Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Over 400lbs sold $10.00-$20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $3.00-$10.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $3.00-$5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.85/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.97 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$378.85

51 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs MS average

−50.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	380.95	2,048	34
Medium and Large 1-2	536	374.65	2,007	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $41 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

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 sale51 hd

378.85

—

MS average7 barns · 98 hd

376.16

+2.69

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−50.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−56.97

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	1,635	173.16	2,832	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	157.68	1,683	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	154.85	1,587	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	149.10	1,528	4thin

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)	1,215	$3,094	44
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,274	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,783	175.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,130	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	162.23/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,109	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	154.85/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,587	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.10/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,528	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	185.90/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	164.43/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,042	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	339.56/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	527.53/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	416.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	358.19/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,777	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	538.54/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.45/cwt	312.50–337.50	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	420.24/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.50/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	285.29/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	354.51/cwt	340.00–368.00	2,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	496.05/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	456.51/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	317.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,297	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	537.89/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	346.82/cwt	325.00–368.00	2,195	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	374.04/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,986	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	387.22/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,746	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	156.85/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,608	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	418.43/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	527.06/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	285.31/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,273.81/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,274	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,094.24/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,094	44

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 1,400Year ago 1,251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 170Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 358Year ago 290

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Over 400lbs sold $10.00-$20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $3.00-$10.00 lower.

Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $3.00-$5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,783	170.00–180.00	175.53
4	—	1,505	185.00–187.50	185.90
8	—	1,553	159.00–169.00	164.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	159.00–165.00	162.23
22	—	1,025	151.00–161.00	156.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	149.00–159.00	154.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	145.00–152.00	149.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–570.00	538.54
2	250–300	273	500.00–570.00	537.89
6	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	496.05
6	350–400	373	430.00–480.00	456.51
10	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.53
6	450–500	473	415.00–425.00	420.24
24	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	390.43
10	550–600	573	340.00–375.00	358.19
20	600–650	623	340.00–368.00	354.51
12	700–750	723	310.00–325.00	317.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	360.00–400.00	374.04
3	550–600	558	377.50	377.50
22	600–650	633	325.00–368.00	346.82
4	700–750	749	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	758	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	868	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–550.00	527.53
4	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	527.06
6	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	416.05
8	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.91
6	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	418.43
16	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	375.71
12	500–550	523	320.00–357.50	339.56
6	550–600	573	315.00–327.50	321.50
6	600–650	623	312.50–337.50	325.45
4	700–750	723	275.00–295.00	285.31
4	750–800	773	275.00–295.00	285.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	451	385.00–390.00	387.22
5	500–550	539	332.50	332.50
5	550–600	562	327.50	327.50
4	600–650	604	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	783	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,050	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,273.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,215	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,094.24

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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