Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5 to 10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 8 to 12 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.67/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.59 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$351.67

129 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$16.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs MS average

−26.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	359.33	1,989	69
Medium and Large 1	556	342.87	1,908	60

One grade step is worth $16.45/cwt here — about $81 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

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 sale129 hd

351.67

—

MS average11 barns · 364 hd

343.76

+7.91

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−26.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−84.59

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	1,671	200.25	3,347	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	170.00	2,019	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	168.44	1,727	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	149.64	1,298	20

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)	1,260	$2,467	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,408	$3,473	12
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,207	28

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	164.44/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,686	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	175.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,370	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	168.44/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,727	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,036	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	154.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	149.72/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	379.80/cwt	340.00–388.00	2,021	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	275.02/cwt	272.50–279.00	2,016	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	299.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,996	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,473.18/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,473	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,206.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,207	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,466.96/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,467	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	395.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	337.17/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,794	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	397	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	322.13/cwt	305.00–342.50	2,029	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	292.31/cwt	289.00–296.00	2,072	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	292.61/cwt	289.00–296.00	2,116	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	316.33/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,971	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	323.87/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,694	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,936	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	402.71/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	307.38/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,933	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	170.80/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	209.05/cwt	200.00–215.50	3,617	16
Bulls	—	—	1,684	194.39/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,274	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	475.41/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	496.01/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	313.76/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	349.17/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	324.03/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,161	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	341.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,954	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	415.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	475.70/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.60/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,633	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	300.33/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,021	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	275.61/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,993	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	395.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	313.78/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,112	30

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,456Last week 910Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 170Year ago 334

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 300Year ago 112

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5 to 10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 8 to 12 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	158.00–169.00	164.44
22	—	1,350	170.00–180.00	175.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	162.00–173.00	168.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	140.00–145.50	142.84
8	—	1,025	150.00–158.00	154.68
6	—	800	146.00–153.00	149.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	165.00–176.00	170.80
16	—	1,730	200.00–215.50	209.05
14	—	1,684	188.00–199.00	194.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	397	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	488	367.50	367.50
32	500–550	532	340.00–388.00	379.80
37	550–600	572	330.00–345.00	341.62
16	600–650	630	305.00–342.50	322.13
45	650–700	667	315.00–333.00	324.03
22	700–750	709	289.00–296.00	292.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	485.00–505.00	496.01
4	250–300	273	470.00–480.00	475.41
8	300–350	323	465.00–485.00	475.70
10	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	460.60
10	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	415.80
12	450–500	473	365.00–380.00	372.86
20	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
40	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	337.79
22	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
30	650–700	673	305.00–322.00	313.78
22	700–750	723	289.00–296.00	292.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	466	330.00–355.00	349.17
79	500–550	532	300.00–345.00	337.17
3	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
34	600–650	629	302.50–310.00	307.38
15	650–700	667	290.00–310.00	299.22
14	700–750	733	272.50–279.00	275.02
5	750–800	756	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	400.00–405.00	402.71
4	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	395.35
4	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	395.30
4	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	365.27
24	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	345.24
40	500–550	523	315.00–332.00	323.87
10	550–600	573	307.00–320.00	313.76
30	600–650	623	307.00–325.00	316.33
18	650–700	673	290.00–310.00	300.33
16	700–750	723	272.00–279.00	275.61
6	750–800	773	255.00–260.00	257.57

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,408	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,473.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	750	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,206.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,260	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,466.96

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle