Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.31/cwt on 113 head, up $21.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.49 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$458.31

▲ 21.61 vs prior sale

113 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs MS average

−29.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	464.19	2,562	62
Medium and Large 1-2	540	451.16	2,436	51

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $127 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $435.82 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

458.31

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

+9.00

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−29.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+22.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,711	197.17	3,374	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	180.59	2,086	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	172.44	1,768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	164.41	1,562	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)	1,125	$3,693	42
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,697	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$5,771	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$5,016	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$4,248	16

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	453.16/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,293	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	491.30/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,162	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	542.78/cwt	500.00–605.00	2,052	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	579.16/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,160	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	505.60/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	420.59/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	566.05/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	485.80/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	352.92/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	600.83/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	389	505.63/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	478.25/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,501	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	372.22/cwt	357.00–410.00	2,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	465.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,170	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	429.27/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	488.43/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,066	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	686.52/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,685	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	316	596.66/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	449.97/cwt	433.00–467.00	2,520	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	431.73/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,258	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	468.33/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,215	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	454.03/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,602	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	599.07/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,935	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	488.33/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,310	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	464.98/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,004	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	325.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	426.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	465.75/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,170	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	554.34/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,851	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	5,771.43/head	5,200.00–6,200.00	5,771	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,247.73/head	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,248	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	5,015.96/head	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,016	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,696.88/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,697	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,693.33/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,693	42
Bulls	—	—	1,685	195.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,291	8
Bulls	—	—	1,945	207.52/cwt	200.00–214.00	4,036	8
Bulls	—	—	1,295	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,333	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	175.27/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	188.56/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,546	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	172.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	168.68/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,729	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	155.86/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,247	4

How this sale compares

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,038Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 119Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 553Year ago 256

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	316	575.00–620.00	596.66
26	350–400	378	500.00–605.00	542.78
20	400–450	440	470.00–505.00	491.30
18	450–500	466	460.00–470.00	465.58
19	500–550	506	440.00–480.00	453.16
32	550–600	560	433.00–467.00	449.97
7	650–700	671	357.00–410.00	372.22
24	750–800	750	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	670.00–700.00	686.52
20	300–350	323	575.00–620.00	599.07
30	350–400	373	550.00–605.00	579.16
22	400–450	423	470.00–505.00	488.43
22	450–500	473	470.00–505.00	488.33
26	500–550	523	460.00–495.00	478.25
36	550–600	573	440.00–467.00	454.03
4	700–750	723	340.00–350.00	345.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	590.00–610.00	600.83
16	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	566.05
10	350–400	373	495.00–515.00	505.60
20	400–450	423	470.00–500.00	485.80
20	450–500	473	450.00–485.00	468.33
16	500–550	523	420.00–442.50	431.73
8	550–600	573	405.00–435.00	420.59
10	650–700	673	340.00–365.00	352.92
8	700–750	723	320.00–330.00	325.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	550.00–560.00	554.34
8	350–400	389	500.00–515.00	505.63
15	400–450	431	450.00–470.00	464.98
16	450–500	466	463.00–475.00	465.75
15	500–550	519	405.00–442.50	429.27
5	550–600	567	415.00–435.00	426.89
6	650–700	690	346.00	346.00
7	700–750	728	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,050	5,200.00–6,200.00	5,771.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,247.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,175	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,015.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	800	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,696.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,125	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,693.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	190.00–200.00	195.34
8	—	1,945	200.00–214.00	207.52
4	—	1,295	175.00–185.00	180.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	170.00–179.00	175.27
8	—	1,350	183.00–193.00	188.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	166.00–177.00	172.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	164.00–172.00	168.68
4	—	800	154.00–157.50	155.86

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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