Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.78/cwt on 95 head, down $9.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$388.78

▼ 9.24 vs prior sale

95 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs MS average

−18.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	390.40	2,104	50
Medium and Large 1-2	539	386.99	2,085	45

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $19 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $397.64 across 31 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 sale95 hd

388.78

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

390.86

−2.08

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−18.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

−8.85

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	—	High	1,731	218.23	3,778	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	195.91	2,328	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	189.27	1,940	10

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)	1,175	$5,066	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,817	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,955	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$5,220	26

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,875	232.30/cwt	220.00–240.50	4,356	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	204.45/cwt	196.00–211.00	2,811	14
Bulls	—	—	1,285	195.44/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,511	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	212.04/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,764	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	188.44/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,932	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	189.27/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	326.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,252	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	543.02/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	424.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,445	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	349	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	374.22/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,170	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,151.02/head	3,600.00–4,600.00	4,151	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.65/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,278	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	355.62/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,230	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,954.55/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,955	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,313	3,817.14/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	495.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	470.95/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,228	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	415.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	504.30/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	420.39/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,409	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	475.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	616.05/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	400.43/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,094	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	420.48/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	420.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	369.09/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,115	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	359.14/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,237	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	571.21/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,131	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500	6,136.67/head	5,400.00–6,700.00	6,137	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	5,065.96/head	4,750.00–5,300.00	5,066	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	466.08/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	394.03/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,033	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	327.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,344	11

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 1,162Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 143Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 348Year ago 300

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,875	220.00–240.50	232.30
4	—	1,285	192.00–198.00	195.44
8	—	1,775	206.00–217.00	212.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	196.00–211.00	204.45
16	—	1,025	182.00–193.00	188.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	184.00–193.00	189.27

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
4	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	480	415.00–430.00	420.94
29	500–550	516	370.00–407.50	394.03
16	550–600	580	370.00–377.50	374.22
26	600–650	627	330.00–363.00	355.62
11	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	326.33
2	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	535.00–550.00	543.02
4	350–400	373	460.00–490.00	475.91
6	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.27
12	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	420.48
34	500–550	523	390.00–410.00	400.43
16	550–600	573	360.00–377.50	369.09
26	600–650	623	355.00–363.00	359.14
12	650–700	673	325.00–330.00	327.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	368	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	432	500.00–510.00	504.30
14	450–500	468	450.00–490.00	466.08
4	500–550	541	420.00	420.00
16	550–600	576	410.00–430.00	424.52
4	650–700	658	370.00	370.00
11	700–750	716	325.00–330.00	327.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	600.00–630.00	616.05
14	350–400	373	550.00–590.00	571.21
14	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	495.80
18	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	470.95
12	500–550	523	420.00–450.00	435.65
22	550–600	573	410.00–430.00	420.39
4	600–650	623	400.00–430.00	415.54
12	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	327.58

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,225	3,600.00–4,600.00	4,151.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,500	5,400.00–6,700.00	6,136.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,100	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,954.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,313	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,817.14
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,175	4,750.00–5,300.00	5,065.96

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

Heifers · 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

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