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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 1

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,506 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 1,627▲ 449 vs year ago 1,057 · +42.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 102▲ 17 vs year ago 194 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 197▲ 130 vs year ago 220 · +59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 higher, slaughter cows and 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 $394.73/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −22.08 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$394.73

118 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$13.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs MS average

−21.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	401.91	2,171	54
Medium and Large 1	543	388.66	2,112	64

One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale118 hd

394.73

—

MS average13 barns · 448 hd

382.92

+11.81

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−21.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−22.08

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	1,582	198.67	3,142	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	168.58	1,815	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.85	1,679	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	150.35	1,344	24

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,403	$4,186	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,152	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,360	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$3,675	20

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	634.04/cwt	590.00–670.00	1,414	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	617.89/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,687	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	576.74/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,863	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	364	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,929	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	525.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,962	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	483.43/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,045	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	467.81/cwt	447.50–500.00	2,012	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	462.45/cwt	422.50–502.00	2,178	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	450.48/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,131	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	399.39/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,089	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	407.34/cwt	390.00–443.00	2,147	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	394.60/cwt	382.00–403.00	2,202	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	372.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,137	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,137	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	347.43/cwt	342.00–352.50	2,338	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	545.41/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,489	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	495.35/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,600	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	438.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,635	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	387	440.06/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,703	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	413.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,748	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,824	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	383.19/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,858	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	384.36/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,976	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,008	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	362.52/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,092	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	332.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,074	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,138	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,007	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,781	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	189.83/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,360	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	200.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,360	18
Bulls	—	—	1,840	207.63/cwt	206.00–209.00	3,820	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	144.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,158	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	167.27/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,715	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	163.85/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,679	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	158.15/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,621	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	174.23/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,265	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	3,151.93/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,152	44
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Fancy	1,403	4,186.10/head	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,186	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	3,674.72/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,675	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	4,359.57/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,360	6

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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,506Last week 1,627Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 102Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 197Year ago 220

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	590.00–670.00	634.04
4	250–300	273	580.00–650.00	617.89
8	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	576.74
22	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.91
20	400–450	423	465.00–500.00	483.43
22	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.48
38	500–550	523	390.00–408.00	399.39
26	550–600	573	360.00–385.00	372.99
22	600–650	623	330.00–355.00	342.95
12	650–700	673	342.00–352.50	347.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
16	350–400	364	530.00	530.00
14	400–450	430	447.50–500.00	467.81
33	450–500	471	422.50–502.00	462.45
31	500–550	527	390.00–443.00	407.34
23	550–600	558	382.00–403.00	394.60
20	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
9	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	875	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	540.00–550.00	545.41
4	300–350	323	490.00–500.00	495.35
32	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	438.26
4	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	413.17
32	450–500	473	370.00–400.00	385.71
32	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
26	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	350.39
4	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	332.95
4	650–700	673	310.00–325.00	317.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	387	425.00–450.00	440.06
31	450–500	485	370.00–400.00	383.19
31	500–550	514	370.00–405.00	384.36
19	550–600	577	345.00–400.00	362.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	345.00–355.00	350.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	824	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,675	195.00–205.00	200.60
8	—	1,243	186.00–193.00	189.83
4	—	1,840	206.00–209.00	207.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	800	140.00–149.00	144.78
10	—	1,025	152.00–162.50	158.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	162.00–171.00	167.27
6	—	1,300	171.00–177.00	174.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	158.00–168.00	163.85

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)	44	—	1,228	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,151.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,403	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,186.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,175	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,359.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,128	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,674.72

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.