Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $6.00-$10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $12.00-$20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.62/cwt on 28 head, up $27.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +49.79 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$485.62

▲ 27.54 vs prior sale

28 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.45

vs MS average

−5.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	495.78	2,657	8thin
Medium and Large 1	533	481.55	2,567	20

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $91 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 sale28 hd

485.62

—

MS average13 barns · 276 hd

464.17

+21.45

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−5.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+49.79

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	1,630	213.08	3,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	185.29	2,344	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	176.85	1,813	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	163.68	1,494	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$5,138	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,909	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$6,719	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$5,343	40
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,800	24

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	386.62/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	400.59/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,295	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	525.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	461.43/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	586.33/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,480	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	551.40/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	702.48/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	651.81/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	377.89/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	495.78/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	463.68/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	493.04/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,579	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	747.53/cwt	720.00–770.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	435.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	390.54/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.96/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	652.09/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	420.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,621	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450	6,718.97/head	6,250.00–7,100.00	6,719	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	5,342.55/head	4,900.00–5,700.00	5,343	40
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	5,138.46/head	4,600.00–5,600.00	5,138	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	3,908.99/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,909	44
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	2,800.00/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,800	24
Bulls	—	—	1,543	208.35/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	226.59/cwt	222.00–230.00	4,119	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	197.56/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	167.76/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,277	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	177.85/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,823	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	176.85/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	189.26/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,636	30

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 750Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 82Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 409Last week 294Year ago 178

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $6.00-$10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $12.00-$20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	368	645.00	645.00
11	550–600	575	377.00–395.00	386.62
3	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	530.00–570.00	551.40
4	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.91
6	400–450	423	455.00–510.00	483.96
4	450–500	473	430.00–490.00	461.43
8	500–550	523	435.00–490.00	463.68
14	550–600	573	385.00–415.00	400.59
4	600–650	623	375.00–405.00	390.54
6	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	327.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	720.00–770.00	747.53
4	250–300	273	670.00–730.00	702.48
8	300–350	323	620.00–680.00	652.09
4	350–400	373	620.00–680.00	651.81
10	400–450	423	560.00–610.00	586.33
6	450–500	473	500.00–530.00	515.71
16	500–550	523	480.00–505.00	493.04
4	550–600	573	420.00–450.00	435.59
8	600–650	623	400.00–440.00	420.72
8	700–750	723	365.00–390.00	377.89
4	750–800	773	330.00–340.00	335.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	480.00–505.00	495.78
4	600–650	631	420.00	420.00
6	650–700	687	402.50	402.50
5	700–750	722	390.00	390.00
6	800–850	838	343.00	343.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,450	6,250.00–7,100.00	6,718.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,175	4,900.00–5,700.00	5,342.55
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,300	4,600.00–5,600.00	5,138.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,113	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,908.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	700	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	200.00–216.00	208.35
6	—	1,818	222.00–230.00	226.59
4	—	1,435	193.00–200.00	197.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	166.00–169.00	167.76
4	—	800	158.00–161.00	159.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	172.00–182.00	177.85
30	—	1,393	183.00–194.00	189.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	171.00–181.00	176.85

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