Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 4
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,076 head
101 vs last sale 1,177 121 vs year ago 955 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
131 vs last sale 86 79 vs year ago 138 · +57.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
231 head
106 vs last sale 125 157 vs year ago 74 · +212.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.69/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 79.14 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.
Average price
$356.69
17 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.62
vs MS average
33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504363.001,8304thin
Medium and Large 1566355.142,01012thin
Medium and Large 2545350.001,9081thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about −$78 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
508455403350median 435.8201/0503/0905/0406/2208/17
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 sale17 hd
356.69
MS average13 barns · 299 hd
367.31
−10.62
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−33.33
This barn, trailing median29 sales
435.82
−79.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,639205.673,37124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,135176.852,007101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,447172.932,50222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034159.801,65242

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,9378
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,65138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,55943
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$2,4346
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,031$2,14920
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$1,7673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,1052thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,3673thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,1564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$3,4506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,238$3,3754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,23020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$3,22322
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,7002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$2,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$1,8018

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29753,104.62/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,996.71/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,348.23/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3484
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2383,136.52/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1378
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3393,294.12/head3,000.00–3,500.003,29416
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4223,411.01/head3,325.00–3,550.003,41110
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy150–200180660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,1881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9754
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425366.57/cwt360.00–380.001,55812
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275527.64/cwt525.00–530.001,4512
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720291.06/cwt275.00–305.002,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250228501.31/cwt490.00–520.001,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300410.00/cwt400.00–415.001,2303
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513346.55/cwt335.00–352.001,77815
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617345.59/cwt335.00–350.002,13225
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565332.15/cwt325.00–350.001,8779
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272435.00/cwt425.00–450.001,1833
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770310.09/cwt300.00–320.002,3883
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721329.51/cwt327.00–331.002,3764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement800–8508102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473354.88/cwt350.00–365.001,6795
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628317.47/cwt315.00–320.001,9942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0541
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29652,489.35/head1,800.00–2,825.002,48930
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-26702,012.69/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0132
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28942,540.46/head1,900.00–2,700.002,54010
Bred CowsSmall 1-28051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4506
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-29531,801.31/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8018
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-28202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28382,433.85/head2,200.00–2,800.002,4346
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0172,175.63/head1,725.00–2,400.002,17617
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-29852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-28582,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407166.30/cwt165.00–168.002,3403
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208182.28/cwt179.00–189.002,20217
Bulls1,811209.57/cwt207.00–214.003,7959
Bulls1,421197.65/cwt193.00–203.002,80912
CowsLean 85-90%991154.89/cwt150.00–159.001,53512
CowsLean 85-90%1,062163.62/cwt160.00–169.001,73827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,718.37/head2,200.00–2,950.002,71813
CowsLean 85-90%955145.11/cwt144.00–146.001,3863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453173.98/cwt170.00–179.002,52819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128176.67/cwt170.00–178.001,99376
CowsBoner 80-85%1,043167.00/cwt166.00–168.001,7428
Bulls1,995226.04/cwt224.00–227.004,5093
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330375.45/cwt365.00–385.001,2392
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,690.35/head2,100.00–3,350.002,69028
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,936.87/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9378
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465332.47/cwt320.00–340.001,5464
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535320.06/cwt315.00–325.001,7123
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500476360.30/cwt347.00–375.001,71515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300297559.00/cwt559.00–559.001,6605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5057
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330441.85/cwt420.00–450.001,4585
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450419391.05/cwt370.00–405.001,63818
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363426.14/cwt420.00–430.001,5474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–7507182,579.19/head2,350.00–2,725.002,57923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement650–7006632,348.09/head2,200.00–2,525.002,34817
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376377.60/cwt360.00–390.001,4207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350305557.00/cwt557.00–557.001,69913
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315501.77/cwt500.00–505.001,5813
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400352445.99/cwt435.00–455.001,5705
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465392.91/cwt385.00–400.001,8275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350304413.87/cwt400.00–434.001,25830
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358412.41/cwt400.00–425.001,4762
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582350.74/cwt345.00–360.002,0419
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674337.22/cwt332.00–345.002,2734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600585322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement450–5004801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6242
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420417.99/cwt410.00–440.001,7568
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement600–6506252,406.75/head2,050.00–2,650.002,40742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7926
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500367.50/cwt360.00–375.001,8382
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250218550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681330.48/cwt325.00–340.002,25112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550504363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,8304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631337.14/cwt330.00–354.002,12734
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement950–10009802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement550–6005792,520.00/head2,520.00–2,520.002,5208
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,72028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3712

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.