Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.70/cwt on 78 head, up $2.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.88 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$436.70

▲ 2.69 vs prior sale

78 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs MS average

−44.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	438.21	2,456	48
Medium and Large 1-2	553	434.28	2,402	30

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $55 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

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 sale78 hd

436.70

—

MS average13 barns · 310 hd

439.39

−2.69

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−44.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

+0.88

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	1,487	192.83	2,867	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	180.74	2,036	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	175.85	1,802	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	880	158.71	1,396	22

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,173	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,342	28
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,720	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$5,745	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,728	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$3,562	24

Every lot, as filed

53 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	550–600	573	425.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,439	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	396.46/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	335.41/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	655.06/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	410.86/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,149	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	476.08/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	610.70/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	564.70/cwt	540.00–605.00	2,112	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	480.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	418.72/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,976	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	411.66/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	465.96/cwt	460.00–472.00	2,218	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	411.48/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,403	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	563.86/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,103	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,820	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	367.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	498.26/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,402	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	407.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	390.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	326.54/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	186.56/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,519	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	983	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,242	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	166.68/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,708	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	175.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,802	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	178.10/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,826	22
Bulls	—	—	1,278	179.94/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,300	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	208.15/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	194.84/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,016	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,342.49/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,342	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,720.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,720	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	4,172.50/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,173	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	4,727.78/head	4,200.00–5,150.00	4,728	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,561.54/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,562	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	5,744.68/head	5,400.00–6,000.00	5,745	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	348	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	380.50/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	451.07/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,908	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	376.97/cwt	357.00–400.00	2,318	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.89/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	420.95/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,991	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	526.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,226	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,557	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	441.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,826	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	399.84/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,063	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	396.88/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,579	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,443Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 198Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 553Last week 419Year ago 186

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–700.00	655.06
4	300–350	323	600.00–620.00	610.70
30	350–400	373	540.00–585.00	563.86
12	400–450	423	500.00–550.00	526.33
12	450–500	473	460.00–500.00	480.95
12	500–550	523	450.00–500.00	476.08
36	550–600	573	410.00–440.00	425.59
8	600–650	623	400.00–422.50	411.66
8	650–700	673	390.00–402.50	396.46
4	700–750	723	360.00–375.00	367.73
4	800–850	823	320.00–350.00	335.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	540.00–605.00	564.70
9	400–450	431	500.00	500.00
10	450–500	476	460.00–472.00	465.96
5	500–550	518	460.00	460.00
25	550–600	560	420.00–440.00	429.14
6	600–650	621	400.00–422.50	411.48
2	650–700	660	402.50	402.50
62	750–800	752	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	485.00–510.00	498.26
22	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	451.07
26	450–500	473	400.00–440.00	420.95
22	500–550	523	390.00–430.00	410.86
10	550–600	573	380.00–412.50	396.89
40	600–650	623	370.00–400.00	385.54
4	650–700	673	365.00–395.00	380.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	540.00	540.00
13	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	414	420.00–450.00	441.05
10	450–500	472	400.00–470.00	418.72
18	500–550	516	390.00–420.00	399.84
9	550–600	564	380.00–410.00	396.88
36	600–650	615	357.00–400.00	376.97
3	650–700	653	395.00	395.00
32	750–800	752	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	405.00–410.00	407.61
4	600–650	623	380.00–400.00	390.36
4	650–700	673	317.50–335.00	326.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	181.00–191.00	186.56
22	—	1,025	174.00–181.00	178.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	140.00–150.00	145.56
8	—	800	150.00–160.00	155.31
10	—	1,025	162.00–170.00	166.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	170.00–180.00	175.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	174.00–185.00	179.94
4	—	1,678	205.00–211.00	208.15
8	—	1,548	188.00–200.00	194.84

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)	28	—	1,165	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,342.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,000	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,000	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,125	4,200.00–5,150.00	4,727.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	975	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,561.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,175	5,400.00–6,000.00	5,744.68

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

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