Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$15.00 LOWER. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.17/cwt on 34 head, down $14.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.22 against this barn's trailing median of $431.38.

Average price

$349.17

▼ 14.61 vs prior sale

34 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$0.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

vs MS average

−21.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	349.76	1,880	12thin
Medium and Large 1	541	348.84	1,888	22

One grade step is worth $0.91/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $431.38 across 32 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 sale34 hd

349.17

—

MS average11 barns · 224 hd

361.63

−12.47

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−21.83

This barn, trailing median32 sales

431.38

−82.22

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	1,585	199.43	3,161	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	165.93	1,701	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	163.29	1,773	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	144.78	1,280	22

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,070	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,938	16

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,620	200.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,253	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	161.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,655	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	171.33/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,313	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	165.93/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,701	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	152.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	335.15/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	377.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,937.50/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,938	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.43/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.77/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.43/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,855	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	317.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	321.74/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	434.84/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.07/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,112	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.91/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	295.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	578.35/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	506.05/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.07/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	390.60/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	341.50/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	290.18/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	267.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	342.86/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	312.73/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,261	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	307.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	406.05/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	351.71/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	141.91/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,135	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,069.57/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,070	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	5

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 744Year ago 1,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 50Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 226Last week 149Year ago 197

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$15.00 LOWER. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,620	195.00–205.00	200.83
1	—	1,000	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,750	212.00	212.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	155.00–166.00	161.44
6	—	1,350	168.00–174.00	171.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	163.00–168.00	165.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	147.00–157.00	152.85
8	—	800	135.00–148.00	141.91
4	—	700	125.00–135.00	130.36

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
13	400–450	416	420.00–455.00	434.84
5	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
10	500–550	534	340.00–365.00	351.71
2	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
15	600–650	604	330.00–347.50	335.15
14	650–700	656	320.00–324.00	321.74
7	700–750	735	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	700.00	700.00
2	250–300	273	560.00–600.00	578.35
8	300–350	323	490.00–520.00	506.05
8	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	485.91
20	400–450	423	420.00–455.00	438.43
10	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	413.10
14	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	353.04
8	550–600	573	335.00–347.50	341.50
18	600–650	623	330.00–347.50	339.07
14	650–700	673	320.00–324.00	322.07
10	700–750	723	305.00–320.00	312.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	390.00–420.00	406.05
8	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	390.60
8	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.90
6	450–500	473	335.00–350.00	342.86
4	500–550	523	325.00–345.00	335.43
10	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	317.79
4	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.77
4	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	295.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	385.00	385.00
6	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	315.00–325.00	320.22
12	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	307.79
4	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	290.18
4	650–700	673	260.00–275.00	267.75

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,200	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	60	—	1,150	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,069.57

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

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