Sale reports / Mississippi / Tadlock Livestock Auction / 2026-10-19

Tadlock Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,186 head
▼ 297 vs last sale 1,483▲ 77 vs year ago 1,109 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 91▼ 54 vs year ago 187 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 329▲ 75 vs year ago 241 · +31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold STEADY.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.11/cwt on 55 head, down $1.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.08 against this barn's trailing median of $418.19.
Average price
$350.11
▼ 1.70 vs prior sale
55 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.55
vs MS average
−89.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549351.621,93238
Medium and Large 1-2544346.731,88717thin
One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $44 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
350.11
—
MS average13 barns · 297 hd
362.67
−12.55
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−89.16
This barn, trailing median33 sales
418.19
−68.08
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
508446384323median 418.1903/0205/0407/0608/3110/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $418.19 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,544160.932,48522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175139.931,64428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025134.681,38010
CowsLean 85-90%Low913125.411,14424

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,16774
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,33012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,89814

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323525.35/cwt520.00–530.001,6974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373495.91/cwt480.00–510.001,8504
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400446.54/cwt445.00–450.001,78613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423435.80/cwt420.00–450.001,84320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456398.53/cwt390.00–405.001,81714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473393.10/cwt380.00–405.001,85924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511355.32/cwt352.50–360.001,8168
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523363.04/cwt350.00–375.001,89918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573341.35/cwt332.00–350.001,95620
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574339.10/cwt332.50–347.501,9469
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616334.07/cwt310.00–341.502,05817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623336.22/cwt330.00–342.002,09522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673320.33/cwt310.00–330.002,15612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723302.73/cwt295.00–310.002,1898
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323425.35/cwt420.00–430.001,3744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373395.91/cwt380.00–410.001,4776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4363
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423380.80/cwt365.00–395.001,61116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427356.07/cwt350.00–360.001,5208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473363.10/cwt350.00–375.001,71710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523323.78/cwt317.00–330.001,69330
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523312.79/cwt302.50–322.501,63620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573312.79/cwt305.00–320.001,7928
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623296.66/cwt285.00–307.501,84814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723292.73/cwt285.00–300.002,1164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473365.24/cwt360.00–370.001,7284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523350.43/cwt340.00–360.001,8338
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573325.20/cwt320.00–330.001,86320
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623310.36/cwt300.00–320.001,9346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673287.75/cwt280.00–295.001,9376
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723250.16/cwt245.00–255.001,8096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365150.05/cwt142.00–156.002,0488
Bulls——1,598165.82/cwt160.00–170.002,65012
Bulls——1,938175.12/cwt170.00–180.003,3942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800120.31/cwt115.00–125.0096212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025138.85/cwt133.00–143.001,42316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025134.68/cwt130.00–138.001,38010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025130.51/cwt127.00–133.001,33812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375141.38/cwt138.00–144.001,94412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,897.73/head3,500.00–4,200.003,89814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0004,330.00/head4,000.00–4,600.004,33012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0803,166.67/head2,600.00–3,500.003,16774

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.