Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $128.26/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 523 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $116.72/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 573 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.16/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $474/hd at 423 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,205	1,804	1,027
Feeder cattle	934	1,289	815
Slaughter cattle	80	240	127
Replacement cattle	191	275	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold steady to 3 higher, feeder heifers sold 1-3 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Grouped wean feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	150.00–155.00	$152.67	$493	—
400–445	423	22	135.00–145.00	$140.27	$593	-2.36
450–495	473	10	125.00–135.00	$130.24	$616	—
500–545	523	26	122.00–134.00	$128.26	$671	+0.61
550–595	573	24	111.00–122.00	$116.72	$669	-1.00
600–645	623	6	114.00–118.00	$116.07	$723	-2.15
650–695	673	12	108.00–118.00	$113.17	$762	—
700–745	723	4	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$814	—
750–795	773	4	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$870	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 value added	343	3	152.50	$152.50	$523	—
424–425 value added	424	13	135.00–141.00	$139.15	$590	-5.85
500–545 value added	538	20	124.50–134.00	$125.82	$677	+1.15
590 value added	590	6	122.00	$122.00	$720	±0.00
695 value added	695	9	115.50	$115.50	$803	—
760 value added	760	11	111.00	$111.00	$844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	4	120.00–130.00	$125.30	$467	—
400–445	423	22	109.00–115.00	$112.16	$474	-2.63
450–495	473	14	104.00–112.00	$108.19	$512	-2.05
500–545	523	10	100.00–110.00	$105.22	$550	+1.05
550–595	573	16	100.00–107.00	$103.64	$594	+3.00
650–695	673	10	95.00–105.00	$100.17	$674	—
700–745	723	4	95.00–100.00	$97.58	$706	+3.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–443 value added	430	19	109.00–115.00	$111.13	$478	-7.79
471 value added	471	4	112.00	$112.00	$528	—
500–513 value added	505	8	109.00–110.00	$109.62	$554	—
557–568 value added	561	11	100.00–107.00	$103.02	$578	—
680 value added	680	7	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	6	130.00–140.00	$135.30	$505	-5.00
450–495	473	4	112.00–115.00	$113.57	$537	-3.14
550–595	573	6	106.00–116.00	$111.20	$637	+2.04
650–695	673	6	91.00–101.00	$96.17	$647	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	6	35.00–40.00	$37.66	$301	-0.53
850–1200	1025	85-90%	14	42.00–47.00	$44.93	$461	+1.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	18	48.00–53.00	$50.93	$522	+0.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	4	70.00–76.00	$73.60	$919	+4.41
1500–1935	1718	6	77.50–85.00	$81.72	$1,404	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1500	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	900.00–1,200.00	$1,073.08

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1000	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	650.00–900.00	$801.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1200	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,273.26	—

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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.