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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.24/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 473 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.22/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.18/cwt ≈ $792/hd at 623 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,045 1,574 822
Feeder cattle 849 1,128 615
Slaughter cattle 89 245 106
Replacement cattle 107 201 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 4-7 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2-5 higher. 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 6 157.00–165.00 $161.24 $601 -9.06
400–445 423 6 147.00–152.50 $149.90 $634 -12.63
450–495 473 10 138.00–152.50 $145.60 $689 +0.36
500–545 523 6 136.00–145.00 $140.69 $736 +0.95
550–595 573 14 133.00–138.00 $135.60 $777 +8.96
600–645 623 20 122.00–132.00 $127.18 $792 —
650–695 673 10 117.00–127.00 $122.17 $822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 value added 549 5 138.00 $138.00 $758 —
553–576 value added 563 7 133.00–134.00 $133.56 $752 +3.56
605–646 value added 631 11 126.50–132.00 $128.42 $810 —
660–663 value added 662 8 120.00–127.50 $123.76 $819 +1.76

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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 10 122.00–132.00 $127.30 $475 —
400–445 423 10 120.00–130.00 $125.27 $530 —
450–495 473 24 110.00–120.00 $115.24 $545 -15.00
500–545 523 20 108.00–118.00 $113.22 $592 -5.95
550–595 573 16 105.00–115.00 $110.20 $631 -2.31
600–645 623 10 100.00–113.00 $106.73 $665 -1.93
650–695 673 10 100.00–110.00 $105.17 $708 —
700–745 723 4 97.00–104.00 $100.61 $727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 value added 441 4 120.00 $120.00 $529 —
454 value added 454 7 117.00 $117.00 $531 -11.00
501–541 value added 514 9 114.00–116.50 $115.62 $594 -4.78
561 value added 561 4 108.00 $108.00 $606 -9.63
604 value added 604 5 113.00 $113.00 $683 ±0.00
650–687 value added 676 7 107.00–110.00 $107.82 $729 —
727 value added 727 2 104.00 $104.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 150.00–155.00 $152.67 $493 —
350–395 373 6 140.00–145.00 $142.65 $532 —
450–495 473 6 132.00–139.00 $135.67 $642 +2.00
500–545 523 8 120.00–129.00 $124.69 $652 +3.43
550–595 573 4 108.00–115.00 $111.64 $640 —
650–695 673 4 100.00–105.00 $102.58 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 80-85% 2 49.50 $49.50 $421 —
850–1200 1071 80-85% 19 55.00–60.00 $57.95 $621 —
1350 1350 80-85% 5 62.00 $62.00 $837 +6.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 38.00–43.00 $40.66 $325 +0.47
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 44.00–49.00 $46.93 $481 -1.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 2 55.00 $55.00 $660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 4 72.00 $72.00 $720 —
1495–1500 1498 8 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $1,236 —
2035 2035 4 89.50 $89.50 $1,821 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1040 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 16 530.00–725.00 $640.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1260 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 700.00–1,000.00 $876.64

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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.