Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.69/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.57 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$378.69

204 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs MS average

−43.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	379.02	2,054	112
Medium and Large 1	543	378.29	2,052	92

One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale204 hd

378.69

—

MS average14 barns · 447 hd

380.24

−1.55

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−43.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−57.57

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	1,535	187.19	2,872	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	162.56	2,008	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	157.85	1,618	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	142.61	1,225	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,079	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,284	88
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$3,113	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	588	$2,379	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	369.94/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,728	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	352.74/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,187	64
Bulls	—	—	1,335	180.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,416	10
Bulls	—	—	1,815	201.24/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	188.19/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,162	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	141.31/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,130	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,965	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	405.46/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,934	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,284.09/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,284	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	310.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,705	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,079	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	296.44/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	324.21/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,182	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	408.33/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,931	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	321.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,003	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,801	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,212	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	342.89/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,332	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	385.34/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,035	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	397.70/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,639	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	383.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,812	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.89/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	365.69/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,088	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.30/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,549	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,112.64/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,113	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,253	3,079.44/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,079	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	430.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,818	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	347.76/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,798	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	158.10/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,621	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,228	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	588	2,378.72/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	377.86/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,992	12

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,714Last week 1,456Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 185Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 340Year ago 122

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
29	400–450	412	370.00–420.00	397.70
32	450–500	467	350.00–377.50	369.94
56	500–550	517	335.00–367.50	347.76
4	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
14	600–650	632	319.50	319.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	415.30
32	400–450	423	390.00–415.00	403.17
32	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	383.10
60	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
12	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.99
20	600–650	623	315.00–327.50	321.48
10	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.33
6	700–750	723	290.00–302.50	296.44
4	750–800	773	285.00–290.00	287.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	422	410.00–440.00	430.80
43	450–500	477	390.00–425.00	405.46
76	500–550	528	360.00–415.00	385.34
36	550–600	571	355.00–387.50	365.69
64	600–650	620	335.00–400.00	352.74
15	650–700	680	337.50–347.50	342.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	425.80
46	450–500	473	390.00–425.00	408.33
56	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
36	550–600	573	355.00–370.00	362.79
42	600–650	623	355.00	355.00
16	650–700	673	310.00–337.50	324.21
4	700–750	723	310.00–335.00	322.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	377.86
12	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	347.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	175.00–185.00	180.96
4	—	1,815	199.00–203.00	201.24
6	—	1,680	185.00–191.00	188.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	136.00–146.00	141.31
8	—	1,025	145.00–154.00	150.27
4	—	675	125.00–135.00	130.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	154.00–161.00	158.10
22	—	1,350	160.00–169.00	165.00

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)	88	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,284.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,253	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,079.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,088	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,112.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	588	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,378.72

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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Tadlock Livestock Auction

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