Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.53/cwt on 42 head, up $0.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +13.89 against this barn's trailing median of $397.64.

Average price

$411.53

▲ 0.30 vs prior sale

42 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$13.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs MS average

−15.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	419.73	2,348	16thin
Medium and Large 1	550	406.48	2,235	26

One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale42 hd

411.53

—

MS average13 barns · 200 hd

415.07

−3.54

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−15.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.64

+13.89

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	1,732	218.96	3,792	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	192.93	2,301	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	181.80	1,863	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	168.83	1,538	14

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)	1,122	$3,370	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$4,387	60
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,163	50

Every lot, as filed

50 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	300–350	323	566.05/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	491.60/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	485.71/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,297	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	406.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	482.92/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	382.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	487.40/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,530	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	388.60/cwt	370.00–412.00	2,588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	503.94/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	541.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	515.95/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,440	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	490.86/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	329.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	402.77/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	842	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	606.51/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	435.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,496	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	185.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,905	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	177.44/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,819	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	146.89/cwt	143.00–150.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	162.58/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,301	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	181.80/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,863	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	199.56/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,694	32
Bulls	—	—	1,263	189.84/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,398	4
Bulls	—	—	1,993	234.86/cwt	224.00–242.00	4,681	14
Bulls	—	—	1,605	211.37/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,392	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,310	5,650.38/head	5,000.00–6,200.00	5,650	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,162.50/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,163	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,323.49/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,323	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	4,192.66/head	3,600.00–4,700.00	4,193	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.86/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,253	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.21/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	393	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	352.89/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	463.01/cwt	445.00–477.50	2,144	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	360.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	433.29/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,353	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	330.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,209	14

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 492Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 126Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 544Last week 409Year ago 186

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	566.05
10	350–400	373	505.00–545.00	526.21
8	400–450	423	460.00–520.00	491.60
34	450–500	473	470.00–500.00	485.71
12	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	430.86
14	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	385.59
6	600–650	623	370.00–400.00	385.54
4	700–750	723	340.00–365.00	352.89
6	750–800	773	320.00–340.00	330.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	393	545.00	545.00
9	400–450	433	460.00–520.00	482.92
27	450–500	463	445.00–477.50	463.01
8	500–550	543	412.50–440.00	433.29
8	550–600	576	400.00–425.00	406.16
3	600–650	633	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	722	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	770	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	580.00–630.00	606.51
12	400–450	423	520.00–560.00	541.07
16	450–500	473	495.00–535.00	515.95
22	500–550	523	470.00–510.00	490.86
4	550–600	573	420.00–450.00	435.59
8	600–650	623	395.00–410.00	402.77
8	650–700	673	370.00–395.00	382.92
8	700–750	723	350.00–370.00	360.31
4	800–850	823	325.00–335.00	329.86
2	850–900	873	315.00–325.00	319.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	540.00	540.00
11	450–500	465	502.50–510.00	503.94
16	500–550	519	470.00–505.00	487.40
4	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
9	650–700	666	370.00–412.00	388.60
5	700–750	700	367.50	367.50
10	750–800	754	361.00	361.00
3	800–850	842	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,025	180.00–190.00	185.85
32	—	1,350	194.00–204.00	199.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	171.00–182.00	177.44
2	—	675	143.00–150.00	146.89
4	—	800	157.00–167.50	162.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	178.00–184.50	181.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	186.00–193.00	189.84
14	—	1,993	224.00–242.00	234.86
14	—	1,605	200.00–220.00	211.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,310	5,000.00–6,200.00	5,650.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,193	3,600.00–4,700.00	4,192.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	800	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	—	1,118	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,323.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00

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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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