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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 14

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,164 head

▲ 670 vs last sale 494▲ 291 vs year ago 873 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 68▼ 127 vs year ago 253 · −50.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 178▼ 235 vs year ago 421 · −55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10-$20 higher, feeder heifers sold 15-25 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-$7 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.30/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.51 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$346.30

117 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$0.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.83

vs MS average

−18.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	346.54	1,925	68
Medium and Large 1-2	571	345.97	1,974	49

One grade step is worth $0.57/cwt here — about −$50 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale117 hd

346.30

—

MS average12 barns · 286 hd

332.47

+13.83

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−18.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−70.51

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $416.81 across 34 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	1,644	170.74	2,807	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	143.51	1,579	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	139.85	1,433	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	127.65	1,117	20

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)	1,163	$2,906	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,227	48
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,611	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,676	16

Every lot

46 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	516.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,152	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	516.24/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,409	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	490.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,585	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	437.95/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,634	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	456.12/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,788	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	420.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,779	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	398.33/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,884	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	409.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,958	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	355.51/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,849	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	342.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,965	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	342.87/cwt	323.50–355.00	2,013	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	338.78/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,077	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	334.64/cwt	323.50–345.00	2,085	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	306.54/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,063	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,039	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	294.19/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,127	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,219	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,358	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	418.94/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,144	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	360.74/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,526	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	360.42/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,543	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	325.40/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,516	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	340.71/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	317.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	334.76/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,791	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	307.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,764	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,758	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	310.18/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,932	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	311.07/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,966	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	262.94/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,877	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	263.94/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,908	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	154.56/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	168.01/cwt	163.50–171.50	2,781	12
Bulls	—	—	1,823	180.49/cwt	176.00–184.00	3,290	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	118.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	856	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.50	992	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	142.10/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,457	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	139.85/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,433	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	136.10/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,395	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	147.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,958	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,611.11/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,227.27/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,227	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,163	2,906.45/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,906	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,514.29/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,514	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	3,162.50/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,163	4

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,164Last week 494Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 68Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 178Year ago 421

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10-$20 higher, feeder heifers sold 15-25 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-$7 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	400.00–435.00	418.94
22	400–450	423	356.00–365.00	360.74
22	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	340.71
34	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.82
18	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	307.79
8	600–650	623	305.00–315.00	310.18
12	700–750	723	257.50–270.00	263.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	428	356.00–365.00	360.42
17	450–500	466	320.00–332.00	325.40
22	500–550	535	310.00–339.00	334.76
11	550–600	586	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	632	307.00–315.00	311.07
10	700–750	714	257.50–270.00	262.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	440.00–495.00	456.12
33	450–500	478	400.00–415.00	409.62
12	500–550	520	340.00–365.00	355.51
37	550–600	587	323.50–355.00	342.87
22	600–650	613	325.00–349.00	338.78
2	700–750	708	288.00	288.00
3	800–850	822	270.00	270.00
3	900–950	907	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–530.00	516.52
4	250–300	273	500.00–530.00	516.24
6	300–350	323	480.00–500.00	490.70
24	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	437.95
12	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.53
42	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	398.33
24	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
44	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.99
36	600–650	623	323.50–345.00	334.64
4	650–700	673	297.50–315.00	306.54
6	700–750	723	288.00–300.00	294.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,163	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,906.45

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)	48	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,227.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	900	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,611.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,514.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	145.00–150.00	147.74
24	—	1,025	138.00–145.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	132.00–139.00	136.10
4	—	725	115.00–121.00	118.10
8	—	800	120.00–127.50	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	134.00–144.00	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,655	163.50–171.50	168.01
4	—	1,163	150.00–158.00	154.56
10	—	1,823	176.00–184.00	180.49

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.