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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 29

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,714 head

▲ 258 vs last sale 1,456▲ 400 vs year ago 1,314 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 185▲ 145 vs year ago 80 · +181.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 340▲ 140 vs year ago 122 · +114.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls also 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 $378.69/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −38.12 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$378.69

204 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs MS average

−43.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	379.02	2,054	112
Medium and Large 1	543	378.29	2,052	92

One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale204 hd

378.69

—

MS average14 barns · 447 hd

380.24

−1.55

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−43.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−38.12

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

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	1,535	187.19	2,872	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	162.56	2,008	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	157.85	1,618	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	142.61	1,225	22

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)	1,253	$3,079	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,284	88
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$3,113	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	588	$2,379	10

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	430.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,818	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,801	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	408.33/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,931	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	405.46/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,934	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	385.34/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,035	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	365.69/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,088	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	362.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,079	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	352.74/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,187	64
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,212	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	324.21/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,182	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	342.89/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,332	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.89/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,334	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	415.30/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,549	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	397.70/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,639	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	403.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,705	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	369.94/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,728	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	383.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,812	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	347.76/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,798	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	342.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,965	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	321.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,003	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,019	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,089	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	296.44/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,143	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,223	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	377.86/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,787	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,992	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	180.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,416	10
Bulls	—	—	1,680	188.19/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	201.24/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,653	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	141.31/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,130	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	158.10/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,621	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	150.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,540	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	165.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,228	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,284.09/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,284	88
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,253	3,079.44/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,079	50
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	3,112.64/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,113	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	588	2,378.72/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,379	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 Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,714Last week 1,456Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 185Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 340Year ago 122

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls also sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
29	400–450	412	370.00–420.00	397.70
32	450–500	467	350.00–377.50	369.94
56	500–550	517	335.00–367.50	347.76
4	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
14	600–650	632	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	415.30
32	400–450	423	390.00–415.00	403.17
32	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	383.10
60	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
12	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.99
20	600–650	623	315.00–327.50	321.48
10	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.33
6	700–750	723	290.00–302.50	296.44
4	750–800	773	285.00–290.00	287.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	422	410.00–440.00	430.80
43	450–500	477	390.00–425.00	405.46
76	500–550	528	360.00–415.00	385.34
36	550–600	571	355.00–387.50	365.69
64	600–650	620	335.00–400.00	352.74
15	650–700	680	337.50–347.50	342.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	425.80
46	450–500	473	390.00–425.00	408.33
56	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
36	550–600	573	355.00–370.00	362.79
42	600–650	623	355.00	355.00
16	650–700	673	310.00–337.50	324.21
4	700–750	723	310.00–335.00	322.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	377.86
12	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	347.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	175.00–185.00	180.96
4	—	1,815	199.00–203.00	201.24
6	—	1,680	185.00–191.00	188.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	136.00–146.00	141.31
8	—	1,025	145.00–154.00	150.27
4	—	675	125.00–135.00	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	154.00–161.00	158.10
22	—	1,350	160.00–169.00	165.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,284.09

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)	50	—	1,253	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,079.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,088	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,112.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	588	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,378.72

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.