Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.80/cwt on 32 head, down $32.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.02 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$381.80

▼ 32.21 vs prior sale

32 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.31

vs MS average

−17.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	389.47	1,975	6thin
Medium and Large 1	542	380.03	2,061	26

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale32 hd

381.80

—

MS average12 barns · 380 hd

429.11

−47.31

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−17.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−54.02

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	1,361	207.02	2,817	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	184.30	2,137	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	181.93	1,865	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	161.94	1,482	10

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)	1,138	$3,125	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$2,204	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$5,080	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,829	26

Every lot, as filed

44 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	750–800	773	312.72/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	360.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,245	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	460.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	493.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.79/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	353.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	434.17/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,010	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	389.47/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,042	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	2,203.50/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	395.32/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,815	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	159.89/cwt	157.50–162.00	1,279	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	170.27/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,745	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	973	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	181.93/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,865	8
Bulls	—	—	1,735	220.72/cwt	216.00–227.00	3,829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	315.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	317.92/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.54/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	688.76/cwt	675.00–700.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	453.02/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	363.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	363.38/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	363.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	429.17/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	333	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	325.79/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	370.38/cwt	352.50–430.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	373.25/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,952	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	287.92/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	12
Bulls	—	—	1,388	208.89/cwt	203.00–212.50	2,899	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	179.02/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,835	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	192.76/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,650	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,125.27/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,125	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,828.57/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,829	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	5,080.00/head	5,000.00–5,200.00	5,080	2

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 951Year ago 1,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 116Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 198Year ago 125

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows and 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	675.00–700.00	688.76
10	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	493.56
12	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	460.53
20	450–500	473	420.00–437.50	429.17
16	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	390.43
10	550–600	573	340.00–385.00	363.38
24	600–650	623	350.00–370.00	360.36
4	650–700	673	330.00–360.00	345.50
4	700–750	723	305.00–325.00	315.31
2	750–800	773	305.00–320.00	312.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	470.00	470.00
15	450–500	463	427.50–437.50	434.17
6	500–550	507	384.00–400.00	389.47
18	600–650	610	350.00–360.00	353.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	445.00–460.00	453.02
4	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	420.60
6	400–450	423	350.00–375.00	363.17
10	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	363.10
16	500–550	523	355.00–390.00	373.25
6	550–600	573	345.00–360.00	352.79
8	600–650	623	320.00–350.00	335.54
4	650–700	673	305.00–330.00	317.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	432	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	459	375.00–430.00	395.32
9	500–550	518	352.50–430.00	370.38
5	600–650	626	310.00–350.00	325.79
2	700–750	730	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.39
12	600–650	623	315.00–330.00	322.77
2	650–700	673	275.00–300.00	287.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	715	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,203.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,138	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,125.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	700	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,828.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	5,000.00–5,200.00	5,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	157.50–162.00	159.89
6	—	1,025	165.00–174.00	170.27
2	—	700	135.00–142.50	139.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	179.00–184.00	181.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	172.00–184.00	179.02
10	—	1,375	186.00–198.00	192.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	216.00–227.00	220.72
4	—	1,105	190.00–200.00	195.48
10	—	1,388	203.00–212.50	208.89

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle