Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

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 class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.79/cwt on 53 head, down $14.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.61 against this barn's trailing median of $396.40.

Average price

$356.79

▼ 14.50 vs prior sale

53 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs MS average

−56.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	359.80	2,069	19thin
Medium and Large 1	558	355.12	1,983	34

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $86 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $321.78, median $396.40 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 sale53 hd

356.79

—

MS average14 barns · 286 hd

368.88

−12.08

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−56.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

396.40

−39.61

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	1,722	180.86	3,115	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	164.85	1,690	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	163.87	1,778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	151.30	1,551	4thin

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)	1,328	$2,955	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,245	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,031	6

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	621.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	360.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	332	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	504.03/cwt	501.00–505.00	2,379	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	479.98/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	488.33/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,310	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	401	532.74/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	415.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	561.80/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	686.24/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.95/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,944	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,023	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	453.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,143	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.00/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	402.15/cwt	370.00–421.50	2,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	328.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	498.56/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,860	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	501.07/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,120	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	468.25/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,449	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	576.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,150	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	581.40/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	363.32/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,115	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	465.80/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	397.29/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,883	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	335.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,160	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,030.77/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,031	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,244.59/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,245	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,954.61/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,955	24
Bulls	—	—	1,808	185.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,359	16
Bulls	—	—	2,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	156.45/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,049	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	164.85/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,690	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	166.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.30/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	163.15/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,672	16

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 1,316Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 159Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 425Year ago 153

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	670.00–700.00	686.24
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	621.40
22	350–400	373	550.00–600.00	576.51
24	400–450	423	480.00–520.00	501.07
22	450–500	473	470.00–505.00	488.33
18	500–550	523	450.00–485.00	468.25
10	550–600	573	400.00–430.00	415.59
10	600–650	623	370.00–400.00	385.54
6	650–700	673	330.00–360.00	345.50
2	700–750	723	315.00–330.00	322.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	605.00	605.00
6	350–400	376	550.00–575.00	561.80
11	400–450	401	520.00–537.50	532.74
13	450–500	472	501.00–505.00	504.03
4	500–550	521	455.00	455.00
11	550–600	576	370.00–421.50	402.15
3	600–650	638	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	355	465.00–490.00	479.98
3	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
23	450–500	474	385.00–425.00	397.29
3	500–550	538	341.00	341.00
16	550–600	582	345.00–400.00	363.32
13	600–650	644	330.00–340.00	335.37
4	700–750	743	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.40
24	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.56
14	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	465.80
22	450–500	473	390.00–430.00	410.95
10	500–550	523	355.00–365.00	360.22
24	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	352.99
14	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
2	650–700	673	325.00–335.00	330.17
8	700–750	723	325.00–332.50	328.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	440.00–465.00	453.10
6	550–600	573	347.50–360.00	354.00

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	6	—	1,300	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,030.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,178	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,244.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,328	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,954.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,808	180.00–190.00	185.77
1	—	2,000	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,310	152.50–160.00	156.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	159.00–169.00	164.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	164.00–169.00	166.74
16	—	1,025	157.00–167.50	163.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	147.50–154.00	151.30

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle