Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.97/cwt on 73 head, up $19.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +37.71 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$473.97

▲ 19.28 vs prior sale

73 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.39

vs MS average

−13.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	483.22	2,624	25
Medium and Large 1	550	469.16	2,581	48

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $363.78, median $436.26 across 30 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 sale73 hd

473.97

—

MS average13 barns · 305 hd

449.59

+24.39

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−13.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

+37.71

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	1,729	210.79	3,645	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	183.53	2,202	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	175.61	1,800	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	172.59	1,769	2thin

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)	1,214	$3,138	34
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$2,638	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	728	$1,580	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,911	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,900	16

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 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	495.22/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	638.56/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,382	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	418.61/cwt	401.00–435.00	2,608	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	589.86/cwt	540.00–630.00	2,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	406.04/cwt	401.00–435.00	2,595	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	628.17/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	450.79/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,583	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	506.33/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,142	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	490.86/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	661.65/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	643.53/cwt	635.00–655.00	2,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	507.11/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	447.38/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.86/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	405.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	581.40/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	657.53/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	516.51/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.95/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,133	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	405.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	526.19/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	666.05/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	322	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	504.15/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,264	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	4,911.11/head	4,800.00–5,000.00	4,911	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,900.00/head	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,900	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,853.49/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,853	20
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,545.13/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,545	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	688	2,638.18/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,638	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	728	1,580.07/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,580	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	207.55/cwt	201.00–212.00	3,680	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	221.02/cwt	215.00–226.00	3,941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	193.03/cwt	190.00–195.50	2,689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	179.27/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,838	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	187.79/cwt	183.00–191.50	2,582	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	175.61/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,800	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	172.59/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,769	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,155Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 202Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 211Year ago 135

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	650.00	650.00
7	350–400	395	635.00–655.00	643.53
7	400–450	421	540.00–630.00	589.86
15	500–550	531	485.00–530.00	507.11
10	550–600	561	440.00–477.50	447.38
19	600–650	639	401.00–435.00	406.04
2	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	737	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	640.00–680.00	661.65
14	300–350	323	650.00–680.00	666.05
16	350–400	373	620.00–655.00	638.56
14	400–450	423	615.00–640.00	628.17
6	450–500	473	500.00–550.00	526.19
22	500–550	523	470.00–510.00	490.86
26	550–600	573	430.00–470.00	450.79
20	600–650	623	401.00–435.00	418.61
4	650–700	673	390.00–420.00	405.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	381	490.00–525.00	504.15
10	400–450	408	480.00–510.00	495.22
12	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	543	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	588	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	611	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	768	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	630.00–680.00	657.53
6	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.40
10	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	516.51
18	400–450	423	480.00–530.00	506.33
20	450–500	473	430.00–470.00	450.95
6	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	430.86
8	550–600	573	385.00–425.00	405.79
8	600–650	623	355.00–370.00	362.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,125	4,800.00–5,000.00	4,911.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,125	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,075	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,853.49
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,413	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,545.13
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	688	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,638.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	728	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,580.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	201.00–212.00	207.55
6	—	1,783	215.00–226.00	221.02
2	—	1,393	190.00–195.50	193.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	174.00–183.00	179.27
12	—	1,375	183.00–191.50	187.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	168.00–181.00	175.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	172.00–173.00	172.59

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