Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.28/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.54 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$350.28

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$2.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.30

vs MS average

−24.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	351.55	1,939	24
Medium and Large 1	548	349.52	1,915	40

One grade step is worth $2.03/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

350.28

—

MS average12 barns · 259 hd

338.98

+11.30

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−24.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−85.54

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	1,874	170.34	3,192	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	154.68	1,585	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	144.85	1,485	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	142.44	1,460	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)	1,108	$2,269	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,770	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,798	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,078	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	2,111	172.61/cwt	164.00–175.00	3,644	10
Bulls	—	—	1,965	181.48/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,566	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	144.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,485	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	142.44/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,460	8
Bulls	—	—	1,388	155.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,157	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	154.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	383.72/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.21/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	266.48/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	266.46/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.92/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,971	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	1,770.36/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	358.17/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	319.93/cwt	303.50–335.00	1,673	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	292.99/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	349.82/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.79/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	476.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	438.56/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	494.07/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.54/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	351.17/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	293.76/cwt	285.00–302.00	2,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	423.17/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	397.86/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	377.29/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	415.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	353.27/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	309.00/cwt	303.50–315.00	1,625	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	334.17/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,581	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,077.78/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,078	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,268.51/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,269	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,797.96/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	358.25/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,874	20

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 873Year ago 897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 130Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 176Year ago 271

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,111	164.00–175.00	172.61
6	—	1,965	177.00–185.00	181.48
6	—	1,388	150.00–160.00	155.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	139.00–149.00	144.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	136.00–147.00	142.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	150.00–158.00	154.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	365.00–400.00	383.72
4	350–400	373	350.00–390.00	371.21
18	400–450	423	345.00–370.00	358.17
8	450–500	473	325.00–342.50	334.17
26	500–550	523	303.50–335.00	319.93
10	550–600	573	280.00–305.00	292.99
4	600–650	623	260.00–272.50	266.48
4	650–700	673	260.00–272.50	266.46
4	700–750	723	250.00–260.00	255.16
10	750–800	773	250.00–255.00	252.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	335.00–370.00	351.17
2	450–500	473	305.00	305.00
20	500–550	526	303.50–315.00	309.00
10	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	460.00–490.00	476.52
6	300–350	323	470.00–515.00	494.07
4	350–400	373	420.00–455.00	438.56
10	400–450	423	410.00–435.00	423.17
18	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	397.86
20	500–550	523	340.00–375.00	358.25
20	550–600	573	320.00–360.00	340.79
8	600–650	623	310.00–340.00	325.54
4	650–700	673	280.00–305.00	292.92
4	700–750	723	285.00–302.00	293.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	415.96
16	450–500	468	350.00–402.50	377.29
12	500–550	529	340.00–366.00	353.27
12	550–600	574	325.00–360.00	349.82
3	600–650	638	336.00	336.00
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	725	302.00	302.00
9	750–800	779	265.00	265.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	835	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,770.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,108	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,268.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,125	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,077.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,225	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,797.96

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

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