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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 618▼ 567 vs year ago 1,061 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 94▼ 158 vs year ago 226 · −69.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 278▼ 182 vs year ago 360 · −50.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Lower, Slaughter cows sold 10 Lower, and Slaughter bulls sold 5-10 Lower.

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 $302.81/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −79.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$302.81

74 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs MS average

−13.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	310.17	1,621	23
Medium and Large 1	547	299.50	1,639	51

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about −$18 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

302.81

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

+5.42

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−13.74

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

−79.58

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	—	Average	1,530	162.76	2,490	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	136.27	1,397	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	130.85	1,341	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	130.27	1,335	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,167	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,421	12
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$1,893	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,013	$2,763	8

Every lot

36 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	448.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,447	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	418.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,561	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	408.17/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,727	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,847	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	376.29/cwt	347.50–382.00	1,836	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	342.82/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,793	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,897	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	337.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,936	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	323.16/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,987	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,934	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	332.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,242	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	329.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,252	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	327.16/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,384	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,429	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	312.07/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,607	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	301.78/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,578	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,705	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	295.65/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,738	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	272.77/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,699	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,831	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,785	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,833	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,949	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	166.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,820	8
Bulls	—	—	2,008	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,490	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	136.27/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,397	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	130.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,335	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,013	2,762.96/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,763	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,196.00/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,196	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900	3,166.67/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,167	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,893.16/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,893	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,421.28/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,421	12

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 618Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 94Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 278Year ago 360

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 Lower, Slaughter cows sold 10 Lower, and Slaughter bulls sold 5-10 Lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	162.00–170.00	166.85
2	—	2,008	170.00–177.00	173.79
8	—	1,250	150.00–160.00	155.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	131.00–140.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	125.00–134.00	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	125.00–135.00	130.85

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
7	350–400	380	325.00–335.00	329.46
8	400–450	441	324.00	324.00
20	500–550	515	300.00–317.00	312.07
3	550–600	573	297.50	297.50
7	600–650	626	292.50	292.50
4	700–750	736	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.95
10	400–450	423	324.00–330.00	327.16
4	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	305.24
32	500–550	523	295.00–308.00	301.78
19	550–600	588	285.00–297.50	295.65
14	600–650	623	265.00–280.00	272.77
4	650–700	673	260.00–270.00	265.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
12	450–500	488	347.50–382.00	376.29
2	500–550	542	350.00	350.00
16	600–650	615	302.50–345.00	323.16
12	700–750	746	259.25	259.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	440.00–455.00	448.02
10	350–400	373	400.00–435.00	418.56
10	400–450	423	395.00–420.00	408.17
12	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.48
8	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	342.82
6	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	337.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,762.96

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,196.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,175	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,421.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,060	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,893.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	900	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,166.67

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.