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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 31

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,234 head

▲ 479 vs last sale 755▼ 272 vs year ago 1,506 · −18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 105▼ 94 vs year ago 211 · −44.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 226▼ 203 vs year ago 350 · −58.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER, feeder heifers sold MIXED. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$8.00 LOWER 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 $336.56/cwt on 170 head, down $12.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$336.56

▼ 12.61 vs prior sale

170 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$5.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs MS average

−34.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	339.46	1,877	78
Medium and Large 1	555	334.10	1,853	92

One grade step is worth $5.36/cwt here — about $24 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 sale170 hd

336.56

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

−4.42

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−34.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−80.25

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	1,490	199.99	2,979	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	158.29	1,794	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	157.85	1,618	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	147.54	1,417	14

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)	1,155	$3,148	24
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	625	$2,018	22

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	572.47/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,277	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	486.47/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,328	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	433.17/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,832	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	383.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,812	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	349.99/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,802	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	333.89/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,913	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,893	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	324.07/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,019	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	323.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,028	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	319.96/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,137	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,071	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	300.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,170	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	277.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,143	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	388.26/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,448	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,459	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	330.96/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,556	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	312.86/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,480	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	317.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,648	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	310.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,624	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	305.39/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,750	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	312.27/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,805	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,949	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	292.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,970	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	280.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,027	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	912	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	310.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	304.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,747	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	287.23/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,789	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	262.75/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,768	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,717	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	185.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	202.82/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,921	10
Bulls	—	—	1,800	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,733	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,114	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,618	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	156.44/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,604	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	150.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,546	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	162.00/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,187	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	3,147.62/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,148	24
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	2,018.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,018	22

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 755Year ago 1,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 105Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 226Year ago 350

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER, feeder heifers sold MIXED. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$8.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	375.00–400.00	388.26
10	400–450	423	345.00	345.00
22	450–500	473	305.00–320.00	312.86
30	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	310.43
44	550–600	573	295.00–315.00	305.39
10	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.77
4	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.75
4	700–750	723	270.00–290.00	280.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	470	315.00–345.00	330.96
15	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	317.45
26	550–600	578	302.50–316.00	312.27
3	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
8	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	702	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	912	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
27	500–550	515	335.00–360.00	349.99
51	550–600	573	324.00–340.00	333.89
32	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	323.96
30	650–700	668	310.00–332.50	319.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–600.00	572.47
2	250–300	273	475.00–500.00	486.47
10	400–450	423	420.00–445.00	433.17
12	450–500	473	370.00–395.00	383.10
34	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
58	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	330.39
40	600–650	623	315.00–332.50	324.07
16	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.75
6	700–750	723	295.00–305.00	300.16
2	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	277.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.22
6	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	304.80
4	600–650	623	280.00–295.00	287.23
2	650–700	673	255.00–270.00	262.75
2	700–750	723	235.00–240.00	237.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	24	—	1,155	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,147.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	22	—	625	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,018.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	150.00–161.00	156.44
12	—	1,350	157.00–166.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	145.00–155.00	150.85
4	—	800	135.00–143.00	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	152.00–162.00	157.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	180.00–190.00	185.51
4	—	1,800	205.00–210.00	207.40
10	—	1,440	200.00–205.00	202.82

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.