Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2026-10-12

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 12
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,483 head
▲ 313 vs last sale 1,170▲ 126 vs year ago 1,357 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 84▼ 107 vs year ago 198 · −54.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 326▲ 145 vs year ago 184 · +78.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold STEADY.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.18/cwt on 135 head, down $4.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.33 against this barn's trailing median of $383.51.
Average price
$328.18
▼ 4.34 vs prior sale
135 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.65
vs MS average
−44.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547328.521,79857
Medium and Large 1545327.931,78778
One grade step is worth $0.59/cwt here — about $12 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
328.18
—
MS average14 barns · 325 hd
333.83
−5.65
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−44.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.51
−55.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
458404350296median 383.5103/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $309.83, median $383.51 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,723166.772,87418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169140.631,64518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025132.021,35312
CowsLean 85-90%Average924121.321,12015

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,385$3,32712
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,65240
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,28916
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)738$2,54060

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323526.05/cwt510.00–540.001,69916
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7237
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373511.21/cwt490.00–530.001,9074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423426.61/cwt415.00–430.001,80518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423422.90/cwt415.00–430.001,78920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473400.95/cwt380.00–420.001,89620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490382.23/cwt380.00–387.501,87317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515359.72/cwt340.00–380.001,85311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523355.43/cwt345.00–365.001,85914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558345.54/cwt342.50–352.501,92817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573350.39/cwt340.00–360.002,00822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616329.18/cwt317.50–335.002,02837
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623336.81/cwt328.00–345.002,09842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673322.75/cwt315.00–330.002,1728
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1726
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,2216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723306.19/cwt300.00–312.002,2148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,38510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323431.05/cwt415.00–445.001,39212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added396412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423376.85/cwt365.00–387.501,5944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453368.85/cwt350.00–387.501,6718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473350.48/cwt340.00–360.001,65818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523337.82/cwt330.00–345.001,76744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526334.67/cwt330.00–345.001,76034
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573315.13/cwt305.00–324.501,80634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579319.43/cwt310.00–324.501,84923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623305.36/cwt295.00–315.001,90238
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630313.85/cwt305.00–324.001,97737
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673292.75/cwt285.00–300.001,9706
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723285.31/cwt275.00–295.002,0634
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773285.29/cwt275.00–295.002,2054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473378.10/cwt365.00–390.001,7886
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523325.43/cwt315.00–335.001,7024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573325.39/cwt315.00–335.001,8644
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623300.36/cwt290.00–310.001,8716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673275.33/cwt265.00–285.001,8534
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380148.29/cwt140.00–155.002,0464
Bulls——1,820166.82/cwt161.00–171.003,0368
Bulls——1,823179.01/cwt175.00–182.003,2636
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800110.84/cwt105.00–116.008876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006128.30/cwt123.00–133.001,2919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025136.68/cwt132.00–140.001,40110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025132.02/cwt125.00–137.001,35312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350145.56/cwt140.00–150.001,9658
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,652.17/head2,200.00–3,000.002,65240
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3853,326.71/head3,100.00–3,500.003,32712
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy7383,105.08/head2,800.00–3,300.003,10510
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27382,427.12/head2,000.00–2,700.002,42750
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,289.26/head3,000.00–3,500.003,28916

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.