Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.58/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −47.24 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$388.58

58 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs MS average

−69.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	390.84	2,187	30
Medium and Large 1-2	566	386.16	2,186	28

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale58 hd

388.58

—

MS average12 barns · 363 hd

389.88

−1.30

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−69.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−47.24

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	1,446	186.72	2,700	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	165.50	1,986	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	165.42	2,090	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	820	144.83	1,188	27

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)	1,308	$3,348	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,621	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,991	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,420	12

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	388.15/cwt	377.50–398.00	2,224	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	373.99/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,330	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	470.80/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	481.63/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,191	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	386.52/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,828	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	372.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,950	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	338.94/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.26/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	347.75/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,340	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,305.88/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	398.25/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	430.71/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,037	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.52/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,332	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	292.73/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,116	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	163.40/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,961	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,103	174.37/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,923	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	122.02/cwt	118.00–125.50	854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	189.29/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,862	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	151.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,291	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	473.37/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	364.57/cwt	355.00–387.00	2,311	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.33/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,223	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	384.50/cwt	377.50–398.00	2,207	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.91/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,533	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,684.09/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,684	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,308	3,347.61/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,348	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	410.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,737	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	400.16/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	382.91/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,890	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,986	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	134.31/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.99/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,908	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,420.34/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,420	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,263	3,991.09/head	3,650.00–4,300.00	3,991	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 1,357Year ago 1,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 198Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 184Year ago 434

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	460.00–485.00	473.37
6	350–400	373	460.00–485.00	473.26
14	400–450	423	455.00–485.00	470.80
20	450–500	473	415.00–445.00	430.71
8	500–550	523	380.00–415.00	398.25
22	550–600	573	377.50–398.00	388.15
14	600–650	623	360.00–387.00	373.99
4	650–700	673	340.00–355.00	347.75
12	700–750	723	332.50–345.00	338.94
4	800–850	823	310.00–315.00	312.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
22	450–500	455	477.50–485.00	481.63
3	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
25	550–600	574	377.50–398.00	384.50
13	600–650	634	355.00–387.00	364.57
3	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
10	700–750	721	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	395.00–425.00	410.91
16	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.53
24	450–500	473	375.00–397.00	386.52
14	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.82
10	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.39
4	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
18	650–700	673	320.00–340.00	330.33
16	700–750	723	320.00–325.00	322.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	416	382.50–410.00	400.16
14	450–500	482	375.00–397.00	382.91
10	500–550	508	372.00	372.00
6	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
10	650–700	684	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.82
10	550–600	573	320.00–345.00	332.99
10	600–650	623	314.00–315.00	314.52
4	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	292.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	850	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,305.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,100	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,684.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,308	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,347.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,180	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,420.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,263	3,650.00–4,300.00	3,991.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	159.00–168.00	163.40
4	—	1,500	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	118.00–125.50	122.02
19	—	850	145.00–155.00	151.84
4	—	800	129.00–139.00	134.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	165.50	165.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	170.00–178.00	174.37
11	—	1,512	184.00–193.00	189.29
3	—	1,890	202.00	202.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle