Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

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, down $17.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −15.17 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$420.65

▼ 17.21 vs prior sale

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	420.65	2,200	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 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 median29 sales

435.82

−15.17

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	1,666	184.06	3,067	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	165.59	1,875	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	161.27	1,653	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	153.44	1,400	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,704	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,764	50
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,860	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,979	42

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	485.70/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	453.56/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	425.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.51/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,964	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	326	573.88/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	420.65/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	641.65/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	584.07/cwt	560.00–605.00	1,887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	638.54/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	520.06/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	642.02/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	383.04/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.17/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	465.71/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	297	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	637.89/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,741	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,979.17/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,979	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	3,704.44/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,704	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,764.29/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,764	50
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,860.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,860	8
Bulls	—	—	1,883	186.87/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,519	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	197.33/cwt	194.50–200.00	3,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	172.41/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,414	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	161.27/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,653	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	158.68/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	148.19/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	169.24/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,158	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	162.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,669	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 882Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 94Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 346Last week 201Year ago 500

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	620.00–660.00	642.02
4	250–300	273	620.00–660.00	641.65
6	300–350	323	475.00–495.00	485.70
10	350–400	373	435.00–470.00	453.56
6	450–500	473	410.00–440.00	425.71
12	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	383.04
4	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	352.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
6	500–550	512	386.00	386.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	580.00	580.00
10	300–350	326	560.00–580.00	573.88
11	350–400	388	500.00–545.00	520.06
11	400–450	420	478.00	478.00
4	450–500	450	442.50	442.50
10	800–850	808	322.00	322.00
11	900–950	940	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–670.00	638.54
4	250–300	273	600.00–670.00	637.89
20	300–350	323	560.00–605.00	584.07
26	350–400	373	500.00–550.00	526.51
12	400–450	423	470.00–495.00	483.17
10	450–500	473	450.00–480.00	465.71
6	500–550	523	405.00–435.00	420.65

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	42	—	1,200	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,979.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,125	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,704.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,050	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,764.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	750	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,883	180.00–192.00	186.87
4	—	1,740	194.50–200.00	197.33
6	—	1,400	170.00–174.00	172.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	156.00–165.00	161.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	154.00–162.00	158.68
4	—	800	145.00–151.00	148.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	165.00–173.00	169.24
16	—	1,025	157.00–167.00	162.85

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle