Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$7.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.00/cwt on 133 head, down $13.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −21.82 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$414.00

▼ 13.48 vs prior sale

133 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$1.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs MS average

−5.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	414.69	2,232	66
Medium and Large 1-2	535	413.32	2,210	67

One grade step is worth $1.37/cwt here — about $21 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 sale133 hd

414.00

—

MS average13 barns · 343 hd

415.10

−1.10

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−5.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−21.82

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	—	High	1,797	207.67	3,731	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	185.74	2,220	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	178.27	1,827	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	163.12	1,515	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,432	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,071	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	625	$2,380	52

Every lot, as filed

45 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	450–500	473	458.33/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,168	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	380.98/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,954	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	379.21/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,283	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	401.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	421.73/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,206	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	521.07/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,204	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	366.46/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	418.33/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,171	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	382.86/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,838	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	403.75/cwt	385.00–418.00	2,281	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	379.33/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,363	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	525.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	407.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	404	508.90/cwt	481.00–520.00	2,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	451.00/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,178	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	178.27/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,827	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	192.45/cwt	186.00–197.00	2,791	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	181.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,858	18
Bulls	—	—	1,955	215.53/cwt	214.00–217.00	4,214	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	207.18/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,574	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.41/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	568.72/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	386.59/cwt	370.00–411.00	2,397	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	320.36/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,996	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	357.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	446.05/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	389.52/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	372.02/cwt	365.00–378.50	2,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	374.84/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,335	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,431.82/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,432	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,071.43/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.52/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,995	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	398.51/cwt	385.00–411.00	2,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	684.94/cwt	640.00–740.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	568.12/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	169.85/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,741	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	154.14/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	572.94/cwt	555.00–585.00	1,914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	364	432.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	374.76/cwt	370.00–378.50	2,144	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	2,380.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,380	52

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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 1,391Year ago 1,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 92Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 290Year ago 329

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$7.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	640.00–740.00	684.94
2	250–300	273	560.00–575.00	568.12
6	300–350	323	550.00–585.00	568.72
6	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.91
24	400–450	423	500.00–540.00	521.07
20	450–500	473	440.00–475.00	458.33
46	500–550	523	410.00–432.50	421.73
20	550–600	573	385.00–411.00	398.51
28	600–650	623	370.00–388.00	379.33
10	650–700	673	360.00–372.50	366.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	555.00–585.00	572.94
8	350–400	381	510.00	510.00
18	400–450	404	481.00–520.00	508.90
16	450–500	483	440.00–465.00	451.00
44	500–550	519	405.00–432.50	418.33
23	550–600	565	385.00–418.00	403.75
26	600–650	620	370.00–411.00	386.59
8	650–700	682	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	364	425.00–445.00	432.96
20	400–450	432	400.00–405.00	401.51
19	450–500	480	380.00–387.50	382.86
13	500–550	513	372.50–387.50	380.98
11	550–600	572	370.00–378.50	374.76
28	600–650	602	374.00–395.00	379.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	430.00–460.00	446.05
6	350–400	373	425.00–445.00	435.60
22	400–450	423	400.00–415.00	407.90
18	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.52
30	500–550	523	375.00–387.50	381.52
18	550–600	573	365.00–378.50	372.02
34	600–650	623	365.00–384.00	374.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	573	350.00–365.00	357.79
8	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	320.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	173.00–182.00	178.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	186.00–197.00	192.45
18	—	1,025	176.00–185.00	181.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	164.00–174.00	169.85
6	—	800	147.50–160.00	154.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,955	214.00–217.00	215.53
6	—	1,725	200.00–212.00	207.18
2	—	1,695	188.00–198.00	193.41

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,100	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,431.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,071.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	52	—	625	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,380.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle