Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 19
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 882▲ 605 vs year ago 111 · +545.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 94▼ 25 vs year ago 118 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 201▼ 154 vs year ago 500 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls both sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.65/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −8.10 against this barn's trailing median of $428.75.
Average price
$420.65
6 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−16.50
vs MS average
−44.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523420.652,2006thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
508446384323median 428.7502/0204/0606/0108/0309/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $428.75 across 33 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 sale6 hd
420.65
—
MS average13 barns · 200 hd
437.15
−16.50
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−44.68
This barn, trailing median33 sales
428.75
−8.10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,666184.063,06716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132165.591,87528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025161.271,65314
CowsLean 85-90%Average913153.441,4008thin

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)1,125$3,70432
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,76450
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,8608
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,97942

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323485.70/cwt475.00–495.001,5696
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373453.56/cwt435.00–470.001,69210
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573352.99/cwt340.00–365.002,0234
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473425.71/cwt410.00–440.002,0146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,9766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450420478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,00811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500450442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9914
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373526.51/cwt500.00–550.001,96426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950940300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,82011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350326573.88/cwt560.00–580.001,87110
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523420.65/cwt405.00–435.002,2006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850808322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,60210
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273641.65/cwt620.00–660.001,7524
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323584.07/cwt560.00–605.001,88720
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223638.54/cwt600.00–670.001,4244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400388520.06/cwt500.00–545.002,01811
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223642.02/cwt620.00–660.001,4324
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523383.04/cwt370.00–395.002,00312
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423483.17/cwt470.00–495.002,04412
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473465.71/cwt450.00–480.002,20310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300297580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7233
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273637.89/cwt600.00–670.001,7414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2003,979.17/head3,600.00–4,300.003,97942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,1253,704.44/head3,300.00–4,000.003,70432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0502,764.29/head2,450.00–3,000.002,76450
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—7501,860.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8608
Bulls——1,883186.87/cwt180.00–192.003,5196
Bulls——1,740197.33/cwt194.50–200.003,4344
Bulls——1,400172.41/cwt170.00–174.002,4146
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,025161.27/cwt156.00–165.001,65314
CowsLean 85-90%—1,025158.68/cwt154.00–162.001,6264
CowsLean 85-90%—800148.19/cwt145.00–151.001,1864
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275169.24/cwt165.00–173.002,15812
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,025162.85/cwt157.00–167.001,66916

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.