Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold STEADY- $5.00 HIGHER, and feeder heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows sold $1.00-$3.00 HIGHER, and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.19/cwt on 101 head, up $2.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.63 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$418.19

▲ 2.76 vs prior sale

101 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$3.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs MS average

−35.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	420.41	2,273	39
Medium and Large 1	554	416.80	2,308	62

One grade step is worth $3.61/cwt here — about −$34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale101 hd

418.19

—

MS average13 barns · 253 hd

412.72

+5.47

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−35.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−17.63

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	1,531	208.17	3,188	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	185.12	2,078	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	179.68	1,842	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	154.97	1,326	18

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,206	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,239	20
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,148	50

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	156.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,254	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	205.12/cwt	199.00–209.00	3,196	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	179.68/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,842	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	181.85/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,864	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	193.64/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	601.40/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	555.91/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	500.53/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	375.18/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	422.51/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,370	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	346.48/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.48/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,131	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	353.88/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,382	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.59/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,259	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	422.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,211	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	412.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,366	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	351.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,323	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	364.29/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	467.95/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.92/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	417.96/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,161	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,132	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,050	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	461.66/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,082	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	144.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,045	8
Bulls	—	—	1,465	215.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,238.64/head	3,500.00–4,800.00	4,239	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	3,148.44/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,148	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,205.51/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,206	28

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 1,232Year ago 943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 127Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 227Year ago 267

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold STEADY- $5.00 HIGHER, and feeder heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows sold $1.00-$3.00 HIGHER, and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	153.00–160.00	156.72
4	—	1,200	174.00	174.00
8	—	725	140.00–148.00	144.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	175.00–183.00	179.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	176.00–186.00	181.85
10	—	1,375	188.00–198.00	193.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,558	199.00–209.00	205.12
4	—	1,465	210.00–220.00	215.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	580.00–620.00	601.40
12	350–400	373	540.00–570.00	555.91
8	400–450	423	490.00–510.00	500.53
20	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.48
24	500–550	523	415.00–430.00	422.82
38	550–600	573	400.00–425.00	412.99
2	600–650	623	370.00–380.00	375.18
20	650–700	673	342.00–365.00	353.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	451	460.00–465.00	461.66
18	500–550	517	415.00–420.00	417.96
21	550–600	561	417.50–425.00	422.51
3	600–650	605	417.50	417.50
24	650–700	661	340.00–360.00	351.39
3	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
4	1050–1100	1,050	265.00	265.00
2	1100–1150	1,132	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	460.00–475.00	467.95
8	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.53
6	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	413.10
12	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
10	550–600	573	350.00–377.50	364.29
8	600–650	623	340.00–352.50	346.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	586	370.50	370.50
3	600–650	607	352.50	352.50
4	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	623	360.00–365.00	362.59
6	650–700	673	310.00–335.00	322.92
12	700–750	723	300.00–315.00	307.73

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,100	3,500.00–4,800.00	4,238.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	800	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,148.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,158	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,205.51

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

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