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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

949 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 1,038▼ 93 vs year ago 1,042 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 119▼ 27 vs year ago 113 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 553▲ 6 vs year ago 256 · +2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 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 $458.31/cwt on 113 head, up $21.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +41.50 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$458.31

▲ 21.61 vs prior sale

113 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs MS average

−29.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	464.19	2,562	62
Medium and Large 1-2	540	451.16	2,436	51

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $127 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 sale113 hd

458.31

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

+9.00

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−29.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

+41.50

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	1,711	197.17	3,374	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	180.59	2,086	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	172.44	1,768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	164.41	1,562	12

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)	1,125	$3,693	42
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,697	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$5,771	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$5,016	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$4,248	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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	686.52/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,531	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	316	596.66/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,885	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	599.07/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,935	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	579.16/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,160	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	542.78/cwt	500.00–605.00	2,052	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	488.43/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,066	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	491.30/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,162	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	465.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,170	18
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	506	453.16/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,293	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	478.25/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,501	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	449.97/cwt	433.00–467.00	2,520	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	454.03/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,602	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	372.22/cwt	357.00–410.00	2,498	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,496	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,685	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	600.83/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,640	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	566.05/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,828	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	554.34/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,851	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	505.60/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,886	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	505.63/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,967	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	485.80/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,055	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	464.98/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,004	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	465.75/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,170	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	468.33/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,215	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	429.27/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,228	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	431.73/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,258	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	426.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,420	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	420.59/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,410	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	352.92/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,375	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,387	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	325.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,351	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,333	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	195.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,291	8
Bulls	—	—	1,945	207.52/cwt	200.00–214.00	4,036	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	155.86/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,247	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	175.27/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,797	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	172.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,768	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	168.68/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,729	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	188.56/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,546	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	5,771.43/head	5,200.00–6,200.00	5,771	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,247.73/head	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,248	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	5,015.96/head	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,016	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	2,696.88/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,697	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,693.33/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,693	42

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,038Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 119Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 553Year ago 256

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 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
19	300–350	316	575.00–620.00	596.66
26	350–400	378	500.00–605.00	542.78
20	400–450	440	470.00–505.00	491.30
18	450–500	466	460.00–470.00	465.58
19	500–550	506	440.00–480.00	453.16
32	550–600	560	433.00–467.00	449.97
7	650–700	671	357.00–410.00	372.22
24	750–800	750	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	670.00–700.00	686.52
20	300–350	323	575.00–620.00	599.07
30	350–400	373	550.00–605.00	579.16
22	400–450	423	470.00–505.00	488.43
22	450–500	473	470.00–505.00	488.33
26	500–550	523	460.00–495.00	478.25
36	550–600	573	440.00–467.00	454.03
4	700–750	723	340.00–350.00	345.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	590.00–610.00	600.83
16	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	566.05
10	350–400	373	495.00–515.00	505.60
20	400–450	423	470.00–500.00	485.80
20	450–500	473	450.00–485.00	468.33
16	500–550	523	420.00–442.50	431.73
8	550–600	573	405.00–435.00	420.59
10	650–700	673	340.00–365.00	352.92
8	700–750	723	320.00–330.00	325.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	550.00–560.00	554.34
8	350–400	389	500.00–515.00	505.63
15	400–450	431	450.00–470.00	464.98
16	450–500	466	463.00–475.00	465.75
15	500–550	519	405.00–442.50	429.27
5	550–600	567	415.00–435.00	426.89
6	650–700	690	346.00	346.00
7	700–750	728	320.00	320.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,050	5,200.00–6,200.00	5,771.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,247.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,175	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,015.96

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)	6	—	800	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,696.88

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)	42	—	1,125	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,693.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	190.00–200.00	195.34
8	—	1,945	200.00–214.00	207.52
4	—	1,295	175.00–185.00	180.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	170.00–179.00	175.27
8	—	1,350	183.00–193.00	188.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	166.00–177.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	164.00–172.00	168.68
4	—	800	154.00–157.50	155.86

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.