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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,439 head

▲ 251 vs last sale 1,188▼ 275 vs year ago 1,714 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 88▼ 150 vs year ago 225 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 213▼ 92 vs year ago 262 · −35.1%

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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 sold $2.00-$5.00 HIGHER.

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 $378.19/cwt on 81 head, down $20.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −38.62 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$378.19

▼ 20.00 vs prior sale

81 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs MS average

−36.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	378.32	2,056	44
Medium and Large 1-2	542	378.04	2,050	37

One grade step is worth $0.28/cwt here — about $6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale81 hd

378.19

—

MS average13 barns · 342 hd

388.42

−10.23

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−36.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−38.62

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	1,714	177.52	3,043	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	148.34	1,840	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	136.44	1,399	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	129.78	1,257	8thin

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)	1,160	$3,351	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,518	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,082	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,285	28

Every lot

52 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	546.05/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,764	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	520.60/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,942	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,050	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	495.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	438.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,073	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	437.49/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,096	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	405.07/cwt	395.00–409.00	2,078	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	395.86/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,070	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	361.59/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,025	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	352.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,023	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	341.94/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,103	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	337.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,104	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	325.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,189	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	328.95/cwt	325.00–329.25	2,270	42
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,291	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	330.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,388	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	325.97/cwt	325.75–330.00	2,510	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	317.72/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,456	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,569	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	397.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,683	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	351.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,656	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	358.10/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,694	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	335.27/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,740	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	337.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	324.99/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,820	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	321.19/cwt	315.00–331.50	1,937	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	323.55/cwt	315.00–331.50	2,016	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	316.21/cwt	315.75–320.00	2,084	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,137	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	310.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,242	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,309	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,300	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	410.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,942	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	378.25/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,978	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	335.39/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,922	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	320.70/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,998	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	306.20/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,061	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	300.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,171	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	289.00/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,234	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,698	181.40/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,080	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	125.83/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,007	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	139.51/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,430	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	136.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,399	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	131.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,344	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	153.39/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,091	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,081.82/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,082	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,350.86/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,351	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,517.65/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,518	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,285.29/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285	28

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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 1,188Year ago 1,714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 213Year ago 262

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 HIGHER.

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
6	450–500	471	350.00–355.00	351.62
9	500–550	519	330.00–342.50	335.27
51	550–600	560	323.00–330.00	324.99
16	600–650	603	315.00–331.50	321.19
38	650–700	659	315.75–320.00	316.21
3	700–750	733	315.00	315.00
24	750–800	754	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	420.60
4	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	397.90
24	450–500	473	345.00–370.00	358.10
14	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	337.82
60	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
18	600–650	623	315.00–331.50	323.55
40	650–700	673	315.00–320.00	317.58
28	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	310.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	546.05
6	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	520.60
12	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	495.80
20	450–500	473	420.00–455.00	438.33
26	500–550	523	375.00–415.00	395.86
18	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	352.99
32	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	337.77
50	650–700	673	315.00–335.00	325.33
20	700–750	723	320.00–340.00	330.31
40	750–800	773	310.00–325.00	317.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	402	510.00	510.00
11	450–500	479	395.00–455.00	437.49
14	500–550	513	395.00–409.00	405.07
23	550–600	560	357.50–365.00	361.59
32	600–650	615	338.00–345.00	341.94
42	650–700	690	325.00–329.25	328.95
20	700–750	716	320.00	320.00
38	750–800	770	325.75–330.00	325.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.48
10	500–550	523	360.00–395.00	378.25
10	550–600	573	325.00–345.00	335.39
16	600–650	623	315.00–326.00	320.70
10	650–700	673	300.00–312.00	306.20
8	700–750	723	290.00–310.00	300.31
2	750–800	773	280.00–297.50	289.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	124.50–127.00	125.83
6	—	1,025	127.00–134.00	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	130.00–141.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,363	145.00–160.00	153.39
8	—	1,025	136.00–142.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	162.00	162.00
4	—	1,698	179.00–183.00	181.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,081.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,275	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,517.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,160	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,350.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,275	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285.29

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.