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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

744 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 869▼ 411 vs year ago 1,155 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 68▼ 68 vs year ago 118 · −57.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 257▼ 38 vs year ago 187 · −20.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $7.00-$10.00 Lower and slaughter bulls sold STEADY-$5.00 LOWER.

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 $363.78/cwt on 88 head, down $13.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.03 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$363.78

▼ 13.11 vs prior sale

88 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$1.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.25

vs MS average

−33.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	364.87	1,943	34
Medium and Large 1	549	363.09	1,993	54

One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale88 hd

363.78

—

MS average12 barns · 455 hd

376.02

−12.25

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−33.00

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−53.03

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	—	Low	1,553	200.93	3,120	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	164.96	1,825	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	160.10	1,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	158.68	1,626	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,087	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,207	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$4,372	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,917	46
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	8

Every lot

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	555.41/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,516	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	521.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,684	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	493.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,841	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,852	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	450.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,906	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	388.33/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,837	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	413.19/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,967	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	363.44/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,875	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	365.43/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,911	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,069	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	360.91/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,068	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	352.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,199	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	352.92/cwt	347.50–358.00	2,199	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	326.46/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,197	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,279	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	320.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,315	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,428	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	320.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,475	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	392.95/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,466	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	375.80/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,590	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	343.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,623	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	322.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,688	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	305.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,054	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	395.71/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,872	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	300.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,020	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	185.04/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	204.61/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	163.10/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,672	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	160.10/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,641	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	158.68/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,626	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	170.56/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,303	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,916.67/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,917	46
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	2,206.67/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	3,087.45/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,087	40
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	4,371.93/head	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,372	4

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 869Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 68Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 257Year ago 187

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 LOWER. Slaughter cows sold $7.00-$10.00 Lower and slaughter bulls sold STEADY-$5.00 LOWER.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.95
2	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.80
6	450–500	473	330.00–355.00	343.10
8	500–550	523	315.00–330.00	322.82
6	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
8	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
6	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	305.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	455.00	455.00
19	450–500	476	370.00–445.00	413.19
22	500–550	516	355.00–371.00	363.44
12	550–600	563	367.50	367.50
22	600–650	623	347.50–358.00	352.92
6	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
8	700–750	700	325.50	325.50
15	750–800	767	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–560.00	555.41
6	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	521.40
8	350–400	373	475.00–510.00	493.56
12	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	450.53
16	450–500	473	370.00–405.00	388.33
26	500–550	523	355.00–375.00	365.43
28	550–600	573	350.00–371.00	360.91
32	600–650	623	340.00–365.00	352.95
10	650–700	673	320.00–332.50	326.46
14	700–750	723	315.00–325.00	320.16
8	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	320.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	395.71
8	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
2	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
4	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
6	650–700	673	295.00–305.00	300.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	46	—	900	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,916.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	750	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,206.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,235	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,087.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,425	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,371.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	154.00–162.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	170.00–171.00	170.56
6	—	1,025	159.00–166.00	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	156.00–163.00	160.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	180.00–189.00	185.04
1	—	1,820	218.00	218.00
4	—	1,530	198.00–209.00	204.61

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.