Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.77/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −73.05 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$362.77

134 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$7.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs MS average

−18.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	366.86	2,019	64
Medium and Large 1	552	359.03	1,980	70

One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $39 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

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 sale134 hd

362.77

—

MS average13 barns · 365 hd

353.96

+8.81

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−18.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−73.05

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	—	Average	1,590	202.06	3,213	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	174.37	1,975	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	170.02	1,743	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	157.65	1,498	12

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)	1,183	$2,854	38
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,221	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,758	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,066	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,255	18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	170.02/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,743	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	147.25/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	202.06/cwt	196.50–205.00	3,213	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	171.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	180.04/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,476	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	162.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	426.51/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.24/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,847	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	372.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,950	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	983	2,220.61/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,120	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	563.76/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,658	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.68/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,998	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	310.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	426.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	508.72/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	420.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	323.59/cwt	318.00–326.50	1,990	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	546.24/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	333.69/cwt	315.00–343.50	2,186	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	359.62/cwt	344.00–372.50	2,064	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	356.08/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,837	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	376.17/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,956	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.40/cwt	310.00–334.00	2,170	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	406.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	358.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,667	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	340.08/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,108	51
Bred Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,550	3,758.06/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,065.96/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,066	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,853.91/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,854	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,255.17/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,255	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.14/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,007	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 1,425Year ago 1,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 112Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 329Year ago 129

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	163.00–175.00	170.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	143.00–151.00	147.25
8	—	1,025	157.00–167.00	162.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	166.00–176.00	171.85
8	—	1,375	177.50–182.00	180.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	196.50–205.00	202.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	400.00–450.00	426.74
6	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	426.51
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	365.27
30	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	350.48
42	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
10	550–600	573	328.00–340.00	334.24
30	600–650	623	318.00–326.00	322.14
4	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
24	450–500	465	355.00–360.00	358.51
40	500–550	516	340.00–367.50	356.08
7	550–600	566	328.00	328.00
27	600–650	615	318.00–326.50	323.59
6	700–750	744	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	550.00–575.00	563.76
6	250–300	273	530.00–560.00	546.24
8	300–350	323	490.00–525.00	508.72
14	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.53
22	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.48
30	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.82
40	550–600	573	344.00–353.00	348.68
44	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	340.36
48	650–700	673	310.00–334.00	322.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
18	450–500	468	400.00–430.00	406.60
28	500–550	520	367.50–400.00	376.17
36	550–600	574	344.00–372.50	359.62
51	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	340.08
43	650–700	655	315.00–343.50	333.69
4	700–750	725	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	983	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,220.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,183	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,853.91
Bred Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,550	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,758.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,175	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,065.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	725	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,255.17

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

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

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