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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,199 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 725▲ 319 vs year ago 880 · +36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 98▼ 46 vs year ago 227 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

588 head

▲ 382 vs last sale 206▼ 25 vs year ago 613 · −4.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers sold 15-20 higher and feeder heifers sold steady - 20 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3-6 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Two loads of preconditioned feeder heifers were sold. 74 head avj 684lbs. @ $278.50 77 head avj. 682lbs @ $276.50

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −76.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$305.57

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$2.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.88

vs MS average

−16.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	307.27	1,675	25
Medium and Large 1	547	304.32	1,663	34

One grade step is worth $2.95/cwt here — about $12 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

305.57

—

MS average11 barns · 260 hd

295.69

+9.88

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−16.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

−76.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $309.83, median $382.40 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,759	174.22	3,065	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	153.15	1,663	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	142.85	1,464	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	140.89	1,351	34

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)	1,128	$2,486	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,307	52
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,235	60

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	511.01/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,140	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	510.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,395	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	481.05/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,554	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	453.26/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,691	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	455.27/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,926	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,898	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	422.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,000	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	375.65/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,965	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	341.67/cwt	323.50–360.00	1,913	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	341.59/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,957	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	326.51/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,034	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,003	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,015	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.81/cwt	309.00–312.50	2,092	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	271.40/cwt	266.50–274.00	1,941	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	273.14/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,024	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,041	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	270.36/cwt	266.50–274.00	2,090	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	261.16/cwt	255.00–267.00	2,149	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	264.63/cwt	263.00–267.00	2,194	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	410.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,327	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	378.26/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,411	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	377.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,599	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,471	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	330.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,563	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	307.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,610	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	308.45/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,653	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,698	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	300.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,721	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	278.22/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,733	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	280.81/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,763	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	274.39/cwt	270.00–278.50	1,847	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	277.33/cwt	275.00–278.50	1,889	175
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,898	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	372.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,764	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	315.07/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,805	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	158.67/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,099	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	176.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,179	22
Bulls	—	—	2,028	182.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,707	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	135.19/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,082	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	152.65/cwt	146.50–157.00	1,565	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	143.27/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,469	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	142.85/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,464	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.00	2,014	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	2,025.00/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,025	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800	2,340.63/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,341	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	858	1,961.81/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,962	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,178.42/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,178	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	2,743.75/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,744	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	3,755.21/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,755	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,108.33/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,108	36

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,199Last week 725Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 98Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 588Last week 206Year ago 613

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers sold 15-20 higher and feeder heifers sold steady - 20 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3-6 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Two loads of preconditioned feeder heifers were sold. 74 head avj 684lbs. @ $278.50 77 head avj. 682lbs @ $276.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	400.00–420.00	410.70
6	350–400	373	365.00–390.00	378.26
6	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.90
10	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	330.48
18	500–550	523	300.00–315.00	307.82
16	550–600	573	290.00–310.00	300.39
18	600–650	623	272.00–284.00	278.22
36	650–700	673	270.00–278.50	274.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	332.00	332.00
13	500–550	536	301.00–314.00	308.45
12	550–600	555	306.00	306.00
15	600–650	628	275.00–284.00	280.81
175	650–700	681	275.00–278.50	277.33
5	700–750	719	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–520.00	511.01
2	250–300	273	500.00–520.00	510.83
6	300–350	323	465.00–495.00	481.05
4	350–400	373	440.00–465.00	453.26
4	400–450	423	450.00–460.00	455.27
14	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.86
12	500–550	523	360.00–390.00	375.65
6	550–600	573	332.50–350.00	341.59
4	600–650	623	312.00–340.00	326.51
26	650–700	673	309.00–312.50	310.81
21	700–750	715	266.50–274.00	271.40
8	750–800	773	266.50–274.00	270.36
14	800–850	823	255.00–267.00	261.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	427.50	427.50
4	500–550	513	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	560	323.50–360.00	341.67
18	600–650	646	310.00	310.00
8	650–700	652	309.00	309.00
28	700–750	741	270.00–274.00	273.14
6	750–800	766	266.50	266.50
10	800–850	829	263.00–267.00	264.63
3	850–900	890	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	365.00–380.00	372.86
6	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
6	550–600	573	300.00–329.00	315.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	650	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	800	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,340.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	1,200	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,743.75

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)	20	—	1,078	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,178.42

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	858	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,961.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,200	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,755.21

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	36	—	1,200	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,108.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	137.00–147.00	142.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	152.50–157.00	154.92
14	—	1,025	146.50–157.00	152.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	132.00–138.00	135.19
24	—	1,025	138.00–147.00	143.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,028	180.00–185.00	182.79
22	—	1,805	170.00–180.00	176.12
6	—	1,323	154.00–164.00	158.67

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.