Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.18/cwt on 65 head, down $32.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.36 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$441.18

▼ 32.79 vs prior sale

65 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs MS average

−45.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	441.54	2,437	38
Medium and Large 1-2	557	440.68	2,456	27

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale65 hd

441.18

—

MS average13 barns · 207 hd

453.63

−12.45

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−45.84

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+5.36

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	1,674	205.39	3,437	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	178.87	2,195	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	174.85	1,792	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	156.51	1,358	14

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)	1,165	$4,144	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,323	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	500–550	523	405.65/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	567.89/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	568.54/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	567.44/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	618.56/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	429.39/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,460	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	633.03/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	441.14/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,501	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	444	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	410.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	621.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	363.31/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	576.33/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,438	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	458.25/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,397	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,389	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	461.56/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.95/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	498.56/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	478.05/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	627.06/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	480.53/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,033	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	4,323.26/head	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,323	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	4,672.34/head	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	4,045.16/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,045	32
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,962.90/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,963	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	222.79/cwt	215.00–229.50	4,311	8
Bulls	—	—	1,423	186.48/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	202.18/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,235	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	171.10/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,754	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	152.11/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,217	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	973	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	174.85/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,792	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	176.72/cwt	173.50–179.00	1,811	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	180.71/cwt	177.00–183.50	2,530	14

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 607Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 114Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 227Year ago 121

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	530.00–600.00	568.54
4	250–300	273	530.00–600.00	567.89
6	300–350	323	530.00–600.00	567.44
4	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.56
18	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	480.53
20	450–500	473	430.00–470.00	450.95
12	500–550	523	390.00–420.00	405.65
10	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	385.59
4	600–650	623	340.00–385.00	363.31
6	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	325.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	478.05
12	450–500	484	445.00–470.00	461.56
4	500–550	514	412.50	412.50
5	550–600	587	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–660.00	633.03
8	250–300	273	600.00–650.00	627.06
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	621.40
10	350–400	373	600.00–635.00	618.56
12	400–450	423	550.00–600.00	576.33
6	450–500	473	500.00–530.00	515.71
16	500–550	523	440.00–475.00	458.25
22	550–600	573	412.50–445.00	429.39
6	600–650	623	400.00–420.00	410.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	590.00	590.00
11	500–550	543	440.00	440.00
16	550–600	567	430.00–460.00	441.14
4	850–900	863	300.00	300.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,075	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,323.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,672.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,163	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,045.16
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	775	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,962.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,935	215.00–229.50	222.79
6	—	1,423	181.00–191.00	186.48
8	—	1,600	195.00–209.00	202.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	167.00–174.00	171.10
4	—	800	146.00–157.50	152.11
4	—	700	135.00–142.50	139.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	169.00–179.00	174.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	173.50–179.00	176.72
14	—	1,400	177.00–183.50	180.71

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