Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 Higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold $10.00-$20.00 Lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.93/cwt on 46 head, up $11.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −80.83 against this barn's trailing median of $428.75.

Average price

$347.93

▲ 11.37 vs prior sale

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs MS average

−42.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	349.60	1,916	32
Medium and Large 1-2	547	344.11	1,883	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $33 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

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 sale46 hd

347.93

—

MS average13 barns · 231 hd

341.35

+6.58

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−42.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

428.75

−80.83

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	1,552	170.46	2,646	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	146.02	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	140.85	1,444	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	128.94	1,249	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,099	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,095	122
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,967	10
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	788	$3,094	60

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,680	176.15/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,959	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	142.85/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,464	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	158.71/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,444	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	123.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	986	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	788	3,094.44/head	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,094	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	339.70/cwt	337.00–342.50	1,923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	326.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	337.77/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	324.78/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,137	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	500.70/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,617	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	4,095.00/head	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,095	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	332.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,741	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.95/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	418.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	325.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,189	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.76/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,279	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.60/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	560.83/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	373.17/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	326.69/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,359	6
Bulls	—	—	1,263	150.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	198.55/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,723	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,967.39/head	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,967	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,099.08/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,099	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	6

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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 1,234Year ago 1,886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 117Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 423Last week 147Year ago 448

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 Higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold $10.00-$20.00 Lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	172.00–182.00	176.15
4	—	1,263	145.00–155.00	150.72
2	—	1,875	197.00–200.00	198.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	137.00–147.00	142.85
2	—	1,275	155.00–162.00	158.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.00–145.00	140.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	125.00–135.00	130.85
2	—	800	120.00–126.00	123.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	60	—	788	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,094.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	122	—	1,000	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,095.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,150	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,967.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,099.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	566	337.00–342.50	339.70
9	600–650	604	336.00–340.00	337.77
24	650–700	658	324.00–325.00	324.78
18	700–750	707	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–570.00	560.83
4	300–350	323	490.00–510.00	500.70
10	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.53
10	450–500	473	370.00–410.00	390.95
16	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	355.43
16	550–600	573	337.00–350.00	343.76
14	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
30	650–700	673	315.00–335.00	325.33
22	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	315.16
6	750–800	773	300.00–310.00	305.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	489	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	540	325.00–330.00	326.63
4	550–600	563	317.50	317.50
4	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	405.00–430.00	418.37
6	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	380.60
4	400–450	423	360.00–385.00	373.17
10	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	340.48
22	500–550	523	325.00–340.00	332.82
18	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
6	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	315.18
6	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	315.00–337.50	326.69
6	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.36

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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