Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 HIGHER and feeder heifers sold STEADY-$15.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.23/cwt on 132 head, down $2.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.59 against this barn's trailing median of $435.82.

Average price

$379.23

▼ 2.57 vs prior sale

132 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs MS average

−35.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	381.43	2,100	76
Medium and Large 1-2	551	376.25	2,072	56

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $29 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 sale132 hd

379.23

—

MS average13 barns · 359 hd

379.18

+0.05

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−35.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

435.82

−56.59

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	1,473	210.47	3,101	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	182.99	2,150	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	179.85	1,843	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	160.04	1,464	20

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)	1,200	$4,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,148	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,652	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,753	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,550	208.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,235	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	180.89/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,854	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	179.85/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,843	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	186.14/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	169.85/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,741	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,148.39/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,148	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,652.27/head	4,150.00–5,000.00	4,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	363.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	358.91/cwt	352.00–367.50	2,218	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	392.69/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,011	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	367.12/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,100	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	335.06/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,211	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.99/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,879	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	358.81/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,235	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	315.33/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,122	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.40/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,271	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,108	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	369.91/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,120	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.95/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	380.53/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	495.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	395.65/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,069	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	538.02/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	312.23/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,054	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,753.33/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	533.26/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,989	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	194.70/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,202	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	140.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,393	24

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 859Year ago 1,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 91Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 151Year ago 231

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 HIGHER and feeder heifers sold STEADY-$15.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	200.00–215.00	208.73
6	—	1,545	220.00–225.00	223.31
4	—	1,213	190.00–198.00	194.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	176.50–184.00	180.89
4	—	1,400	181.00–190.00	186.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	174.00–184.00	179.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	164.00–174.00	169.85
4	—	800	145.00–155.00	150.31
4	—	700	135.00–145.00	140.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,240	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,148.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	4,150.00–5,000.00	4,652.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	750	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	482	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	501	362.50	362.50
4	550–600	561	327.50	327.50
12	650–700	658	310.00–313.00	312.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	380.53
8	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	363.10
14	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	350.43
20	550–600	573	315.00–340.00	327.99
10	600–650	623	315.00–340.00	327.95
14	650–700	673	305.00–325.00	315.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
20	500–550	512	370.00–407.50	392.69
36	550–600	572	359.00–380.00	367.12
18	600–650	618	352.00–367.50	358.91
40	650–700	660	325.00–349.00	335.06
24	750–800	772	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	775.00	775.00
1	200–250	200	700.00	700.00
4	300–350	323	530.00–545.00	538.02
8	350–400	373	520.00–545.00	533.26
10	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	495.80
16	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	445.71
34	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	395.65
42	550–600	573	359.00–380.00	369.91
26	600–650	623	350.00–367.00	358.81
46	650–700	673	325.00–349.00	337.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	623	310.00–325.00	317.77

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

Slaughter Cattle

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