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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, May 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

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Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▼ 531 vs last sale 1,162▼ 279 vs year ago 910 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 143▼ 56 vs year ago 170 · −32.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 348▼ 78 vs year ago 300 · −26.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher.

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 $388.78/cwt on 95 head, down $9.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 35 comparable sales and sits +6.39 against this barn's trailing median of $382.40.

Average price

$388.78

▼ 9.24 vs prior sale

95 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs MS average

−18.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	390.40	2,104	50
Medium and Large 1-2	539	386.99	2,085	45

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $19 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 sale95 hd

388.78

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

390.86

−2.08

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−18.66

This barn, trailing median35 sales

382.40

+6.39

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	1,731	218.23	3,778	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	195.91	2,328	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	189.27	1,940	10

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)	1,175	$5,066	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,817	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,955	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$5,220	26

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	616.05/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,990	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	349	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,920	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,171	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	571.21/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,131	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	495.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	504.30/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,179	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	466.08/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,181	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	470.95/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,228	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	435.65/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,278	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,272	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	420.39/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,409	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	424.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,445	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	415.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,589	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	327.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,344	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	543.02/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,754	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	475.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,775	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	425.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	420.48/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,989	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	420.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,021	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	394.03/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,033	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	400.43/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,094	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	369.09/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,115	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	374.22/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,170	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	359.14/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,237	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	355.62/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,230	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,205	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	326.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,252	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	195.44/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,511	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	212.04/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,764	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	232.30/cwt	220.00–240.50	4,356	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	189.27/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,940	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	188.44/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,932	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	204.45/cwt	196.00–211.00	2,811	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	4,151.02/head	3,600.00–4,600.00	4,151	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Fancy	1,500	6,136.67/head	5,400.00–6,700.00	6,137	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,954.55/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,955	44
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Fancy	1,175	5,065.96/head	4,750.00–5,300.00	5,066	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,313	3,817.14/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,817	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 May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 1,162Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 143Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 348Year ago 300

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-$6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,875	220.00–240.50	232.30
4	—	1,285	192.00–198.00	195.44
8	—	1,775	206.00–217.00	212.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	196.00–211.00	204.45
16	—	1,025	182.00–193.00	188.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	184.00–193.00	189.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	480	415.00–430.00	420.94
29	500–550	516	370.00–407.50	394.03
16	550–600	580	370.00–377.50	374.22
26	600–650	627	330.00–363.00	355.62
11	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	326.33
2	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	535.00–550.00	543.02
4	350–400	373	460.00–490.00	475.91
6	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	425.27
12	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	420.48
34	500–550	523	390.00–410.00	400.43
16	550–600	573	360.00–377.50	369.09
26	600–650	623	355.00–363.00	359.14
12	650–700	673	325.00–330.00	327.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	368	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	432	500.00–510.00	504.30
14	450–500	468	450.00–490.00	466.08
4	500–550	541	420.00	420.00
16	550–600	576	410.00–430.00	424.52
4	650–700	658	370.00	370.00
11	700–750	716	325.00–330.00	327.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	600.00–630.00	616.05
14	350–400	373	550.00–590.00	571.21
14	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	495.80
18	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	470.95
12	500–550	523	420.00–450.00	435.65
22	550–600	573	410.00–430.00	420.39
4	600–650	623	400.00–430.00	415.54
12	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	327.58

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	12	—	1,225	3,600.00–4,600.00	4,151.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,500	5,400.00–6,700.00	6,136.67

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)	44	—	1,100	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,954.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,313	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,817.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,175	4,750.00–5,300.00	5,065.96

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.