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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.17/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 523 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.69/cwt ≈ $566/hd at 423 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.67/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,574 2,012 1,165
Feeder cattle 1,128 1,589 877
Slaughter cattle 245 120 144
Replacement cattle 201 303 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady - 5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Grouped weaned 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
350–395 373 10 165.00–175.00 $170.30 $635 -5.00
400–445 423 10 157.00–167.50 $162.53 $688 -2.63
450–495 473 10 140.00–150.00 $145.24 $687 -1.31
500–545 523 10 134.00–145.00 $139.74 $731 -2.87
550–595 573 10 123.00–130.00 $126.64 $726 -8.56
700–745 723 10 113.00–124.00 $118.67 $858 +8.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 value added 392 5 167.50 $167.50 $657 —
460–461 value added 460 7 141.00–147.00 $144.43 $664 -2.57
590 value added 590 3 130.00 $130.00 $767 -9.05
673 value added 673 4 122.00 $122.00 $821 —
725 value added 725 5 124.50 $124.50 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 12 125.00–135.00 $130.24 $616 +4.05
500–545 523 16 115.00–123.00 $119.17 $623 -4.35
550–595 565 12 109.00–119.00 $112.51 $636 -1.13
600–645 623 6 104.00–113.00 $108.66 $677 -1.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 value added 461 4 128.00 $128.00 $590 +1.44
522–526 value added 524 11 117.50–123.00 $120.40 $631 +1.53
551–575 value added 559 9 115.00–119.00 $117.63 $658 —
637 value added 637 2 113.00 $113.00 $720 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 12 130.00–137.00 $133.69 $566 —
450–495 473 12 130.00–137.00 $133.67 $632 —
500–545 523 8 115.00–127.00 $121.26 $634 —

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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% 66 50.00–55.50 $53.22 $546 -1.17
1200–1550 1375 80-85% 30 53.00–57.50 $55.54 $764 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 37.00–43.00 $40.19 $322 -1.20
850–1200 1025 85-90% 32 45.00–50.00 $47.93 $491 +0.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 48.00–53.00 $50.93 $522 +0.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1450 1258 8 70.00–76.50 $73.75 $928 —
1500–1950 1725 8 81.00–88.00 $84.96 $1,466 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1445 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 750.00–1,025.00 $912.53
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 500.00–750.00 $640.63

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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.