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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 16

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

607 head

▼ 548 vs last sale 1,155▲ 268 vs year ago 339 · +79.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 202▲ 47 vs year ago 67 · +70.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 211▲ 92 vs year ago 135 · +68.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $15.00-$25.00 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 $473.97/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +57.16 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$473.97

73 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.39

vs MS average

−13.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	483.22	2,624	25
Medium and Large 1	550	469.16	2,581	48

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd

473.97

—

MS average13 barns · 305 hd

449.59

+24.39

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−13.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

+57.16

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	1,729	210.79	3,645	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	183.53	2,202	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	175.61	1,800	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	172.59	1,769	2thin

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)	1,214	$3,138	34
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$2,638	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	728	$1,580	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,911	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,900	16

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	661.65/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,806	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	666.05/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,151	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,171	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	638.56/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,382	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	643.53/cwt	635.00–655.00	2,542	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	589.86/cwt	540.00–630.00	2,483	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	628.17/cwt	615.00–640.00	2,657	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	526.19/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,489	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	490.86/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,567	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	507.11/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,693	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	447.38/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,510	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	450.79/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,583	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	418.61/cwt	401.00–435.00	2,608	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	406.04/cwt	401.00–435.00	2,595	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	405.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,729	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,543	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	657.53/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,466	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	322	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,932	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	581.40/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,878	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	516.51/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,927	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	504.15/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,921	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	495.22/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,020	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	506.33/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,142	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	450.95/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,133	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	430.86/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,253	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,281	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	405.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,325	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,264	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	362.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,260	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,438	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	193.03/cwt	190.00–195.50	2,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	207.55/cwt	201.00–212.00	3,680	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	221.02/cwt	215.00–226.00	3,941	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	179.27/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,838	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	175.61/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,800	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	172.59/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,769	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	187.79/cwt	183.00–191.50	2,582	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	4,911.11/head	4,800.00–5,000.00	4,911	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,900.00/head	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,900	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	688	2,638.18/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,638	10
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	728	1,580.07/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,580	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,853.49/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,853	20
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,413	3,545.13/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,545	14

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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,155Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 202Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 211Year ago 135

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	650.00	650.00
7	350–400	395	635.00–655.00	643.53
7	400–450	421	540.00–630.00	589.86
15	500–550	531	485.00–530.00	507.11
10	550–600	561	440.00–477.50	447.38
19	600–650	639	401.00–435.00	406.04
2	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	737	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	640.00–680.00	661.65
14	300–350	323	650.00–680.00	666.05
16	350–400	373	620.00–655.00	638.56
14	400–450	423	615.00–640.00	628.17
6	450–500	473	500.00–550.00	526.19
22	500–550	523	470.00–510.00	490.86
26	550–600	573	430.00–470.00	450.79
20	600–650	623	401.00–435.00	418.61
4	650–700	673	390.00–420.00	405.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	381	490.00–525.00	504.15
10	400–450	408	480.00–510.00	495.22
12	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	543	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	588	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	611	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	768	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	630.00–680.00	657.53
6	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.40
10	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	516.51
18	400–450	423	480.00–530.00	506.33
20	450–500	473	430.00–470.00	450.95
6	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	430.86
8	550–600	573	385.00–425.00	405.79
8	600–650	623	355.00–370.00	362.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,125	4,800.00–5,000.00	4,911.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,125	3,400.00–4,300.00	3,900.00

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)	20	—	1,075	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,853.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,413	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,545.13

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	688	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,638.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	728	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,580.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	201.00–212.00	207.55
6	—	1,783	215.00–226.00	221.02
2	—	1,393	190.00–195.50	193.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	174.00–183.00	179.27
12	—	1,375	183.00–191.50	187.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	168.00–181.00	175.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	172.00–173.00	172.59

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.