Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.34/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −23.48 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$412.34

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs MS average

−53.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	416.45	2,236	7thin
Medium and Large 1	541	411.03	2,224	22

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

412.34

—

MS average7 barns · 90 hd

412.80

−0.46

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−53.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−23.48

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	1,742	204.59	3,563	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	172.32	1,766	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	168.29	1,998	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	151.80	1,428	16

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)	1,224	$2,880	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,772	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,736	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,884	146

Every lot, as filed

49 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	600–650	623	395.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,464	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	422.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,211	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	357.92/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,409	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	428.58/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	337.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	535.80/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	560.60/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,091	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	661.65/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	682.02/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	480.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,275	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	401.10/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,451	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	416.45/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	626.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	375.28/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	333.33/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	335.33/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,257	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	340.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,801	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	316.12/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	302.67/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	362	566.46/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	425.91/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	377.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,976	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	453.37/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	390.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,237	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,422.62/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,423	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	725	2,883.79/head	2,310.00–3,350.00	2,884	146
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,772.34/head	4,400.00–5,100.00	4,772	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,736.36/head	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,736	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	3,246.15/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,246	20
Bulls	—	—	1,878	201.09/cwt	195.00–206.00	3,776	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	216.41/cwt	212.00–220.00	4,058	10
Bulls	—	—	1,338	189.54/cwt	184.50–193.00	2,536	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	174.56/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,357	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	172.32/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,766	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,597	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	145.05/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,160	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	162.02/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,661	22

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,316Last week 931Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 140Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 425Last week 240Year ago 231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	660.00–700.00	682.02
4	250–300	273	640.00–680.00	661.65
6	300–350	323	600.00–650.00	626.74
20	350–400	373	550.00–570.00	560.60
8	400–450	423	520.00–550.00	535.80
10	450–500	473	460.00–500.00	480.95
14	500–550	523	415.00–430.00	422.82
8	550–600	573	380.00–400.00	390.39
74	600–650	623	380.00–410.00	395.54
10	650–700	673	345.00–370.00	357.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	362	565.00–570.00	566.46
2	400–450	405	530.00	530.00
5	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	537	415.00–417.00	416.45
71	600–650	611	380.00–410.00	401.10
9	650–700	684	368.50	368.50
3	750–800	753	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	393	430.00	430.00
22	400–450	421	417.50–440.00	428.58
8	500–550	513	370.00–377.00	375.28
4	550–600	564	364.50	364.50
8	600–650	630	330.00–340.00	337.44
9	650–700	692	328.00–336.00	333.33
2	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
9	750–800	789	302.00–305.00	302.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	440.00–465.00	453.37
14	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	425.91
26	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	425.80
4	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.48
16	500–550	523	370.00–385.00	377.82
10	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	360.39
10	600–650	623	330.00–350.00	340.36
16	650–700	673	325.00–345.00	335.33
4	700–750	723	312.00–320.00	316.12
10	750–800	773	300.00–305.00	302.57

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,128	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,300	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,246.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	146	—	725	2,310.00–3,350.00	2,883.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	4,400.00–5,100.00	4,772.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	3,300.00–4,100.00	3,736.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,878	195.00–206.00	201.09
10	—	1,875	212.00–220.00	216.41
6	—	1,338	184.50–193.00	189.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,350	169.00–179.00	174.56
22	—	1,025	155.00–167.00	162.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	165.00–177.50	172.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	150.00–160.00	155.85
6	—	800	140.00–149.50	145.05

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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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle