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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 938▲ 625 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 78▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 388▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and feeder 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 $406.13/cwt on 35 head, down $38.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 35 comparable sales and sits +23.74 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$406.13

▼ 38.03 vs prior sale

35 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$4.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.12

vs MS average

−7.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	408.25	2,135	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	403.89	2,214	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.36/cwt here — about −$78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

406.13

—

MS average14 barns · 191 hd

387.02

+19.12

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−7.65

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

+23.74

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	—	High	1,534	198.32	3,042	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	173.66	1,910	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	172.85	1,772	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	806	143.10	1,153	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,765	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,868	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,320	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$4,779	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$4,083	20

Every lot

43 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	621.65/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,697	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	598.37/cwt	585.00–610.00	1,933	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	523.17/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,213	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	512.49/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,368	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	523.44/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,533	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	466.13/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,331	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	480.86/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,515	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,693	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	448.38/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,569	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	420.02/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,541	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	412.95/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,573	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	346.27/cwt	338.50–352.00	2,666	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	345.70/cwt	338.50–352.50	2,672	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	360.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,964	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	530.70/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,714	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	490.60/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,830	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,940	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	472.90/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,000	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	461.75/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,138	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	460.95/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,180	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	431.12/cwt	390.00–457.50	2,233	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	408.25/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,135	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,157	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	375.54/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,340	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	348.88/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,348	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	343.20/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,334	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	422.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,211	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	425.20/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,436	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	186.26/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	194.10/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,917	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	208.56/cwt	203.75–213.00	3,473	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	713	131.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	937	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	143.34/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	172.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,772	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	171.93/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,762	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	166.05/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	178.83/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,369	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,320.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,320	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,868.29/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,868	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,150	3,765.22/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,765	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,138	4,778.57/head	4,350.00–5,100.00	4,779	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,082.61/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,083	20

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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 938Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 388Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	415.00–430.00	422.82
4	550–600	573	420.00–430.00	425.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	520.00–540.00	530.70
10	350–400	373	480.00–500.00	490.60
8	400–450	423	465.00–480.00	472.90
36	450–500	473	440.00–480.00	460.95
18	500–550	523	390.00–425.00	408.25
4	600–650	623	360.00–390.00	375.54
16	650–700	673	337.00–360.00	348.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
28	450–500	463	430.00–480.00	461.75
10	500–550	518	390.00–457.50	431.12
7	550–600	591	365.00	365.00
13	650–700	680	337.00–365.00	343.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	600.00–640.00	621.65
4	300–350	323	585.00–610.00	598.37
6	400–450	423	510.00–535.00	523.17
34	450–500	484	500.00–530.00	523.44
26	500–550	523	460.00–500.00	480.86
6	550–600	573	425.00–470.00	448.38
8	600–650	623	400.00–425.00	412.95
8	750–800	773	338.50–352.50	345.70
4	800–850	823	355.00–365.00	360.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	462	505.00–525.00	512.49
19	500–550	500	450.00–475.00	466.13
2	550–600	573	470.00	470.00
4	600–650	605	415.00–425.00	420.02
7	750–800	770	338.50–352.00	346.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,000	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,025	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,868.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,150	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,765.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,138	4,350.00–5,100.00	4,778.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,150	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,082.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	203.75–213.00	208.56
4	—	1,503	190.00–198.00	194.10
2	—	1,333	184.00–189.00	186.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	139.00–151.00	143.34
4	—	713	127.50–135.00	131.45
2	—	1,025	164.00–167.50	166.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	169.00–174.00	171.93
4	—	1,325	175.00–182.00	178.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	167.00–177.00	172.85

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.