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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,056 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 765▼ 70 vs year ago 1,126 · −6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 147▲ 8 vs year ago 95 · +8.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 231▼ 27 vs year ago 323 · −8.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $411.64/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −5.17 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$411.64

41 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.51

vs MS average

−18.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	415.98	2,251	15thin
Medium and Large 1	550	409.14	2,250	26

One grade step is worth $6.84/cwt here — about $1 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 sale41 hd

411.64

—

MS average13 barns · 188 hd

390.13

+21.51

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−18.99

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−5.17

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	1,793	180.54	3,237	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	159.22	1,747	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	152.68	1,565	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	738	133.70	986	8thin

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)	1,066	$2,775	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,779	32

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	576.97/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,287	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	522.48/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,426	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	521.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,684	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	476.51/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,777	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	476.84/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,812	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	466.33/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,973	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	481.90/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,101	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	430.71/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,037	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,064	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	413.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,160	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,209	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	414.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,299	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	405.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,325	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	369.07/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,333	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	337.05/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,268	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,686	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	319.59/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,464	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	320.03/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,474	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	471.40/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,523	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	445.60/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,662	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	446.48/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,750	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	421.32/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,765	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	423.17/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,790	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.95/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,849	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	386.92/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,834	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	351.84/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,840	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	360.33/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,895	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	330.05/cwt	322.00–337.50	1,891	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	326.92/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,037	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	336.49/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,140	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,223	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	430.27/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,820	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	414.05/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,958	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	354.29/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,030	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.54/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,059	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	175.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,945	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	187.61/cwt	184.00–192.50	3,696	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	845	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	142.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,138	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	152.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,565	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	164.00/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,214	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	795	1,560.38/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,560	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	2,680.87/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,681	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,213	3,347.63/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,348	34
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,778.88/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,779	32

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 765Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 147Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 231Year ago 323

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	430.27
8	450–500	473	407.50–420.00	414.05
20	550–600	573	340.00–367.50	354.29
4	600–650	623	315.00–345.00	330.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	471.40
30	350–400	373	435.00–455.00	445.60
18	400–450	423	410.00–435.00	423.17
14	450–500	473	370.00–410.00	390.95
10	500–550	523	337.50–365.00	351.84
10	550–600	573	322.00–337.50	330.05
16	600–650	623	315.00–338.00	326.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
25	350–400	392	435.00–450.00	446.48
13	400–450	419	400.00–435.00	421.32
7	450–500	474	370.00–410.00	386.92
8	500–550	526	357.50–365.00	360.33
3	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
16	600–650	636	330.00–338.00	336.49
3	700–750	708	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	380	455.00–500.00	476.84
11	400–450	436	460.00–490.00	481.90
6	450–500	495	417.00	417.00
8	500–550	529	417.50	417.50
7	550–600	555	400.00–425.00	414.24
8	650–700	661	353.00	353.00
4	700–750	746	360.00	360.00
15	750–800	771	319.00–320.00	319.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	550.00–610.00	576.97
6	250–300	273	490.00–550.00	522.48
6	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	521.40
22	350–400	373	450.00–500.00	476.51
22	400–450	423	440.00–490.00	466.33
12	450–500	473	415.00–445.00	430.71
12	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	413.04
14	550–600	573	385.00–425.00	405.79
4	600–650	623	360.00–377.50	369.07
14	650–700	673	320.00–353.00	337.05
16	750–800	773	319.00–321.00	320.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	139.00–145.00	142.19
4	—	675	123.00–127.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	148.00–156.00	152.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	159.00–168.00	164.00
14	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,675	170.00–180.00	175.82
4	—	1,970	184.00–192.50	187.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	34	—	1,213	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,347.63

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)	52	—	1,033	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,680.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	795	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,560.38

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	32	—	1,255	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,778.88

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.