Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady-5 higher and feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.07/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.57 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$328.07

106 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs MS average

−4.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	331.50	1,746	40
Medium and Large 1	541	325.99	1,764	66

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about −$18 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

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 sale106 hd

328.07

—

MS average12 barns · 339 hd

315.14

+12.93

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−4.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−69.57

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	1,687	187.82	3,168	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	162.85	1,669	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	162.34	1,847	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	147.14	1,358	22

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)	1,250	$2,660	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,998	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,326	40

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	—	—	1,780	196.32/cwt	190.00–201.50	3,494	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	160.27/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,643	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	152.44/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,563	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	140.78/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,126	10
Bulls	—	—	1,360	170.63/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	185.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	352.90/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	302.75/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	315.17/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,121	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,997.69/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	338.31/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,939	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	467.95/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	301.88/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	329.99/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	513.53/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	513.76/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	347.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	369.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	405.53/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	327.82/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,714	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	332.07/cwt	322.50–334.00	1,700	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	340.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,026	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	320.21/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,950	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	324.56/cwt	315.00–346.00	2,019	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	303.61/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,195	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,269	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	162.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	315.70/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,967	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,326.09/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,326	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,660.00/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,660	40

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 1,585Year ago 931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 248Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 388Year ago 359

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady-5 higher and feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,780	190.00–201.50	196.32
4	—	1,360	164.00–175.00	170.63
8	—	1,733	180.00–190.00	185.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	155.00–164.00	160.27
14	—	1,363	162.00–170.00	166.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	146.00–157.00	152.44
10	—	800	136.00–145.00	140.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	157.00–167.00	162.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	345.00–360.00	352.90
4	450–500	473	330.00–355.00	343.10
42	500–550	523	320.00–335.00	327.82
24	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.79
10	600–650	623	310.00–321.00	315.70
10	650–700	673	295.00–310.00	302.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
29	500–550	512	322.50–334.00	332.07
11	550–600	566	327.00–334.00	329.99
26	600–650	609	317.00–321.00	320.21
8	650–700	667	295.00–310.00	301.88
6	700–750	712	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–525.00	513.76
4	250–300	273	500.00–525.00	513.53
4	350–400	373	460.00–475.00	467.95
6	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	405.53
12	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	367.86
12	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	347.82
20	550–600	573	330.00–346.00	338.31
18	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	325.18
12	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	315.17
8	700–750	723	300.00–307.00	303.61
10	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	275.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	481	360.00–375.00	369.90
7	550–600	569	335.00–355.00	340.70
27	600–650	622	315.00–346.00	324.56
4	700–750	713	305.00	305.00
6	750–800	785	274.00	274.00

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)	8	—	865	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,997.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,250	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,225	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,150	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,326.09

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

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