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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

1,498 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (279)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.39/cwt -11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 573 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.89/cwt -6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 573 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.39/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 573 lb · 44 head
Forest 5-weight steers brought $337/cwt, running $5/cwt below the MS average ($342) and $23/cwt under Lucedale, MS ($360). MS 5-weight steers are down $95/cwt from their mid-July peak of $435. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,498 1,086 2,067
Feeder cattle 1,234 755 1,506
Slaughter cattle 117 105 211
Replacement cattle 147 226 350

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $5.00-$10.00 LOWER, feeder heifers sold MIXED. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$8.00 LOWER and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 550.00–600.00 $572.47 $1,277 -127.53
250–295 273 2 475.00–500.00 $486.47 $1,328 -91.88
400–445 423 10 420.00–445.00 $433.17 $1,832 -5.26
450–495 473 12 370.00–395.00 $383.10 $1,812 -30.00
500–545 523 34 330.00–350.00 $340.43 $1,780 -12.61
550–595 573 58 320.00–340.00 $330.39 $1,893 -11.11
600–645 623 40 315.00–332.50 $324.07 $2,019 -15.00
650–695 673 16 300.00–315.00 $307.75 $2,071 -14.32
700–745 723 6 295.00–305.00 $300.16 $2,170 -12.57
750–795 773 2 270.00–285.00 $277.28 $2,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,798 -14.84
500–540 value added 515 27 335.00–360.00 $349.99 $1,802 -1.72
557–596 value added 573 51 324.00–340.00 $333.89 $1,913 -6.11
601–645 value added 626 32 310.00–330.00 $323.96 $2,028 -11.19
652–693 value added 668 30 310.00–332.50 $319.96 $2,137 -1.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 375.00–400.00 $388.26 $1,448 -2.34
400–445 423 10 345.00 $345.00 $1,459 -32.90
450–495 473 22 305.00–320.00 $312.86 $1,480 -30.00
500–545 523 30 300.00–320.00 $310.43 $1,624 -25.00
550–595 573 44 295.00–315.00 $305.39 $1,750 -12.40
600–645 623 10 305.00–320.00 $312.77 $1,949 +5.00
650–695 673 4 285.00–300.00 $292.75 $1,970 —
700–745 723 4 270.00–290.00 $280.31 $2,027 -14.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,477 -40.00
450–495 value added 470 9 315.00–345.00 $330.96 $1,556 —
513–528 value added 519 15 310.00–320.00 $317.45 $1,648 —
550–587 value added 578 26 302.50–316.00 $312.27 $1,805 +2.27
648 value added 648 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,879 —
690 value added 690 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 —
702 value added 702 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,036 —
912 value added 912 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,052 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 6 305.00–315.00 $310.22 $1,622 -10.00
550–595 573 6 300.00–310.00 $304.80 $1,747 -2.99
600–645 623 4 280.00–295.00 $287.23 $1,789 -2.95
650–695 673 2 255.00–270.00 $262.75 $1,768 -5.00
700–745 723 2 235.00–240.00 $237.42 $1,717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 24 150.00–161.00 $156.44 $1,604 -5.00
1200–1500 1350 80-85% 12 157.00–166.00 $162.00 $2,187 -9.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 16 152.00–162.00 $157.85 $1,618 -8.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 135.00–143.00 $139.25 $1,114 -2.66
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 145.00–155.00 $150.85 $1,546 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1435 1303 4 180.00–190.00 $185.51 $2,417 —
1255–1625 1440 10 200.00–205.00 $202.82 $2,921 —
1730–1870 1800 4 205.00–210.00 $207.40 $3,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1360 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 2,500.00–3,600.00 $3,147.62

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
550–700 625 (<2 yrs)N/A 22 1,850.00–2,150.00 $2,018.00 —

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Price trend

high 505.86 low 340.43 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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