Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER, feeder heifers sold MIXED. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$8.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.56/cwt on 170 head, down $12.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.19 against this barn's trailing median of $428.75.

Average price

$336.56

▼ 12.61 vs prior sale

170 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$5.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs MS average

−34.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	339.46	1,877	78
Medium and Large 1	555	334.10	1,853	92

One grade step is worth $5.36/cwt here — about $24 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $428.75 across 33 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 sale170 hd

336.56

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

−4.42

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−34.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.75

−92.19

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	—	Low	1,490	199.99	2,979	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	158.29	1,794	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	157.85	1,618	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	147.54	1,417	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)	1,155	$3,148	24
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	625	$2,018	22

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	388.26/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	333.89/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,913	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	277.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	312.86/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,480	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,147.62/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,148	24
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	2,018.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,018	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	383.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	324.07/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,019	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	323.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,028	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	319.96/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,137	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	349.99/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	330.96/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	156.44/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,604	24
Bulls	—	—	1,303	185.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,546	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	16
Bulls	—	—	1,800	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	202.82/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,921	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	280.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	304.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,624	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	433.17/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,893	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	262.75/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	572.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	486.47/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	312.27/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	305.39/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,750	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	300.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,114	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	162.00/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	317.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	3

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 755Year ago 1,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 105Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 226Year ago 350

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER, feeder heifers sold MIXED. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$8.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

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	375.00–400.00	388.26
10	400–450	423	345.00	345.00
22	450–500	473	305.00–320.00	312.86
30	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	310.43
44	550–600	573	295.00–315.00	305.39
10	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
4	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.75
4	700–750	723	270.00–290.00	280.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	470	315.00–345.00	330.96
15	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	317.45
26	550–600	578	302.50–316.00	312.27
3	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
8	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	702	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	912	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
27	500–550	515	335.00–360.00	349.99
51	550–600	573	324.00–340.00	333.89
32	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	323.96
30	650–700	668	310.00–332.50	319.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–600.00	572.47
2	250–300	273	475.00–500.00	486.47
10	400–450	423	420.00–445.00	433.17
12	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	383.10
34	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
58	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	330.39
40	600–650	623	315.00–332.50	324.07
16	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.75
6	700–750	723	295.00–305.00	300.16
2	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	277.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.22
6	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	304.80
4	600–650	623	280.00–295.00	287.23
2	650–700	673	255.00–270.00	262.75
2	700–750	723	235.00–240.00	237.42

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)	24	—	1,155	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,147.62
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	22	—	625	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,018.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	150.00–161.00	156.44
12	—	1,350	157.00–166.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	145.00–155.00	150.85
4	—	800	135.00–143.00	139.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	180.00–190.00	185.51
4	—	1,800	205.00–210.00	207.40
10	—	1,440	200.00–205.00	202.82

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle