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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 12

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 1,042▲ 1 vs year ago 680 · +0.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 113▲ 76 vs year ago 119 · +63.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 256▲ 9 vs year ago 201 · +4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2 to 6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2 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 $360.17/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.64 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$360.17

44 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs MS average

−24.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	375.25	1,985	18thin
Medium and Large 1	546	349.73	1,910	26

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $75 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 sale44 hd

360.17

—

MS average12 barns · 282 hd

356.47

+3.69

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−24.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−56.64

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	—	High	1,712	181.12	3,100	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	162.68	1,975	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	156.85	1,608	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	151.00	1,499	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)	1,152	$2,554	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,271	36
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,234	10

Every lot

50 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	538.76/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,201	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	538.53/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,470	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	531.05/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,715	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	455.91/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,701	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	394	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,734	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	421.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,753	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	427.90/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,810	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	386.20/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,796	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.40/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,842	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	382.67/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,955	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	357.89/cwt	342.50–372.00	1,872	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	340.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,949	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	355.94/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,050	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,026	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	290.47/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,100	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	293.21/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,220	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	290.44/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,245	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	909	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,318	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	416.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,344	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	405.91/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,514	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	365.53/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,546	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	364.92/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,580	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	349.14/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,620	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	358.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,695	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	317.99/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,822	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	290.18/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,808	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,974	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	290.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,953	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	255.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,785	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	257.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,863	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	392.90/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,662	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	362.86/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,716	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	327.79/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,878	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	176.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,786	12
Bulls	—	—	1,843	185.90/cwt	180.00–190.50	3,426	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,141	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	156.85/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,608	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	152.39/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,562	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,269	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,398.86/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,399	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,325	3,069.81/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,070	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,270.83/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,271	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	2,234.48/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,234	10

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 1,042Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 113Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 256Year ago 201

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2 to 6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	416.05
4	350–400	373	390.00–420.00	405.91
6	400–450	423	355.00–375.00	365.53
8	450–500	473	340.00–375.00	358.33
8	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.82
4	550–600	573	305.00–330.00	317.99
4	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	290.18
4	650–700	673	285.00–295.00	290.17
6	700–750	723	250.00–265.00	257.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	355.00–370.00	364.92
19	450–500	464	340.00–375.00	349.14
5	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	669	295.00	295.00
6	700–750	700	250.00–265.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	525.00–550.00	538.76
4	250–300	273	525.00–550.00	538.53
8	300–350	323	515.00–545.00	531.05
12	350–400	373	440.00–470.00	455.91
12	400–450	423	420.00–435.00	427.90
16	450–500	473	375.00–402.50	389.40
14	500–550	523	342.50–372.00	357.89
12	550–600	573	335.00–345.00	340.20
2	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	325.18
10	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.75
4	700–750	723	275.00–305.00	290.47
4	750–800	773	275.00–305.00	290.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	394	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	416	420.00–425.00	421.40
11	450–500	465	380.00–402.50	386.20
13	500–550	511	372.00–400.00	382.67
5	550–600	576	340.00–367.00	355.94
5	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	693	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	757	270.00–305.00	293.21
8	900–950	909	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	385.00–400.00	392.90
4	450–500	473	355.00–370.00	362.86
10	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
6	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.79

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,325	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,069.81

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	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,398.86

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	36	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,270.83

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	10	—	725	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,234.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	140.00–145.00	142.66
12	—	1,025	148.00–155.50	152.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	151.00–161.00	156.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85
28	—	1,363	162.00–170.00	166.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,843	180.00–190.50	185.90
12	—	1,580	170.00–180.00	176.34

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.