Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared o last weeks sale feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $444.17/cwt on 96 head, up $45.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +46.53 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$444.17

▲ 45.42 vs prior sale

96 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$4.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.01

vs MS average

+23.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	446.36	2,351	44
Medium and Large 1	538	442.31	2,381	52

One grade step is worth $4.06/cwt here — about −$30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $338.71, median $397.64 across 31 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 sale96 hd

444.17

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

408.15

+36.01

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+23.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

+46.53

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	1,856	208.89	3,878	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	178.30	2,190	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	172.93	1,773	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	869	153.27	1,332	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,569	80
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$2,342	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,445	20
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$3,386	60

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	429.90/cwt	406.00–452.00	2,463	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	616.74/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	534.78/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	447.82/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,342	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	571.60/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,418	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	620.71/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	458.78/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	505.86/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,646	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	541.43/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	627.06/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	683.03/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	345.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	244	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.59/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	493.95/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,089	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	463.25/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,423	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	173.51/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,778	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,000	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	166.27/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	181.17/cwt	177.00–184.50	2,446	10
Bulls	—	—	2,073	217.97/cwt	211.00–226.00	4,519	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	204.35/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,572	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	3,386.29/head	2,675.00–3,900.00	3,386	60
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	2,342.01/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,342	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,268.29/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,268	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	4,469.89/head	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,470	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,445.45/head	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,445	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	534.36/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	463.57/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	449.96/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	493.43/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	510.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	586.51/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	445.44/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,307	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	505.91/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	345.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,323	6

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 915Year ago 1,131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 122Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 388Last week 288Year ago 353

Compared o last weeks sale feeder steers and feeder 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
8	200–250	223	510.00–555.00	534.78
4	250–300	273	510.00–555.00	534.36
4	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	510.70
8	350–400	373	490.00–520.00	505.91
12	400–450	423	475.00–510.00	493.43
8	450–500	473	440.00–485.00	463.57
36	500–550	523	440.00–455.00	447.82
16	550–600	573	406.00–452.00	429.90
2	600–650	623	340.00–350.00	345.18
6	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	345.17
4	700–750	723	300.00–310.00	305.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	244	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	438	495.00	495.00
35	500–550	518	440.00–455.00	445.44
9	550–600	561	445.00–452.50	449.96
4	650–700	661	345.00	345.00
9	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
8	750–800	750	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	600.00–640.00	620.71
4	350–400	390	590.00	590.00
5	400–450	416	540.00	540.00
6	500–550	548	485.00	485.00
2	550–600	585	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	650.00–710.00	683.03
8	250–300	273	600.00–650.00	627.06
12	300–350	323	590.00–640.00	616.74
14	350–400	373	560.00–610.00	586.51
16	400–450	423	540.00–600.00	571.60
4	450–500	473	510.00–570.00	541.43
18	500–550	523	485.00–525.00	505.86
4	550–600	573	425.00–490.00	458.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	423	490.00–497.50	493.95
8	500–550	523	445.00–480.00	463.25
4	550–600	573	365.00–395.00	380.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	170.00–175.00	172.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	170.00–176.00	173.51
10	—	1,350	177.00–184.50	181.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	135.00–145.00	140.26
4	—	1,025	161.00–170.00	166.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,073	211.00–226.00	217.97
8	—	1,748	200.00–208.00	204.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	60	—	775	2,675.00–3,900.00	3,386.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	845	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,342.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	—	1,025	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,268.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,395	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,469.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,100	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,445.45

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

Heifers · 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