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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 23

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

915 head

▲ 308 vs last sale 607▲ 234 vs year ago 681 · +34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 114▲ 39 vs year ago 83 · +47.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 227▲ 167 vs year ago 121 · +138.0%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.18/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.37 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$441.18

65 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs MS average

−45.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	441.54	2,437	38
Medium and Large 1-2	557	440.68	2,456	27

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale65 hd

441.18

—

MS average13 barns · 207 hd

453.63

−12.45

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−45.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

+24.37

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	—	High	1,674	205.39	3,437	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	178.87	2,195	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	174.85	1,792	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	156.51	1,358	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)	1,165	$4,144	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,323	14

Every lot

40 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	633.03/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,412	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	627.06/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,712	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	621.40/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,007	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	618.56/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,307	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	576.33/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,438	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,620	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,439	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	458.25/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,397	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,389	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	441.14/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,501	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	429.39/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,460	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	410.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,557	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,589	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	568.54/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,268	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	567.89/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,550	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	567.44/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,833	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	498.56/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,860	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	480.53/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,033	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	478.05/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,022	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	450.95/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,133	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	461.56/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,234	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,120	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.65/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,122	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	385.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,209	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,333	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	363.31/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,263	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,188	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	186.48/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	202.18/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,235	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	222.79/cwt	215.00–229.50	4,311	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	973	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	152.11/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,217	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	176.72/cwt	173.50–179.00	1,811	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	174.85/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,792	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	171.10/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,754	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	180.71/cwt	177.00–183.50	2,530	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	4,323.26/head	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,323	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	1,962.90/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,963	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	4,045.16/head	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,045	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,175	4,672.34/head	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,672	6

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 607Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 114Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 227Year ago 121

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	530.00–600.00	568.54
4	250–300	273	530.00–600.00	567.89
6	300–350	323	530.00–600.00	567.44
4	350–400	373	480.00–515.00	498.56
18	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	480.53
20	450–500	473	430.00–470.00	450.95
12	500–550	523	390.00–420.00	405.65
10	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	385.59
4	600–650	623	340.00–385.00	363.31
6	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	325.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	478.05
12	450–500	484	445.00–470.00	461.56
4	500–550	514	412.50	412.50
5	550–600	587	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–660.00	633.03
8	250–300	273	600.00–650.00	627.06
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	621.40
10	350–400	373	600.00–635.00	618.56
12	400–450	423	550.00–600.00	576.33
6	450–500	473	500.00–530.00	515.71
16	500–550	523	440.00–475.00	458.25
22	550–600	573	412.50–445.00	429.39
6	600–650	623	400.00–420.00	410.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	590.00	590.00
11	500–550	543	440.00	440.00
16	550–600	567	430.00–460.00	441.14
4	850–900	863	300.00	300.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,075	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,323.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	4,500.00–4,800.00	4,672.34

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)	32	—	1,163	3,800.00–4,200.00	4,045.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	775	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,962.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,935	215.00–229.50	222.79
6	—	1,423	181.00–191.00	186.48
8	—	1,600	195.00–209.00	202.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	167.00–174.00	171.10
4	—	800	146.00–157.50	152.11
4	—	700	135.00–142.50	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	169.00–179.00	174.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	173.50–179.00	176.72
14	—	1,400	177.00–183.50	180.71

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.