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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,234▼ 1,052 vs year ago 1,886 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 117▼ 106 vs year ago 161 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 276 vs last sale 147▼ 25 vs year ago 448 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$20.00 Higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold $10.00-$20.00 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 $347.93/cwt on 46 head, up $11.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −68.88 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$347.93

▲ 11.37 vs prior sale

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs MS average

−42.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	349.60	1,916	32
Medium and Large 1-2	547	344.11	1,883	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

347.93

—

MS average13 barns · 231 hd

341.35

+6.58

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−42.66

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−68.88

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	1,552	170.46	2,646	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	146.02	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	140.85	1,444	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	128.94	1,249	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,099	24
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,095	122
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,967	10
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	788	$3,094	60

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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	560.83/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,531	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	500.70/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,617	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	440.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	390.95/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,849	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	355.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,859	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	339.70/cwt	337.00–342.50	1,923	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	343.76/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,970	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	337.77/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,040	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	324.78/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,137	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	325.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,189	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,279	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,359	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	418.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,351	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	380.60/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,420	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	373.17/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,579	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	340.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,610	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,638	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	332.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,741	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	326.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,764	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,788	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,836	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,964	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,036	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	326.69/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,872	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	150.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	176.15/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,959	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	198.55/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,723	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	123.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	986	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	142.85/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,464	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,444	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	158.71/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,024	2
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	788	3,094.44/head	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,094	60
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,000	4,095.00/head	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,095	122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,967.39/head	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,967	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	3,099.08/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,099	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 1,234Year ago 1,886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 117Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 423Last week 147Year ago 448

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	172.00–182.00	176.15
4	—	1,263	145.00–155.00	150.72
2	—	1,875	197.00–200.00	198.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	137.00–147.00	142.85
2	—	1,275	155.00–162.00	158.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.00–145.00	140.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	125.00–135.00	130.85
2	—	800	120.00–126.00	123.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	60	—	788	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,094.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	122	—	1,000	3,600.00–4,500.00	4,095.00

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	10	—	1,150	3,600.00–4,250.00	3,967.39

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,099.08

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
6	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	566	337.00–342.50	339.70
9	600–650	604	336.00–340.00	337.77
24	650–700	658	324.00–325.00	324.78
18	700–750	707	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	770	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–570.00	560.83
4	300–350	323	490.00–510.00	500.70
10	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.53
10	450–500	473	370.00–410.00	390.95
16	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	355.43
16	550–600	573	337.00–350.00	343.76
14	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
30	650–700	673	315.00–335.00	325.33
22	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	315.16
6	750–800	773	300.00–310.00	305.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	489	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	540	325.00–330.00	326.63
4	550–600	563	317.50	317.50
4	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	405.00–430.00	418.37
6	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	380.60
4	400–450	423	360.00–385.00	373.17
10	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	340.48
22	500–550	523	325.00–340.00	332.82
18	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.39
6	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	315.18
6	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	315.00–337.50	326.69
6	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.36

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.