Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$20.00 HIGHER. Feeder heifers sold STEADY-$10.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold STEADY, and slaughter bulls sold $10.00-$25.00 HIGHER.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.12/cwt on 54 head, up $1.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −16.14 against this barn's trailing median of $436.26.

Average price

$420.12

▲ 1.93 vs prior sale

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$3.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.67

vs MS average

−38.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	422.00	2,275	22
Medium and Large 1	542	418.83	2,269	32

One grade step is worth $3.18/cwt here — about $6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale54 hd

420.12

—

MS average13 barns · 351 hd

439.79

−19.67

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−38.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

436.26

−16.14

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	1,649	224.48	3,701	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	184.35	2,120	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	170.51	1,748	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	162.56	1,397	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,393	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,083	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$5,545	46
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$3,629	54

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	—	—	1,615	224.67/cwt	212.00–235.00	3,628	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	244.93/cwt	237.00–251.00	4,477	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	179.85/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,843	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	191.56/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,586	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	170.51/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	163.52/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	372.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	390.79/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,239	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	540.53/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	388.25/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,031	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.65/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,278	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	591.81/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	383.24/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,985	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,398	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	5,545.00/head	4,500.00–6,400.00	5,545	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	667.06/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	473.81/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	370.59/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	412.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	383.46/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.92/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	420.43/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	350.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	369.04/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	478.56/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	369.07/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	375.29/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	444.03/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,282	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	433.43/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	611.40/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	169.39/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,736	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	150.89/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,056	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	193.31/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150	4,393.48/head	3,800.00–4,850.00	4,393	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,082.54/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,083	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050	3,628.57/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,629	54

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 854Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 141Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 200Year ago 216

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$20.00 HIGHER. Feeder heifers sold STEADY-$10.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows sold STEADY, and slaughter bulls sold $10.00-$25.00 HIGHER.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,615	212.00–235.00	224.67
6	—	1,828	237.00–251.00	244.93
4	—	1,465	190.00–196.00	193.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	174.00–184.00	179.85
10	—	1,350	186.00–196.00	191.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	167.00–173.00	170.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	159.00–167.50	163.52
6	—	1,025	165.00–172.50	169.39
4	—	700	145.00–156.00	150.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	460.00–495.00	478.56
14	400–450	423	415.00–450.00	433.43
14	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	413.10
26	500–550	523	370.00–405.00	388.25
6	550–600	573	360.00–385.00	372.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	465	405.00–420.00	412.74
18	500–550	518	375.00–385.00	383.24
3	650–700	667	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	640.00–690.00	667.06
4	300–350	323	590.00–630.00	611.40
10	350–400	373	560.00–620.00	591.81
4	400–450	423	530.00–550.00	540.53
8	450–500	473	445.00–500.00	473.81
20	500–550	523	420.00–450.00	435.65
12	550–600	573	370.00–410.00	390.79
6	600–650	623	360.00–377.50	369.07
14	650–700	673	360.00–377.50	369.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	514	420.00–450.00	444.03
8	550–600	583	370.00–410.00	383.46
2	600–650	648	370.00	370.00
10	650–700	679	370.00–377.50	375.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	410.00–430.00	420.43
6	550–600	573	355.00–385.00	370.59
4	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	350.36
2	650–700	673	310.00–335.00	322.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,000	4,500.00–6,400.00	5,545.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,150	3,800.00–4,850.00	4,393.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,318	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,082.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,050	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,628.57

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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