Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold $10.00- $30.00 higher, feeder heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher, slaughter cows sold $2.00- $10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $2.00- $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.37/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +17.11 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$453.37

89 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+46.56

vs MS average

+9.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	462.38	2,395	41
Medium and Large 1	540	445.67	2,405	48

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale89 hd

453.37

—

MS average14 barns · 261 hd

406.81

+46.56

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+9.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

+17.11

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	1,817	184.03	3,344	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.48	1,676	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	162.98	1,803	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	145.84	1,354	14

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)	1,125	$2,778	36
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$2,526	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,947	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,550	169.03/cwt	166.00–172.50	2,620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	179.58/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,080	10
Bulls	—	—	1,973	191.49/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,778	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	159.56/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,635	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	173.22/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,338	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	163.48/cwt	158.50–167.00	1,676	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,777.78/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,778	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	354.04/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,032	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,615.69/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	497.62/cwt	485.00–502.00	2,433	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	947	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	358.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,411	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	415.65/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,332	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,220	3,663.93/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	572.09/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	503.43/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	393.19/cwt	384.00–415.00	1,824	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	426.60/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,608	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	373.61/cwt	372.50–374.00	2,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	458.56/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,710	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	402.15/cwt	385.00–418.00	2,304	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	3,947.22/head	3,850.00–4,025.00	3,947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	477.45/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,406	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	140.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,122	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	149.98/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	440.43/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	505.91/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	2,757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	341.36/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	367.25/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	398.33/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,884	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.28/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,019	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	365.43/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,911	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	473.10/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,238	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	370.59/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	591.65/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	622.02/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	315.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	467.43/cwt	445.00–488.00	2,445	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.53/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	357.75/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,408	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,222	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 1,056Year ago 1,367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 103Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 296Year ago 312

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	166.00–172.50	169.03
10	—	1,715	174.00–184.00	179.58
10	—	1,973	186.00–196.00	191.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	154.00–163.50	159.56
4	—	1,350	171.00–175.00	173.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	158.50–167.00	163.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	135.00–145.00	140.31
8	—	1,025	145.00–153.50	149.98

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,125	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,777.78
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	765	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,615.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,220	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,663.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,125	3,850.00–4,025.00	3,947.22

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
21	350–400	377	375.00–460.00	426.60
6	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
21	450–500	464	384.00–415.00	393.19
13	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
15	550–600	574	345.00–359.00	354.04
3	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	679	335.00–345.00	341.36
3	900–950	947	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	373	440.00–475.00	458.56
10	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	430.53
24	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	398.33
18	500–550	523	355.00–375.00	365.43
24	550–600	573	345.00–359.00	352.28
4	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	337.77
12	650–700	673	325.00–335.00	330.17
4	700–750	723	300.00–330.00	315.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	387	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
15	450–500	489	485.00–502.00	497.62
31	500–550	504	460.00–515.00	477.45
10	550–600	561	410.00–418.00	415.65
8	600–650	614	372.50–374.00	373.61
24	650–700	673	350.00–365.00	358.21
24	800–850	821	335.75	335.75
2	900–950	900	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–640.00	622.02
6	250–300	273	570.00–610.00	591.65
10	300–350	323	540.00–600.00	572.09
18	350–400	373	490.00–520.00	505.91
12	400–450	423	485.00–520.00	503.43
24	450–500	473	460.00–485.00	473.10
32	500–550	523	445.00–488.00	467.43
16	550–600	573	385.00–418.00	402.15
8	600–650	623	360.00–374.00	367.25
24	650–700	673	350.00–365.00	357.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	445.71
4	500–550	523	430.00–450.00	440.43
4	550–600	573	355.00–385.00	370.59

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

Slaughter Cattle

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