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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,648 head

▲ 462 vs last sale 1,186▲ 509 vs year ago 1,139 · +44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 133▼ 18 vs year ago 123 · −14.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 316▲ 207 vs year ago 255 · +81.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY-$5.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold STEADY, and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 HIGHER.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.97/cwt on 98 head, down $4.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.53 against this barn's trailing median of $383.51.

Average price

$313.97

▼ 4.50 vs prior sale

98 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$1.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs MS average

−61.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	314.75	1,749	58
Medium and Large 1-2	554	312.84	1,735	40

One grade step is worth $1.91/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale98 hd

313.97

—

MS average14 barns · 410 hd

324.42

−10.45

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−61.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

383.51

−69.53

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,791	167.52	2,999	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	135.00	1,620	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	134.55	1,397	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	792	108.30	857	6thin

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)	1,273	$4,986	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,074	36
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,044	124
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,751	16

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	501.40/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,620	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	501.21/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,870	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,801	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,756	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	393.10/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,859	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	349.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,787	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	358.25/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,874	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	342.52/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,969	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	323.46/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,002	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	319.07/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,988	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	319.04/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,147	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	326.53/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,220	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	310.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,242	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,384	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	308.60/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,385	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,662	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	345.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,462	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	338.14/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,559	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	340.71/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,612	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	328.16/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,651	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	323.04/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,689	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	310.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,779	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	307.03/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,762	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	305.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,902	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	298.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,914	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	280.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,027	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,791	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	151.79/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,501	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	171.19/cwt	164.00–175.00	3,087	16
Bulls	—	—	2,118	185.32/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	92.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	671	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	110.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	135.47/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,428	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,620	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	141.59/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,805	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,073.95/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,074	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,273	4,986.25/head	4,500.00–5,400.00	4,986	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	4,751.02/head	4,200.00–5,200.00	4,751	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,075	4,044.19/head	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,044	124

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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,648Last week 1,186Year ago 1,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 133Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 462Last week 316Year ago 255

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY-$5.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold STEADY, and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 HIGHER.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,273	4,500.00–5,400.00	4,986.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,133	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,073.95

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	—	1,225	4,200.00–5,200.00	4,751.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	124	—	1,075	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,044.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,054	131.00–139.00	135.47
6	—	850	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,275	140.00–143.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	90.00–95.00	92.59
2	—	800	105.00–115.00	110.31
2	—	850	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,118	181.00–190.00	185.32
16	—	1,803	164.00–175.00	171.19
6	—	1,648	145.00–157.00	151.79

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
3	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	462	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	512	340.00–360.00	349.07
23	550–600	575	335.00–370.00	342.52
18	600–650	619	315.00–327.50	323.46
5	650–700	680	325.00–327.50	326.53
3	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
7	750–800	764	312.00	312.00
10	900–950	918	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	480.00–520.00	501.40
8	350–400	373	480.00–520.00	501.21
10	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	425.80
18	450–500	473	380.00–405.00	393.10
20	500–550	523	340.00–375.00	358.25
22	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.39
20	600–650	623	310.00–327.50	319.07
12	650–700	673	310.00–327.50	319.04
6	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	310.16
8	750–800	773	305.00–312.00	308.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	423	335.00–355.00	345.53
26	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	340.71
20	500–550	523	310.00–335.00	323.04
38	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	310.39
18	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	305.36
6	700–750	723	270.00–290.00	280.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
17	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
26	450–500	461	325.00–355.00	338.14
11	500–550	503	310.00–335.00	328.16
29	550–600	574	300.00–312.00	307.03
14	600–650	641	295.00–300.00	298.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	573	310.00–315.00	312.60

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.