Scott County business celebrating 100 years

SCOTT CO., Miss. (WLBT) – Tadlock Stockyard celebrated a big birthday Friday, ringing in 100 years of business in central Mississippi.

Mississippi’s Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gibson made an appearance, as well as the mayor of Forest.

All of this is to celebrate the Tadlock family’s stand in central Mississippi. However, this stockyard is more than just a business; it’s a family.

The owner of Tadlock Stockyard, David Tadlock, said, “Well, this is our third location here in Forest. We started out where the Ott and Lee Funeral Home is now. Then we built another location out on 80 highways, and my daddy became involved in that one with his daddy. Then I took the stockyard over in the early 70s, and I’ve been here ever since.”

They say it’s been really cool to not only see local impact but also see customers coming from other states.

Greggina Tadlock, David Tadlock’s daughter, runs the office at the stockyard.

“Last year, when there was a drought, we had a lot of people come from other states, [such as] Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, [and] all Florida. I mean, just everywhere, coming in to kind of do their part. Instead of letting most of these cows go to slaughter, they came back in and bought these stock cows because no one here was able, you know, to take anything back home because it was so dry.”

Tadlock Stockyard has been a part of the Mississippi agriculture community for a literal lifetime. Helping the farming community sell their cattle at a great market value. They host an auction every Monday where farmers come and sell their cattle to the highest bidder.

Tadlock said, “We’re working for our customers. The more money the customer gets, the more commission we get. We want to sell your cattle high.”

The Tadlocks want to thank the community for decades of support and say they look forward to serving the Mississippi agriculture community for years to come.

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