Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.10/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.72 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$348.10

168 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$5.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs MS average

−31.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	351.28	1,896	72
Medium and Large 1-2	538	345.71	1,860	96

One grade step is worth $5.57/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale168 hd

348.10

—

MS average6 barns · 245 hd

346.10

+2.00

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−31.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−87.72

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	1,600	205.39	3,286	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	175.76	2,038	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	168.61	1,728	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	145.39	1,401	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,649	62

Every lot, as filed

41 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	500–550	523	355.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,859	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,533.33/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,533	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	3,059.18/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,059	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	323.51/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,854	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	388.26/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	168.61/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	527.53/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,965	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	312	502.09/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	354.18/cwt	318.50–365.00	1,813	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	309.30/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	309.30/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,082	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,042	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	365.23/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,717	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	333.33/cwt	329.50–342.00	1,920	39
Bulls	—	—	1,748	216.07/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,777	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	170.02/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,743	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.61/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,534	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	134.14/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,073	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	192.05/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,718	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	183.89/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,483	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	330.43/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	341.77/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,589	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.02/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,760	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	426.07/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,802	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,700.89/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	499.07/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	309.12/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1400–1450	1,415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	5,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.53/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	390.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	436.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	309.28/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	453.56/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	527.06/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	325.84/cwt	305.00–341.00	2,007	34

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,385Last week 1,214Year ago 1,494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 174Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 122Year ago 196

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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	500.00–550.00	527.53
4	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	527.06
12	300–350	323	475.00–520.00	499.07
18	350–400	373	435.00–470.00	453.56
14	400–450	423	405.00–445.00	426.07
40	450–500	473	355.00–387.50	372.02
48	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	355.43
24	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.99
24	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.77
16	650–700	673	300.00–318.00	309.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	470.00–520.00	502.09
4	350–400	361	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
26	450–500	470	340.00–387.50	365.23
57	500–550	512	318.50–365.00	354.18
39	550–600	576	329.50–342.00	333.33
34	600–650	616	305.00–341.00	325.84
14	650–700	680	300.00–318.00	309.12
3	1400–1450	1,415	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	420.00–450.00	436.05
4	350–400	373	375.00–400.00	388.26
8	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	360.53
27	450–500	465	335.00–345.00	341.77
30	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.82
24	550–600	573	310.00–336.00	323.51
10	650–700	673	300.00–318.00	309.30
10	700–750	723	300.00–318.00	309.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	501	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	390.53
10	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	330.43
6	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,125	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,225	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,059.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	845	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,700.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	161.00–174.00	168.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	163.00–175.00	170.02
24	—	1,350	175.00–191.00	183.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	142.00–155.00	149.61
6	—	800	127.50–140.00	134.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,748	205.00–225.00	216.07
8	—	1,415	185.00–200.00	192.05

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