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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▲ 357 vs last sale 685▲ 104 vs year ago 938 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 121▼ 48 vs year ago 161 · −29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

256 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 186▼ 88 vs year ago 344 · −25.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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 $325.37/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 8 of 35 comparable sales and sits −57.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$325.37

92 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.81

vs MS average

−7.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	326.08	1,773	42
Medium and Large 1	533	324.77	1,731	50

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $42 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 sale92 hd

325.37

—

MS average13 barns · 331 hd

306.56

+18.81

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−7.45

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

−57.03

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	—	Low	1,554	174.60	2,713	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	158.46	2,054	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	153.73	1,606	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	829	140.43	1,164	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)	1,225	$2,465	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$2,031	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,706	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$4,390	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,423	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	668	$2,553	44

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	513.76/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,146	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	302	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,495	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	486.05/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,570	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	460.60/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,718	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	461.41/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,758	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	424.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,847	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	380.48/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,800	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	357.82/cwt	334.00–372.50	1,721	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	363.78/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,903	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	330.04/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,772	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	346.87/cwt	337.00–356.00	1,988	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	332.75/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,917	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,026	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	322.23/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,169	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	320.22/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,158	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	310.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,244	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	416.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,344	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	380.45/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,419	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	378.58/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,450	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	361.95/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,531	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,623	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	341.54/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,643	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	325.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,702	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	327.56/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,752	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	322.12/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,846	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	320.66/cwt	319.00–321.50	1,847	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	304.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,898	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	301.60/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,882	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	295.98/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,977	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	292.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,970	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	256.70/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,856	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	256.69/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,984	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,065	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	878	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,151	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,937	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	174.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,754	12
Bulls	—	—	1,885	184.53/cwt	180.00–188.50	3,478	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,656	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,920	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,860	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,378	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,422.83/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,423	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	4,389.62/head	4,275.00–4,500.00	4,390	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	1,705.81/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,706	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,030.95/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,031	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,465.31/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,465	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	2,272.22/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,272	32

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 685Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 121Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 256Last week 186Year ago 344

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers sold steady- 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 higher.

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
19	350–400	383	372.50–387.50	378.58
16	450–500	481	330.00–352.50	341.54
33	500–550	535	315.00–334.00	327.56
9	550–600	576	319.00–321.50	320.66
11	600–650	624	300.00–309.00	301.60
12	650–700	668	288.00–300.00	295.98
6	750–800	785	263.00	263.00
4	850–900	878	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	416.05
24	350–400	373	372.50–387.50	380.45
4	400–450	423	353.00–370.00	361.95
16	450–500	473	330.00–355.00	343.10
40	500–550	523	315.00–335.00	325.43
10	550–600	573	319.00–325.00	322.12
10	600–650	623	300.00–309.00	304.66
18	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.75
4	700–750	723	250.00–263.00	256.70
6	750–800	773	250.00–263.00	256.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	302	495.00	495.00
13	350–400	381	460.00–470.00	461.41
14	400–450	435	420.00–430.00	424.53
13	450–500	481	334.00–372.50	357.82
18	500–550	537	323.00–350.00	330.04
10	550–600	576	325.00–365.00	332.75
4	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
8	650–700	674	315.00–329.00	320.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	500.00–525.00	513.76
8	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	486.05
22	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	460.60
18	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.27
16	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	380.48
10	500–550	523	357.00–370.00	363.78
22	550–600	573	337.00–356.00	346.87
10	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	325.18
10	650–700	673	315.00–329.00	322.23
4	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	310.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	16	—	1,150	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,422.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,325	4,275.00–4,500.00	4,389.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	775	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,705.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,030.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,225	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,465.31

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	12	—	650	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	32	—	675	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,272.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	160.00–167.50	164.16
12	—	1,575	170.00–178.00	174.86
6	—	1,885	180.00–188.50	184.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	134.00	134.00
3	—	850	140.00	140.00
8	—	850	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	164.00	164.00
8	—	1,200	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	850	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,200	160.00	160.00
32	—	1,069	151.00–159.00	154.93

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.