Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.67/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 463 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	395	1,045	882
Feeder cattle	304	849	778
Slaughter cattle	31	89	66
Replacement cattle	60	107	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 3-5 higher , feeder heifers sold 2-3 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter bull 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	6	180.00–190.00	$185.51	$414	—
250–295	273	4	160.00–170.00	$165.41	$452	—
350–395	373	4	162.00–170.00	$166.24	$620	+5.00
400–445	423	6	149.00–153.00	$151.11	$639	+1.21
450–495	473	2	140.00–147.70	$144.03	$681	-1.57
500–545	523	8	134.00–140.00	$137.13	$717	-3.56
650–695	673	4	122.00–126.00	$124.07	$835	+1.90
700–745	723	4	104.00–114.00	$109.16	$789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	4	140.00	$140.00	$700	—
565 value added	565	4	128.00	$128.00	$723	-5.56
650 value added	650	3	122.00	$122.00	$793	-1.76
781 value added	781	3	104.00	$104.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	6	137.00–142.50	$139.94	$452	—
350–395	373	6	132.00–135.00	$133.59	$498	+6.29
400–445	423	8	120.00–127.50	$123.95	$524	-1.32
450–495	473	12	111.00–118.00	$114.67	$542	-0.57
500–545	523	8	110.00–115.00	$112.61	$589	-0.61
550–595	573	4	108.00–112.00	$110.08	$631	-0.12
600–645	623	4	107.00–112.00	$109.59	$683	+2.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463 value added	463	10	115.00	$115.00	$532	-2.00
567 value added	567	2	108.00	$108.00	$612	±0.00
600 value added	600	2	111.00	$111.00	$666	-2.00
697 value added	697	3	104.00	$104.00	$725	-3.82

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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%	8	50.00–53.00	$51.76	$531	—
1200–1400	1300	80-85%	6	53.00–57.50	$55.42	$720	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	44.00–49.00	$46.93	$481	±0.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	2	47.00–50.00	$48.76	$500	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1165	3	70.00–80.00	$74.28	$865	—
1500–1950	1725	2	85.00–93.50	$89.80	$1,549	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1365	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	700.00–925.00	$833.24

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–900	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–775.00	$652.78

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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.