Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$10.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.75/cwt on 30 head, down $2.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.12 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$403.75

▼ 2.38 vs prior sale

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$1.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs MS average

−12.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	404.19	2,226	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	403.10	2,251	12thin

One grade step is worth $1.09/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 $321.78, 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 sale30 hd

403.75

—

MS average13 barns · 153 hd

395.34

+8.41

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−12.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

+6.12

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	1,536	188.92	2,902	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	170.17	2,090	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	163.27	1,674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	150.38	1,372	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,765	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,041	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$5,079	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$4,114	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	399.19/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	365.50/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.91/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.96/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.05/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	386.56/cwt	382.50–392.00	2,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	387.67/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	404.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	556.51/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	541.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	586.24/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	456.15/cwt	442.50–475.00	2,185	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	571.40/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	505.48/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	330.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	330.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	464.29/cwt	452.50–475.00	2,196	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	144.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,154	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	156.51/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	163.27/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,674	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	171.67/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,318	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	167.68/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	205.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	185.85/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	175.51/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,471	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,041.38/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,041	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,113	3,765.17/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,765	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	4,114.29/head	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,114	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	5,078.57/head	4,500.00–5,550.00	5,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	365.54/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	410.43/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	470.86/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	400.72/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,268	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	681.01/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	415.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,766	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 625Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 53Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 253Year ago 206

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$10.00 lower and slaughter bulls 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	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	516.05
10	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	485.91
8	400–450	423	455.00–510.00	483.96
38	450–500	473	452.50–475.00	464.29
8	500–550	523	400.00–420.00	410.43
10	550–600	573	387.50–410.00	399.19
4	600–650	623	350.00–380.00	365.54
4	650–700	673	350.00–380.00	365.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
27	450–500	479	442.50–475.00	456.15
2	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	566	387.50–410.00	400.72
3	600–650	642	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	540	475.00	475.00
12	600–650	640	400.00–430.00	404.80
12	650–700	666	382.50–392.00	386.56
5	700–750	747	329.50	329.50
4	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
8	850–900	878	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	670.00–690.00	681.01
4	250–300	273	570.00–600.00	586.24
8	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	571.40
14	350–400	373	530.00–580.00	556.51
6	400–450	423	520.00–560.00	541.07
10	450–500	473	495.00–515.00	505.48
6	500–550	523	450.00–490.00	470.86
12	600–650	623	400.00–430.00	415.54
12	650–700	673	382.50–392.50	387.67
6	700–750	723	320.00–340.00	330.31
6	750–800	773	320.00–340.00	330.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	140.00–148.00	144.25
4	—	1,025	153.00–159.00	156.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	158.00–167.00	163.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	170.00–173.00	171.67
6	—	1,025	163.00–171.00	167.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	200.00–210.00	205.40
4	—	1,468	182.00–189.00	185.85
4	—	1,408	169.00–180.00	175.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,160	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,041.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,765.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	875	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,114.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,225	4,500.00–5,550.00	5,078.57

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