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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

2,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.87/cwt -8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 525 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.19/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 473 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.52/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 523 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,012 1,390 1,200
Feeder cattle 1,589 932 987
Slaughter cattle 120 169 136
Replacement cattle 303 289 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers, and slaughter cows and bulls all 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 175.00–180.00 $177.67 $574 —
350–395 373 8 170.00–180.00 $175.30 $654 -3.68
400–445 423 20 157.00–172.50 $165.16 $699 -1.42
450–495 473 26 140.00–152.50 $146.55 $693 -5.26
500–545 523 20 140.00–145.00 $142.61 $746 -4.21
550–595 573 20 130.00–140.00 $135.20 $775 -1.12
700–745 723 28 108.00–112.00 $110.06 $796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 4 172.50 $172.50 $604 —
425 value added 425 7 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
453 value added 453 6 147.00 $147.00 $666 -9.60
500–526 value added 511 15 143.00–145.00 $144.35 $738 -2.16
565–585 value added 574 14 133.00–143.75 $139.05 $798 +2.93

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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 20 135.00–143.00 $139.24 $519 +0.26
400–445 423 20 130.00–140.00 $135.27 $572 +0.64
450–495 473 30 122.00–130.00 $126.19 $597 -1.05
500–545 523 30 117.00–129.50 $123.52 $646 +2.00
550–595 573 14 110.00–117.00 $113.64 $651 -5.56
600–645 623 30 105.00–115.00 $110.18 $686 -8.52
650–695 673 10 102.00–109.00 $105.62 $711 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 value added 427 10 131.00–132.00 $131.37 $561 —
488–495 value added 492 11 124.00–128.00 $126.56 $623 -4.44
503–530 value added 525 44 117.00–123.00 $118.87 $624 -8.13
628 value added 628 3 113.00 $113.00 $710 -5.54
681 value added 681 7 102.00 $102.00 $695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 8 119.00–126.00 $122.64 $703 —
600–645 623 8 108.00–110.00 $109.04 $679 —
650–695 673 8 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $734 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 39.00–43.50 $41.39 $331 -2.00
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 44.00–49.50 $47.22 $484 -0.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 22 50.00–57.50 $54.39 $557 +0.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 10 46.50–52.50 $50.01 $513 -2.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 8 72.00–79.00 $76.19 $951 —
1500–2250 1875 8 81.00–91.50 $87.30 $1,637 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1280 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 48 850.00–1,175.00 $1,040.83
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–920 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 650.00–950.00 $820.37

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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.