Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady also.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.88/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −77.95 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$357.88

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs MS average

−29.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	360.67	1,999	18thin
Medium and Large 1	554	355.94	1,971	26

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $28 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 sale44 hd

357.88

—

MS average14 barns · 400 hd

359.40

−1.52

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−29.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−77.95

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	—	Low	1,666	198.02	3,298	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	171.48	1,935	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	166.44	1,706	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	152.00	1,392	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)	1,225	$2,953	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,481	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,723	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$3,212	40

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	—	—	1,375	181.76/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,499	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	168.85/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,731	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	177.11/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,391	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	166.44/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,706	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	159.61/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,636	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	138.69/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	472.09/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,525	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	351.50/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.30/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	323.86/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,503	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	317.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	326.38/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	323.87/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,342	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	445.27/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,883	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	364.17/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	335.90/cwt	330.00–338.50	1,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	330.90/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,356	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	327.11/cwt	327.00–327.50	2,561	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	354.40/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	306.78/cwt	300.00–313.15	2,218	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	389.36/cwt	377.00–416.00	1,885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	353.51/cwt	352.00–357.50	1,980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,583	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	321	450.93/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,447	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	416.51/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.00/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	325.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,030	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	309.06/cwt	300.00–313.50	2,219	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	574.86/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,805	11
Bulls	—	—	1,520	195.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,920	208.21/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,998	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,211.76/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,212	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,722.73/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,723	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,480.56/head	2,325.00–2,600.00	2,481	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,953.06/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,953	68

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,349Last week 1,076Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 217Year ago 295

Replacement CattleReceipts 367Last week 231Year ago 196

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady also.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	175.00–187.00	181.76
6	—	1,520	190.00–200.00	195.26
8	—	1,920	203.00–213.00	208.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	163.00–173.00	168.85
14	—	1,350	171.00–182.00	177.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	160.00–171.00	166.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	152.00–165.00	159.61
8	—	725	133.00–144.00	138.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	323	440.00–500.00	472.09
8	350–400	373	390.00–440.00	416.51
22	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	388.17
16	450–500	473	340.00–367.50	354.40
8	500–550	523	342.00–365.00	354.00
12	550–600	573	325.00–340.00	332.79
14	600–650	623	315.00–330.00	322.77
16	700–750	723	300.00–313.15	306.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	321	440.00–480.00	450.93
3	350–400	392	390.00	390.00
17	400–450	422	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	450	347.00	347.00
6	500–550	500	357.50–367.50	364.17
10	550–600	566	330.00–338.50	335.90
13	600–650	624	315.00–330.00	325.38
16	700–750	718	300.00–313.50	309.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	480.00–490.00	485.30
26	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	445.27
22	450–500	473	375.00–400.00	388.10
10	500–550	523	350.00–375.00	363.04
16	550–600	573	345.00–357.50	351.50
10	650–700	673	310.00–325.00	317.75
24	700–750	723	320.00–327.50	323.87
14	750–800	773	320.00–327.50	323.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	535.00–600.00	574.86
11	350–400	376	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	447	435.00	435.00
19	450–500	484	377.00–416.00	389.36
6	500–550	543	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	560	352.00–357.50	353.51
13	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	684	315.00–342.00	326.38
24	700–750	712	320.00–342.00	330.90
43	750–800	783	327.00–327.50	327.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,275	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,211.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,210	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,722.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,238	2,325.00–2,600.00	2,480.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,225	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,953.06

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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