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Tadlock Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 3

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,051 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 859▼ 25 vs year ago 1,076 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 91▼ 134 vs year ago 217 · −61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 151▼ 97 vs year ago 231 · −42.0%

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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 — 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 $379.23/cwt on 132 head, down $2.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.58 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

416.81

−37.58

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	—	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

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. 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	1,279	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	538.02/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,738	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	533.26/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,989	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	495.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	445.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,108	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	392.69/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,011	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	395.65/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,069	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	367.12/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,100	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	369.91/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,120	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	358.91/cwt	352.00–367.50	2,218	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	358.81/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,235	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	335.06/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,211	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	337.40/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,271	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,393	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	380.53/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,610	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	363.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,816	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	350.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,833	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,837	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	327.99/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,879	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	327.95/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,043	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	312.23/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,054	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	315.33/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,122	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,980	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	194.70/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,362	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,450	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	208.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,235	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	140.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	983	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,202	4
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	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	169.85/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,741	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	186.14/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,606	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,652.27/head	4,150.00–5,000.00	4,652	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	2,753.33/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753	16

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	174.00–184.00	179.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	—	1,240	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,148.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.