Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.74/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 473 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.37/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 518 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 626 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,561	1,585	1,515
Feeder cattle	1,190	1,197	1,275
Slaughter cattle	171	186	172
Replacement cattle	200	202	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 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
250–295	273	4	180.00–195.00	$188.12	$514	+12.71
300–345	323	4	170.00–180.00	$175.35	$566	±0.00
350–395	373	4	168.00–175.00	$171.71	$640	+1.41
400–445	423	10	155.00–167.00	$161.32	$682	+1.05
450–495	473	40	142.50–152.50	$147.74	$699	+1.50
500–545	523	10	133.00–145.00	$139.26	$728	-6.79
550–595	573	10	127.00–137.00	$132.20	$758	-0.96
600–645	623	12	125.00–133.00	$129.14	$805	—
650–695	673	8	120.00–130.00	$125.17	$842	-1.93
700–745	723	6	110.00–118.00	$114.12	$825	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478–496 value added	486	7	147.00	$147.00	$714	-0.30
520 value added	520	7	144.00	$144.00	$749	-2.14
567–571 value added	569	13	133.00–137.00	$134.53	$765	+1.54
606 value added	606	4	131.00	$131.00	$794	—
658 value added	658	8	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$839	+3.41
900 value added	900	2	110.00	$110.00	$990	—

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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	10	138.00–142.50	$140.39	$524	+1.41
400–445	423	16	132.00–140.00	$136.21	$576	+2.16
450–495	473	16	113.00–124.00	$118.76	$562	-1.76
500–545	518	20	112.00–120.00	$115.37	$598	-0.32
550–595	573	16	107.00–114.00	$110.64	$634	+0.48
600–645	623	16	104.00–112.00	$108.14	$674	-2.52
650–695	673	8	104.00–108.00	$106.07	$714	—
700–745	723	8	100.00–105.00	$102.58	$742	-9.32
800–845	823	4	95.00–101.00	$98.08	$807	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–482 value added	465	6	121.00–124.00	$122.04	$567	+3.04
582 value added	582	5	114.00	$114.00	$663	+2.00
609–639 value added	626	18	112.00	$112.00	$701	-3.00

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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	12	155.00–165.00	$160.30	$598	—
400–445	423	10	147.50–157.50	$152.77	$646	+6.08
450–495	473	10	127.50–137.50	$132.74	$628	-7.50
550–595	573	10	110.00–120.00	$115.20	$660	—
600–645	617	13	103.00–108.00	$105.01	$648	-5.17
650–695	673	16	103.00–108.00	$105.58	$711	+1.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	30	52.00–58.00	$55.51	$569	-2.42
1200–1400	1300	80-85%	4	56.00–60.00	$58.15	$756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	4	43.00–45.00	$44.06	$352	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	24	47.00–52.00	$49.93	$512	+0.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1920	1710	4	85.00–90.00	$87.81	$1,502	-1.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1350	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,198.78
1000–1200	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	750.00–1,000.00	$886.36

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–900	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	500.00–750.00	$650.00

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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.