Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-20 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.03/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.79 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$350.03

64 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$7.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

vs MS average

−30.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	355.25	2,014	20
Medium and Large 1	557	347.66	1,937	44

One grade step is worth $7.59/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

350.03

—

MS average12 barns · 281 hd

342.32

+7.71

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−30.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−85.79

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	1,660	198.78	3,300	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	163.04	1,925	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	159.56	1,635	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	146.58	1,338	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)	1,253	$2,749	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,968	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,170	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,731	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$2,609	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	450–500	482	340.82/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	392.86/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,858	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	506.40/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.22/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	285.47/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	302.75/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	332.10/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	418.43/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	436.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	486.52/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	395.53/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	390.30/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	398.02/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.40/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,033	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	518.94/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,417	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	2,609.09/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	209.85/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,742	14
Bulls	—	—	1,580	189.99/cwt	185.00–194.50	3,002	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	159.56/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,635	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	164.78/cwt	159.50–169.00	2,225	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,552	8
Bulls	—	—	1,350	173.20/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,731.25/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.79/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	331.78/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,735	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,968.29/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,968	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	161.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,655	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	141.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,056	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	420.21/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	331.02/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,748.50/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,749	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,170.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	391.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	339.56/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	323.06/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	323.75/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,994	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	334.04/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	322.38/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,273	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	307.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.03/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,971	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	536.52/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	4

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 1,456Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 240Year ago 339

Replacement CattleReceipts 267Last week 203Year ago 143

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-20 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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
3	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
9	450–500	482	330.00–380.00	340.82
12	500–550	540	325.00–338.00	334.04
13	550–600	576	322.50–325.00	323.06
17	600–650	616	315.00–337.00	323.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	470.00–500.00	486.52
4	250–300	273	420.00–450.00	436.24
4	300–350	323	390.00–405.00	398.02
4	350–400	373	385.00–395.00	390.30
8	400–450	423	385.00–405.00	395.53
14	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	365.71
14	500–550	523	325.00–338.00	331.78
20	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.79
22	600–650	623	315.00–337.00	326.40
4	650–700	673	295.00–310.00	302.75
4	700–750	723	270.00–300.00	285.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	520.00–550.00	536.52
8	250–300	273	500.00–535.00	518.94
12	300–350	323	485.00–525.00	506.40
14	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	418.43
20	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	392.86
14	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	355.43
30	550–600	573	330.00–357.00	344.03
20	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	340.36
6	650–700	673	329.00–335.00	332.10
10	700–750	723	315.00–329.00	322.22
2	750–800	773	300.00–315.00	307.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
12	400–450	413	400.00–435.00	420.21
17	450–500	470	390.00–400.00	391.77
5	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
15	550–600	576	357.00	357.00
17	600–650	640	332.50–350.00	339.56
6	650–700	678	329.00–335.00	331.02
15	700–750	705	320.00–329.00	322.38
5	750–800	789	259.00	259.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,609.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,731.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,250	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,025	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,968.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,253	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,748.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,783	200.00–217.00	209.85
6	—	1,580	185.00–194.50	189.99
4	—	1,350	170.00–176.00	173.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	154.00–163.50	159.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,350	159.50–169.00	164.78
24	—	1,025	155.00–166.00	161.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	145.00–156.00	151.44
8	—	800	138.00–145.00	141.72

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