Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 4
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,076 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 1,177▲ 121 vs year ago 955 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 86▲ 79 vs year ago 138 · +57.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 125▲ 157 vs year ago 74 · +212.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.69/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.12 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.
Average price
$356.69
17 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.62
vs MS average
−33.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504363.001,8304thin
Medium and Large 1566355.142,01012thin
Medium and Large 2545350.001,9081thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale17 hd
356.69
—
MS average13 barns · 299 hd
367.31
−10.62
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−33.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
416.81
−60.12
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
508446384323median 416.8103/0205/0407/1309/0711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,639205.673,37124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,135176.852,007101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,447172.932,50222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034159.801,65242

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,9378
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,65138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,55943
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$2,4346
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,031$2,14920
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$1,7673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,1052thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,3673thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,1564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$3,4506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,238$3,3754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,23020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$3,22322
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,7002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$2,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$1,8018

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Fancy180660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,1881
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1993
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275527.64/cwt525.00–530.001,4512
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297559.00/cwt559.00–559.001,6605
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305557.00/cwt557.00–557.001,69913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315501.77/cwt500.00–505.001,5813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330441.85/cwt420.00–450.001,4585
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352445.99/cwt435.00–455.001,5705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363426.14/cwt420.00–430.001,5474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,72028
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419391.05/cwt370.00–405.001,63818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420417.99/cwt410.00–440.001,7568
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7926
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465392.91/cwt385.00–400.001,8275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476360.30/cwt347.00–375.001,71515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500367.50/cwt360.00–375.001,8382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,8304
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582350.74/cwt345.00–360.002,0419
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617345.59/cwt335.00–350.002,13225
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631337.14/cwt330.00–354.002,12734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674337.22/cwt332.00–345.002,2734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681330.48/cwt325.00–340.002,25112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721329.51/cwt327.00–331.002,3764
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770310.09/cwt300.00–320.002,3883
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228501.31/cwt490.00–520.001,1433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272435.00/cwt425.00–450.001,1833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300410.00/cwt400.00–415.001,2303
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2304413.87/cwt400.00–434.001,25830
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330375.45/cwt365.00–385.001,2392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358412.41/cwt400.00–425.001,4762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376377.60/cwt360.00–390.001,4207
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5057
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425366.57/cwt360.00–380.001,55812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465332.47/cwt320.00–340.001,5464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473354.88/cwt350.00–365.001,6795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Replacement4801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7297
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513346.55/cwt335.00–352.001,77815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535320.06/cwt315.00–325.001,7123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565332.15/cwt325.00–350.001,8779
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Replacement5792,520.00/head2,520.00–2,520.002,5208
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Replacement6252,406.75/head2,050.00–2,650.002,40742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628317.47/cwt315.00–320.001,9942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Replacement6632,348.09/head2,200.00–2,525.002,34817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement7182,579.19/head2,350.00–2,725.002,57923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720291.06/cwt275.00–305.002,0964
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement8102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Replacement9802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8847
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,421197.65/cwt193.00–203.002,80912
Bulls——1,811209.57/cwt207.00–214.003,7959
Bulls——1,995226.04/cwt224.00–227.004,5093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955145.11/cwt144.00–146.001,3863
Cows—Lean 85-90%991154.89/cwt150.00–159.001,53512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043167.00/cwt166.00–168.001,7428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062163.62/cwt160.00–169.001,73827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128176.67/cwt170.00–178.001,99376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208182.28/cwt179.00–189.002,20217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407166.30/cwt165.00–168.002,3403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453173.98/cwt170.00–179.002,52819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26702,012.69/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0132
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28582,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29753,104.62/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1052
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28382,433.85/head2,200.00–2,800.002,4346
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28942,540.46/head1,900.00–2,700.002,54010
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29652,489.35/head1,800.00–2,825.002,48930
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0172,175.63/head1,725.00–2,400.002,17617
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,996.71/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,348.23/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,690.35/head2,100.00–3,350.002,69028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,718.37/head2,200.00–2,950.002,71813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,936.87/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9378
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2383,136.52/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1378
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3393,294.12/head3,000.00–3,500.003,29416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4223,411.01/head3,325.00–3,550.003,41110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-29531,801.31/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8018
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-29852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002

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.