Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-8 higher. 1 load (92 head) of Black Sim Angus steers avj 573lbs (52,735lbs total) at $358.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.44/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.83 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$350.44

204 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MS average

−27.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	352.33	2,023	148
Medium and Large 1	559	345.42	1,930	56

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale204 hd

350.44

—

MS average13 barns · 403 hd

347.00

+3.43

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−27.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−85.83

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	1,670	186.70	3,118	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	162.99	1,844	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	159.27	1,633	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	141.67	1,293	16

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)	1,219	$2,467	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,783	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,218	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,757	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,154	32

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	507.75/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	427.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.25/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,008	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	310.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,242	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	315.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,807	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	322.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,688	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	314.04/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,113	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	421.69/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	443.02/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,431	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,542.21/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,542	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,756.98/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	507.71/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	355.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,503	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	923	2,016.80/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	305.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	371.29/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,756	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	160.02/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,640	40
Bulls	—	—	1,903	193.80/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,688	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,082	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	148.02/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,517	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	159.27/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,633	32
Bulls	—	—	1,515	181.97/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	292.95/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.46/cwt	335.00–345.50	1,951	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	359.98/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	307.69/cwt	307.00–308.00	2,200	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	320.79/cwt	307.50–322.25	2,140	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	303.23/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,686	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	649	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,986	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,218.18/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,218	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	351.72/cwt	328.50–358.00	2,036	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	427.02/cwt	405.00–445.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	325.07/cwt	318.50–332.50	1,567	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	373.85/cwt	369.00–377.00	1,783	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	306.40/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,973	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	168.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,231	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,154.03/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,154	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,782.61/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	327.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,551	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	426.65/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	385.60/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,438	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,585Last week 681Year ago 1,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 195Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 388Last week 210Year ago 307

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	505.00–510.00	507.75
4	250–300	273	505.00–510.00	507.71
4	300–350	323	435.00–450.00	443.02
4	350–400	373	420.00–435.00	427.95
8	400–450	423	418.00–425.00	421.69
46	450–500	473	365.00–377.00	371.29
16	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.82
40	550–600	573	335.00–345.50	340.46
30	600–650	623	315.00–329.00	322.25
60	650–700	673	305.00–322.50	314.04
20	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	310.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	418.00	418.00
44	450–500	477	369.00–377.00	373.85
11	500–550	513	357.00–365.00	359.98
137	550–600	579	328.50–358.00	351.72
14	600–650	644	305.00–315.00	306.40
78	650–700	667	307.50–322.25	320.79
19	700–750	715	307.00–308.00	307.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	405.00–445.00	427.02
2	250–300	273	405.00–445.00	426.65
2	350–400	373	375.00–395.00	385.60
2	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.27
28	450–500	473	320.00–335.00	327.86
40	500–550	523	315.00–330.00	322.82
26	550–600	573	305.00–325.00	315.39
4	600–650	623	280.00–305.00	292.95
16	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	305.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	482	318.50–332.50	325.07
12	500–550	517	319.50	319.50
21	550–600	556	285.00–307.00	303.23
11	600–650	649	306.00	306.00
3	650–700	688	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,268	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,542.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	923	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,016.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,756.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,218.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,150	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,782.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	775	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,154.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	153.00–165.00	160.02
22	—	1,325	164.00–172.00	168.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	130.00–140.00	135.31
8	—	1,025	141.00–153.00	148.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,025	154.00–163.00	159.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,903	188.00–198.00	193.80
12	—	1,515	175.00–186.00	181.97

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