Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.73/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −41.09 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$394.73

118 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$13.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs MS average

−21.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	401.91	2,171	54
Medium and Large 1	543	388.66	2,112	64

One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale118 hd

394.73

—

MS average13 barns · 448 hd

382.92

+11.81

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−21.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−41.09

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	1,582	198.67	3,142	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	168.58	1,815	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.85	1,679	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	150.35	1,344	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,403	$4,186	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,152	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,360	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$3,675	20

Every lot, as filed

48 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	550–600	573	372.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,137	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	462.45/cwt	422.50–502.00	2,178	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	407.34/cwt	390.00–443.00	2,147	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.43/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,045	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	347.43/cwt	342.00–352.50	2,338	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	495.35/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	440.06/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,703	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	362.52/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,092	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,824	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	438.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,635	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	576.74/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,137	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,008	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	317.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	399.39/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,089	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	332.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	200.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,360	18
Bulls	—	—	1,243	189.83/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,360	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	144.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,158	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	158.15/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,621	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	167.27/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,715	26
Bulls	—	—	1,840	207.63/cwt	206.00–209.00	3,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.48/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,131	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	634.04/cwt	590.00–670.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	617.89/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	383.19/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,858	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	384.36/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,976	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	394.60/cwt	382.00–403.00	2,202	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	364	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,151.93/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,152	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,359.57/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	525.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,962	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	467.81/cwt	447.50–500.00	2,012	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	174.23/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,265	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	163.85/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,679	22
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,403	4,186.10/head	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	545.41/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	3,674.72/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,675	20

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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,506Last week 1,627Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 102Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 197Year ago 220

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 higher, slaughter cows and 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	590.00–670.00	634.04
4	250–300	273	580.00–650.00	617.89
8	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	576.74
22	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.91
20	400–450	423	465.00–500.00	483.43
22	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.48
38	500–550	523	390.00–408.00	399.39
26	550–600	573	360.00–385.00	372.99
22	600–650	623	330.00–355.00	342.95
12	650–700	673	342.00–352.50	347.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
16	350–400	364	530.00	530.00
14	400–450	430	447.50–500.00	467.81
33	450–500	471	422.50–502.00	462.45
31	500–550	527	390.00–443.00	407.34
23	550–600	558	382.00–403.00	394.60
20	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
9	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	875	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	540.00–550.00	545.41
4	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	495.35
32	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	438.26
4	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	413.17
32	450–500	473	370.00–400.00	385.71
32	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
26	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	350.39
4	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	332.95
4	650–700	673	310.00–325.00	317.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	387	425.00–450.00	440.06
31	450–500	485	370.00–400.00	383.19
31	500–550	514	370.00–405.00	384.36
19	550–600	577	345.00–400.00	362.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	345.00–355.00	350.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	824	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,675	195.00–205.00	200.60
8	—	1,243	186.00–193.00	189.83
4	—	1,840	206.00–209.00	207.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	140.00–149.00	144.78
10	—	1,025	152.00–162.50	158.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	162.00–171.00	167.27
6	—	1,300	171.00–177.00	174.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	158.00–168.00	163.85

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,228	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,151.93
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,403	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,186.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,175	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,359.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,128	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,674.72

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle