Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.11/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −61.15 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$375.11

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$0.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.54

vs MS average

−24.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	375.41	2,057	28
Medium and Large 1-2	546	374.71	2,047	21

One grade step is worth $0.70/cwt here — about $10 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $436.26 across 30 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 sale49 hd

375.11

—

MS average13 barns · 399 hd

368.57

+6.54

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−61.15

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	1,662	197.57	3,284	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	168.28	2,044	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	161.48	1,655	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	838	141.67	1,186	16

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,278	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,813	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$2,560	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,306	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,350	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,042	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.95/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	346.84/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	346.72/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	378.70/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,602	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	556.05/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	312.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	400.48/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,065	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	350.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,183	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.95/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,755	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,812.55/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,813	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.49/cwt	345.50–380.00	1,901	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,901	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	163.85/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,679	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	934	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	197.70/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.17/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	180.55/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	161.48/cwt	156.50–165.00	1,655	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	445.27/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,883	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	8
Bulls	—	—	1,803	214.41/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,866	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	143.31/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,146	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	171.44/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,314	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,967	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,288	2,560.19/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,560	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	3,277.78/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,278	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	3,305.56/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,306	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	351.01/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,871	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	349.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,137	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	391.23/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,917	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	374.95/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	366.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,033	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	370.01/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	465.91/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	572.94/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	677.98/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,485	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 1,349Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 201Year ago 273

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 367Year ago 237

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower 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	660.00–700.00	677.98
4	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	572.94
8	300–350	323	540.00–570.00	556.05
4	350–400	373	450.00–480.00	465.91
8	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	445.27
16	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	400.48
14	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	390.43
14	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	360.39
38	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	350.36
8	650–700	673	340.00–353.00	346.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	490	390.00–392.00	391.23
10	500–550	530	384.00	384.00
11	550–600	561	350.00–370.00	366.27
34	600–650	611	340.00–360.00	349.69
5	650–700	681	353.00	353.00
4	700–750	708	351.00	351.00
11	1000–1050	1,033	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	423	355.00–400.00	378.70
16	450–500	473	350.00–390.00	370.95
32	500–550	523	345.50–380.00	363.49
21	550–600	561	337.50–350.00	346.84
6	600–650	623	325.00–350.00	337.95
4	650–700	673	300.00–325.00	312.92
4	700–750	723	300.00–315.00	307.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	515.00	515.00
9	400–450	441	355.00–385.00	374.95
11	450–500	465	350.00–390.00	370.01
28	500–550	533	337.50–380.00	351.01
5	550–600	567	347.00	347.00
4	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	325.00–330.00	327.60
4	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	305.18

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)	30	—	1,235	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,812.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,288	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,560.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,125	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,277.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,125	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,305.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	700	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	158.00–168.00	163.85
14	—	1,350	167.00–175.00	171.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	125.00–132.50	128.88
4	—	1,025	150.00–152.00	151.17
8	—	800	138.00–148.00	143.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	156.50–165.00	161.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	192.00–202.00	197.70
4	—	1,483	174.00–185.00	180.55
4	—	1,803	208.00–220.00	214.41

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle