Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady- $15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold weak, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.82/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −45.00 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$390.82

118 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$1.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs MS average

−19.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	391.31	2,120	64
Medium and Large 1-2	546	390.24	2,131	54

One grade step is worth $1.07/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale118 hd

390.82

—

MS average13 barns · 281 hd

378.98

+11.84

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−19.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−45.00

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	1,511	178.47	2,697	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	153.15	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	152.06	1,559	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	137.14	1,290	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$4,282	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,805	60
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	753	$1,594	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,710	30

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	416.88/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,047	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.99/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	313.89/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	367.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,291	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	368.10/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,741	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.30/cwt	395.00–409.00	2,104	40
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	753	1,594.02/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,942	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.17/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.38/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,681	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	502.48/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	989	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	145.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,489	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	152.06/cwt	146.50–156.00	1,559	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	153.15/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,570	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	180.24/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,686	8
Bulls	—	—	1,460	168.16/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	365.89/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,258	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	372.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,137	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	397.73/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,663	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	375.53/cwt	337.50–409.00	2,107	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,147	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	435.87/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,831	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	342.42/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,633	17
Bulls	—	—	1,630	190.39/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,103	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,400	4,282.14/head	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,282	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,429.79/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,430	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	4,269.23/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,269	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	3,130.61/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,131	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,478.95/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,479	30

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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 1,391Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 186Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 358Last week 286Year ago 201

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady- $15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold weak, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
21	400–450	420	415.00–445.00	435.87
17	450–500	491	412.50–420.00	416.88
30	500–550	534	402.00	402.00
24	550–600	561	337.50–409.00	375.53
54	600–650	617	360.00–374.00	365.89
4	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	710	344.00	344.00
6	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
11	850–900	856	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	470.00–530.00	502.48
4	300–350	323	490.00–540.00	516.74
20	400–450	423	425.00–450.00	438.17
24	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.48
40	500–550	523	395.00–409.00	402.30
24	550–600	573	360.00–385.00	372.99
54	600–650	623	360.00–375.00	367.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
35	400–450	418	375.00–417.50	397.73
17	450–500	477	320.00–355.00	342.42
3	500–550	533	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	630	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	423	375.00–417.50	397.38
36	450–500	473	355.00–380.00	368.10
16	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
6	550–600	573	305.00–330.00	317.99
6	600–650	623	310.00–317.50	313.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
10	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.79

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	753	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,594.02
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,400	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,282.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,225	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,130.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,188	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,478.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,175	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,429.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,300	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,269.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	122.00–125.00	123.59
10	—	1,025	140.00–149.00	145.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	146.50–156.00	152.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	147.00–157.50	153.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,490	175.00–184.00	180.24
6	—	1,460	163.00–172.00	168.16
4	—	1,630	188.00–192.00	190.39

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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