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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

882 head

▼ 434 vs last sale 1,316▲ 229 vs year ago 653 · +35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 159▲ 21 vs year ago 73 · +28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 425▲ 48 vs year ago 153 · +31.4%

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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 also sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.79/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 15 of 35 comparable sales and sits −25.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$356.79

53 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs MS average

−56.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	359.80	2,069	19thin
Medium and Large 1	558	355.12	1,983	34

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $86 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 sale53 hd

356.79

—

MS average14 barns · 286 hd

368.88

−12.08

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−56.69

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

−25.60

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.17, low $309.83, median $382.40 across 35 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	1,722	180.86	3,115	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	164.85	1,690	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	163.87	1,778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	151.30	1,551	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,955	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,245	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,031	6

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	686.24/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,873	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	621.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,007	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,009	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	576.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,150	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	561.80/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,112	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	401	532.74/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,136	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	501.07/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,120	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	504.03/cwt	501.00–505.00	2,379	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	488.33/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,310	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,371	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	468.25/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,449	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	415.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,381	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	402.15/cwt	370.00–421.50	2,316	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,402	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,456	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,325	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,333	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	581.40/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,878	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	479.98/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,704	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	498.56/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,860	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	465.80/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,970	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	410.95/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,944	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	397.29/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,883	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	360.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,884	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,835	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	352.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,023	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	363.32/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,115	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	335.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,160	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	330.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,222	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	328.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,378	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,433	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	453.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,143	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	354.00/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,028	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	156.45/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	185.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,359	16
Bulls	—	—	2,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	164.85/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,690	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	163.15/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,672	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	151.30/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,551	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	166.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,209	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,030.77/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,031	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,244.59/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,245	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,954.61/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,955	24

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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 1,316Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 159Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 425Year ago 153

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	670.00–700.00	686.24
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	621.40
22	350–400	373	550.00–600.00	576.51
24	400–450	423	480.00–520.00	501.07
22	450–500	473	470.00–505.00	488.33
18	500–550	523	450.00–485.00	468.25
10	550–600	573	400.00–430.00	415.59
10	600–650	623	370.00–400.00	385.54
6	650–700	673	330.00–360.00	345.50
2	700–750	723	315.00–330.00	322.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	605.00	605.00
6	350–400	376	550.00–575.00	561.80
11	400–450	401	520.00–537.50	532.74
13	450–500	472	501.00–505.00	504.03
4	500–550	521	455.00	455.00
11	550–600	576	370.00–421.50	402.15
3	600–650	638	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	660	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	355	465.00–490.00	479.98
3	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
23	450–500	474	385.00–425.00	397.29
3	500–550	538	341.00	341.00
16	550–600	582	345.00–400.00	363.32
13	600–650	644	330.00–340.00	335.37
4	700–750	743	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.40
24	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.56
14	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	465.80
22	450–500	473	390.00–430.00	410.95
10	500–550	523	355.00–365.00	360.22
24	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	352.99
14	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
2	650–700	673	325.00–335.00	330.17
8	700–750	723	325.00–332.50	328.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	440.00–465.00	453.10
6	550–600	573	347.50–360.00	354.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,030.77

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,178	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,244.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,328	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,954.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,808	180.00–190.00	185.77
1	—	2,000	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,310	152.50–160.00	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	159.00–169.00	164.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	164.00–169.00	166.74
16	—	1,025	157.00–167.50	163.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	147.50–154.00	151.30

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.