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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,177 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 1,425▲ 167 vs year ago 1,010 · +16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 112▼ 89 vs year ago 175 · −50.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 329▼ 4 vs year ago 129 · −3.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $362.77/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −54.04 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$362.77

134 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$7.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs MS average

−18.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	366.86	2,019	64
Medium and Large 1	552	359.03	1,980	70

One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $39 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 sale134 hd

362.77

—

MS average13 barns · 365 hd

353.96

+8.81

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−18.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−54.04

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	1,590	202.06	3,213	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	174.37	1,975	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	170.02	1,743	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	157.65	1,498	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,854	38
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,221	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,758	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,066	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,255	18

Every lot

42 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	563.76/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,257	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	546.24/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,491	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	508.72/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,643	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	420.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,779	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	406.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,903	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,847	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	376.17/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,956	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	372.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,950	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	348.68/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,998	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	359.62/cwt	344.00–372.50	2,064	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	340.08/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,108	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,120	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	333.69/cwt	315.00–343.50	2,186	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	322.40/cwt	310.00–334.00	2,170	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,371	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	426.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,378	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	426.51/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,591	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,545	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	358.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,667	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	350.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,658	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	356.08/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,837	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,806	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,856	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	334.24/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,915	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	323.59/cwt	318.00–326.50	1,990	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	322.14/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,007	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,089	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,098	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	202.06/cwt	196.50–205.00	3,213	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	147.25/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,178	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	171.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,761	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	170.02/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,743	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	162.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,669	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	180.04/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,476	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	983	2,220.61/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,221	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,853.91/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,854	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,550	3,758.06/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,758	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,065.96/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,066	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	2,255.17/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,255	18

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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 1,425Year ago 1,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 112Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 329Year ago 129

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	163.00–175.00	170.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	143.00–151.00	147.25
8	—	1,025	157.00–167.00	162.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	166.00–176.00	171.85
8	—	1,375	177.50–182.00	180.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	196.50–205.00	202.06

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	400.00–450.00	426.74
6	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	426.51
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	365.27
30	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	350.48
42	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.22
10	550–600	573	328.00–340.00	334.24
30	600–650	623	318.00–326.00	322.14
4	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
24	450–500	465	355.00–360.00	358.51
40	500–550	516	340.00–367.50	356.08
7	550–600	566	328.00	328.00
27	600–650	615	318.00–326.50	323.59
6	700–750	744	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	550.00–575.00	563.76
6	250–300	273	530.00–560.00	546.24
8	300–350	323	490.00–525.00	508.72
14	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.53
22	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.48
30	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.82
40	550–600	573	344.00–353.00	348.68
44	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	340.36
48	650–700	673	310.00–334.00	322.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
18	450–500	468	400.00–430.00	406.60
28	500–550	520	367.50–400.00	376.17
36	550–600	574	344.00–372.50	359.62
51	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	340.08
43	650–700	655	315.00–343.50	333.69
4	700–750	725	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	983	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,220.61

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)	38	—	1,183	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,853.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,550	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,758.06

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	10	—	1,175	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,065.96

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	18	—	725	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,255.17

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.