Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.03/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.79 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$349.03

98 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.53

vs MS average

−22.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	354.01	1,897	46
Medium and Large 1	538	344.62	1,855	52

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale98 hd

349.03

—

MS average14 barns · 320 hd

343.51

+5.53

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−22.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−86.79

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	1,651	205.11	3,386	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	165.96	1,985	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	160.85	1,649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	150.34	1,406	10

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,793	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,297	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,873	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,346	12
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$2,678	58

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	143.84/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,649	18
Bulls	—	—	1,760	209.84/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,693	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	154.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,585	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	170.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,303	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	357.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,693	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	328.99/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,050	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	582.02/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	386.32/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,634	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,213	3,872.94/head	3,750.00–3,975.00	3,873	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,346.15/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	423.02/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	415.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	403.26/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.95/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,835	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	356.53/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,882	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	319.98/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	479.42/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	366.46/cwt	357.50–373.00	1,700	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	342.96/cwt	334.00–349.00	2,126	33
Bulls	—	—	1,305	182.21/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	194.91/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,792.68/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,793	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,297.27/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,297	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	2,677.78/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,678	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.71/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,635	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 943Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 214Year ago 315

Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 267Year ago 265

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	138.00–149.00	143.84
6	—	1,025	150.00–158.00	154.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	155.00–165.00	160.85
20	—	1,350	165.00–175.00	170.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	155.00–165.00	160.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,760	202.00–216.00	209.84
2	—	1,305	177.00–186.00	182.21
2	—	1,233	190.00–199.00	194.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	385.00–387.50	386.32
4	450–500	473	330.00–360.00	345.71
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.22
14	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.79
4	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	560.00–600.00	582.02
4	300–350	323	450.00–505.00	479.42
4	350–400	373	400.00–435.00	418.56
8	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	415.80
12	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	375.71
36	500–550	523	340.00–361.00	350.95
16	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	330.39
24	600–650	623	315.00–342.00	328.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	450	370.00–390.00	380.00
39	500–550	528	340.00–361.00	356.53
7	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
33	600–650	620	334.00–349.00	342.96
2	800–850	838	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	873	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	415.00–430.00	423.02
8	350–400	373	390.00–415.00	403.26
6	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	388.17
24	450–500	473	350.00–365.00	357.86
14	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.22
14	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	325.20
10	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	417.50	417.50
27	450–500	464	357.50–373.00	366.46
10	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	604	315.00–330.00	319.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,213	3,750.00–3,975.00	3,872.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,300	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,346.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,025	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,792.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,190	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,297.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	675	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,677.78

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