Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.37/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.03 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$325.37

92 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.81

vs MS average

−7.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	326.08	1,773	42
Medium and Large 1	533	324.77	1,731	50

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $42 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $396.40 across 32 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 sale92 hd

325.37

—

MS average13 barns · 331 hd

306.56

+18.81

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−7.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−71.03

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	1,554	174.60	2,713	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	158.46	2,054	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	153.73	1,606	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	829	140.43	1,164	14

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)	1,225	$2,465	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$2,031	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,706	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$4,390	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,423	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	668	$2,553	44

Every lot, as filed

54 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	576	320.66/cwt	319.00–321.50	1,847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	416.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	327.56/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,752	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	424.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	346.87/cwt	337.00–356.00	1,988	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.48/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	357.82/cwt	334.00–372.50	1,721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	378.58/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,450	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	302	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.12/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.23/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,169	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.45/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,419	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,970	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,422.83/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,423	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.78/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	310.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	513.76/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	304.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,898	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,705.81/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	486.05/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.60/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,718	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	256.69/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	256.70/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	325.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,702	40
Bulls	—	—	1,180	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,937	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	174.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,378	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	8
Bulls	—	—	1,885	184.53/cwt	180.00–188.50	3,478	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,920	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,656	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	301.60/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	361.95/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	4,389.62/head	4,275.00–4,500.00	4,390	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,030.95/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,031	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,465.31/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,465	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	2,272.22/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,272	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	461.41/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,758	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	332.75/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	341.54/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,643	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	295.98/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	330.04/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	320.22/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,158	8

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 685Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 121Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 256Last week 186Year ago 344

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 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
19	350–400	383	372.50–387.50	378.58
16	450–500	481	330.00–352.50	341.54
33	500–550	535	315.00–334.00	327.56
9	550–600	576	319.00–321.50	320.66
11	600–650	624	300.00–309.00	301.60
12	650–700	668	288.00–300.00	295.98
6	750–800	785	263.00	263.00
4	850–900	878	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	416.05
24	350–400	373	372.50–387.50	380.45
4	400–450	423	353.00–370.00	361.95
16	450–500	473	330.00–355.00	343.10
40	500–550	523	315.00–335.00	325.43
10	550–600	573	319.00–325.00	322.12
10	600–650	623	300.00–309.00	304.66
18	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.75
4	700–750	723	250.00–263.00	256.70
6	750–800	773	250.00–263.00	256.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	302	495.00	495.00
13	350–400	381	460.00–470.00	461.41
14	400–450	435	420.00–430.00	424.53
13	450–500	481	334.00–372.50	357.82
18	500–550	537	323.00–350.00	330.04
10	550–600	576	325.00–365.00	332.75
4	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
8	650–700	674	315.00–329.00	320.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–525.00	513.76
8	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	486.05
22	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	460.60
18	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.27
16	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	380.48
10	500–550	523	357.00–370.00	363.78
22	550–600	573	337.00–356.00	346.87
10	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	325.18
10	650–700	673	315.00–329.00	322.23
4	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	310.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,150	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,422.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,325	4,275.00–4,500.00	4,389.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	775	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,705.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,030.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,225	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,465.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	650	3,300.00	3,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	675	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,272.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	160.00–167.50	164.16
12	—	1,575	170.00–178.00	174.86
6	—	1,885	180.00–188.50	184.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	134.00	134.00
3	—	850	140.00	140.00
8	—	850	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	164.00	164.00
8	—	1,200	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	850	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,200	160.00	160.00
32	—	1,069	151.00–159.00	154.93

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle