Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. slaughter cows sold $2.00-$4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.59/cwt on 40 head, down $11.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +23.77 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$459.59

▼ 11.90 vs prior sale

40 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$3.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

vs MS average

−18.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	461.92	2,407	10thin
Medium and Large 1	540	458.82	2,476	30

One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about −$69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd

459.59

—

MS average12 barns · 166 hd

456.04

+3.56

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−18.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+23.77

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	—	Low	1,521	198.46	3,019	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	172.50	2,128	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	834	159.33	1,329	19

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,852	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$2,897	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$5,160	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,122	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	700–750	723	350.31/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	621.21/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	686.52/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	626.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	627.06/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	332.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	461.92/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,407	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	327.83/cwt	325.00–330.50	2,698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	521.07/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,204	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	409.51/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,551	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	498.33/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,357	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	328.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	359.25/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	470.43/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,460	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	435.48/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	464.48/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,965	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	332.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	515.91/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,924	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	171.79/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,061	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	162.44/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,381	17
Bulls	—	—	1,170	181.15/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,119	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,196	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	3,108.76/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,109	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	775	2,154.84/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,155	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,150	3,852.17/head	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,852	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	4,122.22/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,122	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,175	5,159.57/head	5,000.00–5,300.00	5,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	370.20/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	405.65/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	353.31/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	414.03/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	435.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	371.13/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	462.44/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,016	11

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 610Year ago 1,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 68Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 252Last week 146Year ago 588

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. slaughter cows sold $2.00-$4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	670.00–700.00	686.52
4	250–300	273	600.00–650.00	627.06
4	300–350	323	600.00–650.00	626.74
10	350–400	373	600.00–640.00	621.21
10	400–450	423	500.00–540.00	521.07
14	450–500	473	480.00–515.00	498.33
20	500–550	523	460.00–480.00	470.43
10	550–600	573	420.00–450.00	435.59
30	600–650	623	395.00–423.00	409.51
8	650–700	673	367.00–375.00	371.13
12	700–750	723	340.00–360.00	350.31
4	750–800	773	330.00–340.00	335.15
14	800–850	823	325.00–330.50	327.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	466	505.00	505.00
10	500–550	521	450.00–470.00	461.92
26	600–650	640	395.00–423.00	414.03
7	650–700	682	335.00–370.00	359.25
10	700–750	739	330.00–340.00	332.99
14	800–850	817	325.00–330.00	328.59
2	850–900	883	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
11	400–450	436	450.00–477.50	462.44
4	500–550	534	424.00	424.00
5	550–600	589	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	609	355.00	355.00
10	650–700	688	338.00–360.00	353.31
6	750–800	760	355.00	355.00
5	800–850	836	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	515.91
20	400–450	423	450.00–477.50	464.48
4	450–500	473	425.00–445.00	435.48
4	500–550	523	390.00–420.00	405.65
6	550–600	573	365.00–375.00	370.20
8	600–650	623	350.00–375.00	362.95
6	650–700	673	320.00–345.00	332.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	175.00	175.00
14	—	1,200	167.00–174.00	171.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	131.00–135.00	132.86
17	—	850	157.50–165.00	162.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	176.00–185.00	181.15
3	—	1,970	213.00	213.00
3	—	1,540	207.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,028	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,108.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	775	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,154.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,150	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,852.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,125	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,122.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,175	5,000.00–5,300.00	5,159.57

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

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