40
8	350–400	373	445.00–485.00	466.21
6	400–450	423	420.00–450.00	435.80
4	450–500	473	370.00–400.00	385.71
24	500–550	523	340.00–367.50	354.34
28	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.39
16	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	340.36
12	650–700	673	318.50–335.00	327.03
4	700–750	723	307.00–317.00	312.16
4	750–800	773	304.00–310.00	307.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	663	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,869.81
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	943	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,872.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,198	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,283.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,757.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	180.00–191.50	186.02
8	—	1,668	165.00–177.00	171.96
4	—	1,410	150.00–160.00	155.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.00–144.00	140.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	140.00–151.00	146.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,300	154.00–160.00	157.23
24	—	1,025	145.00–156.00	151.44

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle