Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady- $10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00- $5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.39/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −21.01 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$375.39

104 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.36

vs MS average

+15.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	385.76	2,002	60
Medium and Large 1	534	361.26	1,930	44

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $72 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $396.40 across 32 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 sale104 hd

375.39

—

MS average14 barns · 344 hd

350.03

+25.36

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

+15.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−21.01

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	—	High	1,707	195.53	3,338	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	159.68	1,637	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	156.44	1,604	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	840	141.75	1,191	20

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)	1,218	$3,654	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,767	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,680	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,817	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	913	$2,404	20

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	156.44/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,604	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	135.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	911	8
Bulls	—	—	1,933	203.05/cwt	198.00–207.00	3,925	10
Bulls	—	—	1,425	186.13/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,652	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	159.68/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,637	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	3,171.43/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.48/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	496.74/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	338.95/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	373.89/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.74/cwt	397.00–408.00	2,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	468.56/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	416.75/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,763	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	325.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.93/cwt	317.00–328.50	2,335	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,390	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	325.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	398.95/cwt	378.00–420.00	2,246	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	323.72/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,179	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,924	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,135	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	446.19/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	379.03/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,172	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	913	2,404.11/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,404	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,218	3,653.70/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,654	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	3,977.78/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	538.56/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,009	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150	4,680.43/head	4,300.00–5,000.00	4,680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	343.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,081	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	338.03/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,285	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	341.06/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	379.85/cwt	370.00–403.00	2,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	448	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,801	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,766.86/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,767	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	319	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	405.39/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	356.71/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,394	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	327.19/cwt	326.50–330.00	2,490	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	385.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,002	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	380.40/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,853	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	571.40/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	577.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	455.80/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,300	8

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,428Last week 1,886Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 161Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 448Year ago 175

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady- $10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00- $5.00 lower, 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
14	—	1,025	150.00–161.00	156.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	130.00–139.00	135.00
8	—	1,025	144.00–154.00	149.85
4	—	800	138.00–140.00	139.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	155.00–163.00	159.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,933	198.00–207.00	203.05
8	—	1,425	182.00–189.00	186.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,171.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,977.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	4,300.00–5,000.00	4,680.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	913	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,404.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,218	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,653.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,268	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,766.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	470.00–520.00	496.74
12	350–400	373	450.00–485.00	468.56
20	400–450	423	402.00–430.00	416.75
16	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	385.48
34	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	367.82
10	550–600	573	327.00–350.00	338.95
36	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	342.77
24	650–700	673	317.00–330.00	323.72
10	700–750	723	317.00–328.50	322.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
15	400–450	448	402.00	402.00
18	450–500	487	365.00–395.00	380.40
60	500–550	519	375.00–400.00	385.76
33	600–650	605	340.00–350.00	343.91
24	650–700	676	320.00–360.00	338.03
8	700–750	700	328.50	328.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	577.06
6	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	571.40
8	350–400	373	520.00–555.00	538.56
4	400–450	423	440.00–470.00	455.80
12	450–500	473	442.00–450.00	446.19
10	500–550	523	397.00–408.00	402.74
32	550–600	573	365.00–392.00	379.03
10	600–650	623	370.00–377.50	373.89
36	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	355.17
6	700–750	723	320.00–330.00	325.16
18	750–800	773	320.00–330.00	325.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	450	442.50	442.50
6	500–550	526	400.00–408.00	405.39
44	550–600	563	378.00–420.00	398.95
9	600–650	618	370.00–403.00	379.85
75	650–700	671	350.00–360.00	356.71
13	700–750	724	325.00–351.00	341.06
15	750–800	761	326.50–330.00	327.19
5	800–850	832	316.50	316.50

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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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle