Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY-$25.00 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 $435.82/cwt on 123 head, up $7.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$435.82

▲ 7.07 vs prior sale

123 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs MS average

−23.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	438.98	2,344	53
Medium and Large 1	537	433.43	2,329	70

One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale123 hd

435.82

—

MS average6 barns · 261 hd

436.90

−1.08

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−23.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+0.00

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	1,578	210.55	3,323	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	188.64	2,186	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	179.44	1,839	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	910	158.69	1,444	20

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,360	74
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,738	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,769	18
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	790	$3,973	132

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,558	209.17/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,259	20
Bulls	—	—	1,765	222.08/cwt	215.00–228.50	3,920	6
Bulls	—	—	1,220	189.70/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	131.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	885	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	169.61/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,739	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	179.44/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,839	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	354	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	284	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,692	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,769.20/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,769	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	790	3,973.42/head	3,700.00–4,180.00	3,973	132
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	3,737.50/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,738	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	336	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,472	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	345.71/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,510	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	443.99/cwt	427.50–490.00	2,313	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,360.00/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,360	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	392.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,447	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	523.37/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.27/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	616.51/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,300	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	441.60/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,310	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	497.22/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	418.84/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,973	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	183.02/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,876	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	196.67/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,655	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	153.50/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	598.43/cwt	580.00–615.00	2,531	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	382.79/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,193	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	451.65/cwt	448.00–455.00	2,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	561.71/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,410	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	417.17/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,111	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,237	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	425.48/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,013	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	636.24/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	636.52/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.04/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	530.83/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	660.70/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,134	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	370.18/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	510.95/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,417	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	412.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,366	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	398.09/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	471.21/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,758	14

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 736Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 140Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 231Year ago 112

Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY-$25.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,558	200.00–215.00	209.17
6	—	1,765	215.00–228.50	222.08
2	—	1,220	187.00–193.00	189.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	128.00–135.00	131.11
12	—	1,025	162.00–175.00	169.61
4	—	800	145.00–161.00	153.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	173.00–184.00	179.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	176.00–188.00	183.02
14	—	1,350	190.00–202.00	196.67

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
10	300–350	336	650.00	650.00
11	350–400	354	625.00	625.00
13	400–450	429	545.00–590.00	561.71
14	450–500	457	485.00–515.00	497.22
43	500–550	521	427.50–490.00	443.99
10	550–600	590	410.00–425.00	417.46
14	600–650	618	400.00	400.00
14	700–750	726	345.00–347.00	345.71
2	750–800	753	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	823	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	620.00–650.00	636.52
4	250–300	273	620.00–650.00	636.24
14	300–350	323	650.00–670.00	660.70
20	350–400	373	590.00–640.00	616.51
24	400–450	423	580.00–615.00	598.43
20	450–500	473	490.00–530.00	510.95
50	500–550	523	427.00–455.00	441.60
20	550–600	573	400.00–425.00	412.99
22	600–650	623	385.00–400.00	392.77
4	650–700	673	380.00–415.00	398.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	540.00	540.00
8	350–400	376	450.00	450.00
11	450–500	471	417.50–420.00	418.84
21	500–550	506	410.00–425.00	417.17
18	650–700	653	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	520.00–540.00	530.83
4	300–350	323	510.00–535.00	523.37
14	350–400	373	450.00–490.00	471.21
4	400–450	423	445.00–455.00	450.27
20	450–500	473	415.00–435.00	425.48
20	500–550	523	390.00–415.00	403.04
4	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	385.59
4	600–650	623	365.00–375.00	370.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	448.00–455.00	451.65
10	550–600	573	375.00–390.00	382.79

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	18	—	1,185	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,769.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	132	—	790	3,700.00–4,180.00	3,973.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	44	—	800	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,737.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,125	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,360.00

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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Tadlock Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle