Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.42/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.40 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$360.42

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.54

vs MS average

−56.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	360.42	1,945	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale12 hd

360.42

—

MS average14 barns · 354 hd

375.95

−15.54

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−56.67

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−75.40

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	1,325	186.49	2,472	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	164.80	1,842	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.44	1,675	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	135.33	1,174	14

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,433	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,662	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,357	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,353	40

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	162.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,669	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	169.67/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,291	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,536	6
Bulls	—	—	1,398	201.79/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	178.94/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	435.80/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	435.71/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.74/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	526.05/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,235	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	360.43/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,885	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,353.23/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,353	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	3,433.33/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,433	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,661.74/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,662	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	498.86/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	575.51/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	163.44/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,675	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	141.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	190.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	416.74/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	416.51/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,554	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	3,356.72/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,357	10

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,456Last week 1,428Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 134Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 340Last week 202Year ago 219

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	157.00–167.00	162.85
4	—	1,350	168.00–171.00	169.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	105.00–110.00	107.68
6	—	1,025	144.00–154.00	149.85
4	—	800	138.00–144.00	141.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	157.00–168.00	163.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	200.00–203.00	201.79
10	—	1,238	170.00–185.00	178.94
10	—	1,398	185.00–195.00	190.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	390.00–440.00	416.74
6	350–400	373	390.00–440.00	416.51
4	400–450	413	370.00–380.00	375.15
10	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	367.86
16	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
10	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	317.74
12	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.75
6	700–750	711	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	570.00–580.00	575.51
6	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	526.05
8	350–400	373	475.00–520.00	498.86
8	400–450	423	420.00–450.00	435.80
16	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	435.71
8	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	360.43
4	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	360.39
17	600–650	604	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	741	332.50	332.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	775	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,353.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,433.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,118	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,661.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,153	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,356.72

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

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