Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.21/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.61 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$376.21

168 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$1.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs MS average

−53.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	376.82	2,060	84
Medium and Large 1-2	543	375.59	2,038	84

One grade step is worth $1.22/cwt here — about $22 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

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 sale168 hd

376.21

—

MS average12 barns · 420 hd

378.80

−2.59

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−53.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−59.61

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	1,621	181.40	2,940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	164.03	1,918	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	155.85	1,597	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	138.48	1,216	18

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)	1,115	$3,188	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,796	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,327	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	148.85/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,526	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	166.22/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,244	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,597	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	136.84/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,095	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	120.18/cwt	117.50–122.50	841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	162.27/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	398.33/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	327.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,206	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	358.61/cwt	341.00–375.00	2,234	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	395.91/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	383.43/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,622	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.21/cwt	370.00–403.00	2,025	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	338.78/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	267.73/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	341.95/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,788	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.91/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	419.48/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	365.39/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,094	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	275.54/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	385.72/cwt	360.00–403.00	2,017	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	367.23/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,053	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	359.03/cwt	351.00–377.50	1,623	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	456.24/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	413.37/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	364.88/cwt	351.00–377.50	1,726	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	390.80/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	357.98/cwt	341.00–375.00	2,191	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	403.89/cwt	393.00–420.00	1,684	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	397.79/cwt	380.00–428.00	1,842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	292.77/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	386.21/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	369.41/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,526	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	313	374.93/cwt	361.50–380.00	1,174	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	344.66/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,834	27
Bulls	—	—	1,590	180.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,868	12
Bulls	—	—	1,805	187.53/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,327.45/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,327	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,795.92/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,796	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,115	3,188.34/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,821	4

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 1,109Year ago 1,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 187Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 241Year ago 328

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	143.00–153.00	148.85
6	—	800	131.00–142.00	136.84
4	—	700	117.50–122.50	120.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	164.00–168.00	166.22
10	—	1,025	157.00–166.00	162.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	150.00–160.00	155.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,590	175.00–185.00	180.38
2	—	1,805	185.00–191.00	187.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	456.24
4	300–350	323	400.00–425.00	413.37
14	350–400	373	395.00–425.00	410.91
20	400–450	423	410.00–428.00	419.48
20	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	398.33
44	500–550	523	370.00–403.00	387.21
40	550–600	573	355.00–375.00	365.39
28	600–650	623	341.00–375.00	358.61
12	650–700	673	320.00–335.00	327.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
31	400–450	417	393.00–420.00	403.89
18	450–500	463	380.00–428.00	397.79
38	500–550	523	360.00–403.00	385.72
46	550–600	559	355.00–375.00	367.23
27	600–650	612	341.00–375.00	357.98
9	650–700	691	328.00	328.00
11	700–750	701	326.50	326.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	373	380.00–410.00	395.91
26	400–450	423	365.00–400.00	383.43
28	450–500	473	351.00–377.50	364.88
32	500–550	523	331.00–352.00	341.95
4	600–650	623	260.00–290.00	275.54
4	700–750	723	260.00–275.00	267.73
4	750–800	773	260.00–270.00	265.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	313	361.50–380.00	374.93
10	350–400	370	380.00–402.50	390.80
26	400–450	413	365.00–375.00	369.41
23	450–500	452	351.00–377.50	359.03
27	500–550	532	331.00–352.00	344.66
7	550–600	567	363.50	363.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	423	382.00–390.00	386.21
10	500–550	523	332.00–345.00	338.78
4	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.79
4	600–650	623	285.00–300.00	292.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,275	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,327.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,225	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,795.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,115	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,188.34

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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