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Tadlock Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

859 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 951▼ 318 vs year ago 1,177 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 116▲ 5 vs year ago 86 · +5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 198▲ 26 vs year ago 125 · +20.8%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.01 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

416.81

−35.01

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $416.81 across 34 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.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	688.76/cwt	675.00–700.00	1,536	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	493.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,841	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,894	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	460.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,948	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	434.17/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,010	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	429.17/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,030	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	389.47/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,975	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,042	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	363.38/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,082	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	353.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,158	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	360.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,245	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,325	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	315.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,280	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	312.72/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,417	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	453.02/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,463	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	333	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,482	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,569	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	363.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,536	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	395.32/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,815	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	363.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	370.38/cwt	352.50–430.00	1,919	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	373.25/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,952	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	352.79/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,021	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	335.54/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,090	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	325.79/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,039	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.92/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,140	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,245	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	322.77/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	287.92/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,938	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,388	208.89/cwt	203.00–212.50	2,899	10
Bulls	—	—	1,735	220.72/cwt	216.00–227.00	3,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	973	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	159.89/cwt	157.50–162.00	1,279	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	181.93/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,865	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	179.02/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,835	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	170.27/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,745	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	192.76/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,650	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	715	2,203.50/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,204	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	3,125.27/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,125	30
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	2,828.57/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,829	26
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	5,080.00/head	5,000.00–5,200.00	5,080	2

This sale against other markets

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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)	30	—	1,138	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,125.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	179.00–184.00	181.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.