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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,627 head

▲ 472 vs last sale 1,155▲ 194 vs year ago 1,433 · +13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 118▼ 143 vs year ago 245 · −58.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 187▲ 13 vs year ago 184 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold $5.00-$20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold $5.00-$8.00 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 $391.66/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −25.15 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$391.66

109 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$3.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.19

vs MS average

−17.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	392.79	2,251	75
Medium and Large 1	547	389.17	2,127	34

One grade step is worth $3.62/cwt here — about $124 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 sale109 hd

391.66

—

MS average13 barns · 433 hd

380.47

+11.19

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−17.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−25.15

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	—	Low	1,563	192.16	3,003	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	172.71	2,029	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.51	1,676	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	139.25	1,184	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,805	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$2,113	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$5,762	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,486	6

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	603.30/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,647	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	572.09/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,848	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	352	500.09/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,760	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	511.21/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,907	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	448.69/cwt	435.00–461.00	1,898	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	438.55/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,921	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	415.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,966	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	429.92/cwt	415.00–461.00	2,051	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.86/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,123	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	404.44/cwt	385.00–418.00	2,144	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	370.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,122	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	390.35/cwt	360.00–395.50	2,272	62
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	349.42/cwt	337.50–362.00	2,135	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	353.81/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,204	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	343.72/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,313	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	349.10/cwt	341.50–354.00	2,479	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	335.95/cwt	334.00–338.00	2,604	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	338	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,352	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,451	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	405.91/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,514	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,599	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	390.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,652	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,683	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	355.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,681	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	373.90/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,873	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	343.78/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,798	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	343.76/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,970	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	333.71/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,912	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	349.65/cwt	339.00–352.00	2,157	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	334.77/cwt	327.00–342.00	2,086	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,333	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	334.70/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,085	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	334.68/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,252	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	310.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,244	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	179.85/cwt	172.50–185.00	2,302	10
Bulls	—	—	1,678	197.66/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,317	6
Bulls	—	—	1,918	207.16/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,973	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	110.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	799	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	146.66/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,173	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	169.27/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,735	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	163.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,676	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	160.93/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,650	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	177.29/cwt	172.50–181.00	2,438	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	988	2,113.29/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,113	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,662.10/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,662	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,183	3,174.84/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,175	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,486.17/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,486	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,263	5,762.38/head	5,500.00–6,000.00	5,762	2

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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,155Year ago 1,433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 118Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 187Year ago 184

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold $5.00-$20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold $5.00-$8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	390.00–420.00	405.91
14	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	390.53
10	450–500	473	345.00–365.00	355.48
4	500–550	523	337.00–350.00	343.78
20	550–600	573	337.00–350.00	343.76
14	600–650	623	327.00–342.00	334.77
4	700–750	723	315.00–330.00	322.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	372	390.00	390.00
10	400–450	409	391.00	391.00
4	450–500	461	365.00	365.00
59	500–550	501	370.00–375.00	373.90
14	550–600	573	325.00–337.00	333.71
51	600–650	617	339.00–352.00	349.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	560.00–640.00	603.30
2	300–350	323	540.00–600.00	572.09
14	350–400	373	490.00–530.00	511.21
22	400–450	423	435.00–461.00	448.69
34	450–500	473	400.00–430.00	415.71
18	500–550	523	385.00–425.00	405.86
16	550–600	573	360.00–380.00	370.39
40	600–650	623	345.00–362.00	353.81
6	650–700	673	337.00–350.00	343.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	450.00–530.00	500.09
7	400–450	438	435.00–440.00	438.55
40	450–500	477	415.00–461.00	429.92
13	500–550	530	385.00–418.00	404.44
62	550–600	582	360.00–395.50	390.35
24	600–650	611	337.50–362.00	349.42
36	700–750	710	341.50–354.00	349.10
10	750–800	775	334.00–338.00	335.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	623	329.00–340.00	334.70
4	650–700	673	329.00–340.00	334.68
4	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	310.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,375	172.50–181.00	177.29
16	—	1,025	164.00–173.00	169.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	105.00–115.00	110.17
4	—	1,025	158.00–163.00	160.93
4	—	800	144.00–149.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	160.00–166.00	163.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	172.50–185.00	179.85
6	—	1,678	192.00–202.00	197.66
6	—	1,918	205.00–209.00	207.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	26	—	1,168	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,662.10

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)	10	—	1,183	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,174.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	988	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,113.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	5,500.00–6,000.00	5,762.38

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	6	—	1,175	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,486.17

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.