Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$40.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$10.00 HIGHER, and slaughter bulls sold $4.00-$8.00 HIGHER.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.18/cwt on 92 head, up $40.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.21 against this barn's trailing median of $431.38.

Average price

$388.18

▲ 40.25 vs prior sale

92 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.64

vs MS average

−15.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	396.26	2,086	40
Medium and Large 1	535	381.96	2,042	52

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale92 hd

388.18

—

MS average12 barns · 357 hd

366.53

+21.64

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−15.18

This barn, trailing median32 sales

431.38

−43.21

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	1,731	185.21	3,205	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	146.96	1,580	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	137.34	1,408	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	136.49	1,276	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,157	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$3,770	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	330.52/cwt	318.00–352.50	2,010	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	398.77/cwt	375.00–413.00	2,050	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	185.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,408	6
Bulls	—	—	1,343	172.26/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.65/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	308.78/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	331.22/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	340.92/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,134	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,769.77/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,871	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	310.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	488.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	438.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	327.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,206	24
Bulls	—	—	1,965	197.08/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	146.44/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,501	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,819	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	137.34/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,408	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.17/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,416	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	390.40/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,167	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	331.69/cwt	328.00–347.50	2,295	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,157.14/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,157	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	586.05/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,104	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	516.51/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	331.88/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,390	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.48/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.17/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,043	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,008	8

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 834Year ago 1,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 423Year ago 202

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$40.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$10.00 HIGHER, and slaughter bulls sold $4.00-$8.00 HIGHER.

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
5	400–450	403	437.50	437.50
3	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	524	360.00	360.00
15	600–650	608	318.00–352.50	330.52
2	700–750	730	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	423	425.00–450.00	438.17
10	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	385.48
10	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.82
4	550–600	573	345.00–355.00	350.20
20	600–650	623	315.00–330.00	322.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	514	375.00–413.00	398.77
12	550–600	555	387.50–392.50	390.40
29	600–650	626	335.00–360.00	340.92
16	650–700	692	328.00–347.50	331.69
8	700–750	720	330.00–337.50	331.88
7	800–850	800	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	570.00–600.00	586.05
10	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	516.51
6	400–450	423	475.00–500.00	488.17
4	450–500	473	420.00–455.00	438.33
40	500–550	523	375.00–405.00	390.65
12	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	352.99
30	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	337.77
24	650–700	673	320.00–335.00	327.75
10	700–750	723	315.00–330.00	322.73
10	800–850	823	300.00–320.00	310.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	370.00–400.00	385.65
8	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	350.39
4	600–650	623	325.00–337.00	331.22
4	650–700	673	300.00–317.00	308.78
2	700–750	723	300.00–310.00	305.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	180.00–190.00	185.93
4	—	1,343	165.00–177.00	172.26
4	—	1,965	192.00–204.00	197.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	140.00–151.00	146.44
4	—	1,225	147.00–150.00	148.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.00–139.00	137.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	137.00–139.00	138.17
4	—	800	130.00–137.50	133.98

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,769.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,050	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,157.14

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle