Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $7.00-$10.00 Lower and slaughter bulls sold STEADY-$5.00 LOWER.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.78/cwt on 88 head, down $13.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −72.04 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$363.78

▼ 13.11 vs prior sale

88 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$1.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.25

vs MS average

−24.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	364.87	1,943	34
Medium and Large 1	549	363.09	1,993	54

One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale88 hd

363.78

—

MS average12 barns · 455 hd

376.02

−12.25

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−24.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−72.04

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	—	Low	1,553	200.93	3,120	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	164.96	1,825	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	160.10	1,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	158.68	1,626	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,087	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,207	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$4,372	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,917	46
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	8

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	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,087.45/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,087	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,371.93/head	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	413.19/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,967	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	160.10/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.91/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,068	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	322.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	493.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,916.67/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,917	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	320.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	326.46/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	300.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	395.71/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	521.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.33/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	375.80/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	392.95/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	352.92/cwt	347.50–358.00	2,199	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	363.44/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,875	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	365.43/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,911	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	305.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,428	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	555.41/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	352.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,199	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	2,206.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	158.68/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	170.56/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	163.10/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,672	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	185.04/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	204.61/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,131	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 869Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 68Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 257Year ago 187

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $7.00-$10.00 Lower and slaughter bulls sold STEADY-$5.00 LOWER.

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
6	400–450	407	455.00	455.00
19	450–500	476	370.00–445.00	413.19
22	500–550	516	355.00–371.00	363.44
12	550–600	563	367.50	367.50
22	600–650	623	347.50–358.00	352.92
6	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
8	700–750	700	325.50	325.50
15	750–800	767	316.50	316.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–560.00	555.41
6	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	521.40
8	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	493.56
12	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	450.53
16	450–500	473	370.00–405.00	388.33
26	500–550	523	355.00–375.00	365.43
28	550–600	573	350.00–371.00	360.91
32	600–650	623	340.00–365.00	352.95
10	650–700	673	320.00–332.50	326.46
14	700–750	723	315.00–325.00	320.16
8	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	320.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.95
2	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.80
6	450–500	473	330.00–355.00	343.10
8	500–550	523	315.00–330.00	322.82
6	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
8	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
6	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	305.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	395.71
8	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
2	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
4	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
6	650–700	673	295.00–305.00	300.17

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)	40	—	1,235	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,087.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	750	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,206.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,425	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,371.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	46	—	900	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,916.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	156.00–163.00	160.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	154.00–162.00	158.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	170.00–171.00	170.56
6	—	1,025	159.00–166.00	163.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	180.00–189.00	185.04
1	—	1,820	218.00	218.00
4	—	1,530	198.00–209.00	204.61

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle