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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,038 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 1,443▲ 353 vs year ago 685 · +51.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 198▼ 2 vs year ago 121 · −1.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

553 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 419▲ 367 vs year ago 186 · +197.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 lower.

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 $436.70/cwt on 78 head, up $2.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.89 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$436.70

▲ 2.69 vs prior sale

78 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs MS average

−44.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	438.21	2,456	48
Medium and Large 1-2	553	434.28	2,402	30

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $55 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 sale78 hd

436.70

—

MS average13 barns · 310 hd

439.39

−2.69

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−44.32

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

+19.89

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	1,487	192.83	2,867	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	180.74	2,036	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	175.85	1,802	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	880	158.71	1,396	22

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,173	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,342	28
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,720	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$5,745	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,728	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$3,562	24

Every lot

53 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	655.06/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,461	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	610.70/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,973	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	563.86/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,103	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	564.70/cwt	540.00–605.00	2,112	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	526.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,226	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	480.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,275	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	465.96/cwt	460.00–472.00	2,218	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,383	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	476.08/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,490	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,403	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	425.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,439	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	411.48/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,555	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	411.66/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,565	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,657	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	396.46/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,668	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	367.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,659	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,820	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	335.41/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,760	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	348	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,879	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	498.26/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,859	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	441.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,826	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	451.07/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,908	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	418.72/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,976	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	420.95/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,991	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	399.84/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,063	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	410.86/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,149	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	396.88/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,238	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	396.89/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,274	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	376.97/cwt	357.00–400.00	2,318	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,402	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,579	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	380.50/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,561	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,557	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	407.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,132	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	390.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,432	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	326.54/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,198	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	179.94/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,300	6
Bulls	—	—	1,548	194.84/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,016	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	208.15/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,493	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	145.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	983	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,242	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	178.10/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,826	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	175.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,802	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	166.68/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,708	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	186.56/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,519	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,000	4,172.50/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,173	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,720.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,720	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,342.49/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,342	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,561.54/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,562	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	4,727.78/head	4,200.00–5,150.00	4,728	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,175	5,744.68/head	5,400.00–6,000.00	5,745	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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 1,443Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 198Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 553Last week 419Year ago 186

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	600.00–700.00	655.06
4	300–350	323	600.00–620.00	610.70
30	350–400	373	540.00–585.00	563.86
12	400–450	423	500.00–550.00	526.33
12	450–500	473	460.00–500.00	480.95
12	500–550	523	450.00–500.00	476.08
36	550–600	573	410.00–440.00	425.59
8	600–650	623	400.00–422.50	411.66
8	650–700	673	390.00–402.50	396.46
4	700–750	723	360.00–375.00	367.73
4	800–850	823	320.00–350.00	335.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	540.00–605.00	564.70
9	400–450	431	500.00	500.00
10	450–500	476	460.00–472.00	465.96
5	500–550	518	460.00	460.00
25	550–600	560	420.00–440.00	429.14
6	600–650	621	400.00–422.50	411.48
2	650–700	660	402.50	402.50
62	750–800	752	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	485.00–510.00	498.26
22	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	451.07
26	450–500	473	400.00–440.00	420.95
22	500–550	523	390.00–430.00	410.86
10	550–600	573	380.00–412.50	396.89
40	600–650	623	370.00–400.00	385.54
4	650–700	673	365.00–395.00	380.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	540.00	540.00
13	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	414	420.00–450.00	441.05
10	450–500	472	400.00–470.00	418.72
18	500–550	516	390.00–420.00	399.84
9	550–600	564	380.00–410.00	396.88
36	600–650	615	357.00–400.00	376.97
3	650–700	653	395.00	395.00
32	750–800	752	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	405.00–410.00	407.61
4	600–650	623	380.00–400.00	390.36
4	650–700	673	317.50–335.00	326.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	181.00–191.00	186.56
22	—	1,025	174.00–181.00	178.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	140.00–150.00	145.56
8	—	800	150.00–160.00	155.31
10	—	1,025	162.00–170.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	170.00–180.00	175.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	174.00–185.00	179.94
4	—	1,678	205.00–211.00	208.15
8	—	1,548	188.00–200.00	194.84

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,165	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,342.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,000	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,720.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,000	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,172.50

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	30	—	1,125	4,200.00–5,150.00	4,727.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	975	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,561.54

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,175	5,400.00–6,000.00	5,744.68

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.