Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold $10.00-$25.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-$25.00 higher, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$8.00 higher, and slaughter

bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.69/cwt on 106 head, down $35.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +18.87 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$454.69

▼ 35.61 vs prior sale

106 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$3.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs MS average

−23.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	456.44	2,454	48
Medium and Large 1	542	453.25	2,456	58

One grade step is worth $3.18/cwt here — about −$2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale106 hd

454.69

—

MS average9 barns · 202 hd

447.49

+7.20

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−23.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+18.87

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	—	High	1,706	211.42	3,608	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	184.42	2,236	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	179.56	1,840	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	162.44	1,665	10

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)	1,325	$3,904	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,936	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,944	20

Every lot, as filed

47 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	650–700	673	335.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	468.25/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,449	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	571.21/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	535.80/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	428.71/cwt	410.00–446.00	2,457	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	349.18/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	424.81/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,596	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	691.01/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	466.80/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,441	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	346.58/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,509	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	425.54/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,651	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	435.71/cwt	419.00–446.00	2,470	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	495.76/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,350	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	628.37/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,233	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	423.56/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,970	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	384.19/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,201	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	353.25/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,206	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	187.57/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,626	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	181.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,858	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	162.44/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,665	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	179.56/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,840	22
Bulls	—	—	1,903	220.06/cwt	215.00–226.00	4,188	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	209.31/cwt	203.50–213.50	3,135	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,660	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,936.36/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,936	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,325	3,903.77/head	3,425.00–4,300.00	3,904	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,944.44/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	495.91/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.43/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,045	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	438.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,073	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	338.13/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	526.05/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.65/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,043	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	465.51/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,020	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	405.00/cwt	377.50–425.00	2,155	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	542.71/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	362.19/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	490.48/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,320	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	666.24/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,819	8

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 693Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 83Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 179Year ago 316

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold $10.00-$25.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-$25.00 higher, slaughter cows sold $4.00-$8.00 higher, and slaughter

bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	540.00–545.00	542.71
4	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	526.05
6	350–400	373	480.00–510.00	495.91
36	400–450	423	465.00–500.00	483.43
26	450–500	473	420.00–455.00	438.33
28	500–550	523	375.00–405.00	390.65
10	550–600	573	370.00–390.00	380.39
14	600–650	623	320.00–355.00	338.13
6	650–700	673	320.00–350.00	335.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	434	450.00–475.00	465.51
16	450–500	465	400.00–435.00	423.56
24	500–550	532	377.50–425.00	405.00
2	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
14	600–650	626	355.00–390.00	362.19
5	650–700	678	339.00	339.00
3	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	833	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	680.00–700.00	691.01
8	250–300	273	650.00–680.00	666.24
6	300–350	323	615.00–640.00	628.37
4	350–400	373	550.00–590.00	571.21
12	400–450	423	520.00–550.00	535.80
22	450–500	473	480.00–500.00	490.48
36	500–550	523	450.00–485.00	468.25
22	550–600	573	410.00–446.00	428.71
44	600–650	623	410.00–440.00	425.54
12	700–750	723	335.00–362.50	349.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	406	550.00	550.00
10	450–500	474	485.00–520.00	495.76
32	500–550	523	435.00–485.00	466.80
16	550–600	567	419.00–446.00	435.71
51	600–650	611	410.00–440.00	424.81
11	700–750	724	335.00–362.50	346.58
4	800–850	846	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	573	372.50–395.00	384.19
4	650–700	673	330.00–375.00	353.25
8	700–750	723	300.00–310.00	305.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,400	183.00–191.00	187.57
28	—	1,025	176.00–185.00	181.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	156.00–167.00	162.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	174.00–183.50	179.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,903	215.00–226.00	220.06
8	—	1,498	203.50–213.50	209.31
4	—	1,435	180.00–190.00	185.38

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)	32	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,936.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,325	3,425.00–4,300.00	3,903.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,125	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,944.44

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle