Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady- $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.08/cwt on 32 head, down $1.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +21.82 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$458.08

▼ 1.51 vs prior sale

32 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$4.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

vs MS average

−25.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	461.39	2,470	10thin
Medium and Large 1	537	456.58	2,450	22

One grade step is worth $4.82/cwt here — about $20 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

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 sale32 hd

458.08

—

MS average12 barns · 203 hd

452.05

+6.03

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−25.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

+21.82

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	1,652	198.96	3,288	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	175.04	2,053	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	170.85	1,751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	160.27	1,643	6thin

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)	1,115	$3,090	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,719	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,153	34

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	450–500	473	495.95/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,346	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	383.33/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	438.19/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	646.24/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	407.82/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	621.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	405.36/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	606.51/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	681.01/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	463.47/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,424	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	335.63/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	469.24/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	333	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	465.80/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	378.13/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,356	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	561.65/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	596.52/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	500.41/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,357	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	591.60/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	436.19/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,063	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.16/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	480.60/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	486.59/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	514.07/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	400.65/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,095	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	409.49/cwt	404.00–415.00	2,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	462.26/cwt	455.00–464.00	2,182	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,719.15/head	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	4,153.49/head	3,700.00–4,450.00	4,153	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,300	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	3,009.75/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,010	30
Bulls	—	—	1,568	192.57/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,019	10
Bulls	—	—	1,758	206.95/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,638	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	170.44/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,747	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	180.56/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,438	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	170.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	160.27/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,643	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 796Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 76Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 252Year ago 278

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold steady- $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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	670.00–690.00	681.01
4	250–300	273	630.00–660.00	646.24
4	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	621.40
6	350–400	373	580.00–630.00	606.51
14	400–450	423	560.00–620.00	591.60
30	450–500	473	475.00–515.00	495.95
16	500–550	523	440.00–485.00	463.47
6	550–600	573	420.00–455.00	438.19
14	600–650	623	395.00–415.00	405.36
4	700–750	723	335.00–345.00	340.16
6	750–800	773	331.00–340.00	335.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	575.00	575.00
25	450–500	471	480.00–540.00	500.41
8	500–550	528	460.00–485.00	469.24
2	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
13	600–650	628	401.00–415.00	407.82
6	650–700	680	368.00	368.00
2	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
6	750–800	784	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	535.00	535.00
12	350–400	375	470.00–490.00	486.59
2	400–450	400	480.00	480.00
26	450–500	472	455.00–464.00	462.26
8	500–550	516	404.00–415.00	409.49
3	550–600	570	399.00	399.00
12	600–650	604	375.00–395.00	383.33
4	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	580.00–610.00	596.52
4	250–300	273	540.00–580.00	561.65
4	300–350	323	490.00–535.00	514.07
16	350–400	373	470.00–490.00	480.60
4	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	465.80
32	450–500	473	410.00–460.00	436.19
12	500–550	523	385.00–415.00	400.65
14	600–650	623	360.00–395.00	378.13
6	650–700	673	325.00–350.00	337.92

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)	4	—	1,175	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,719.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,075	3,700.00–4,450.00	4,153.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,103	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,009.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,568	188.00–196.00	192.57
8	—	1,758	200.00–212.00	206.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	164.00–175.00	170.44
10	—	1,350	175.00–185.00	180.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	165.00–175.00	170.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	155.00–164.00	160.27

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