Cattle Market Pulse

Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.05/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 679 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.99/cwt ≈ $440/hd at 333 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.04/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 556 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 1,087 1,062
Feeder cattle 380 881 832
Slaughter cattle 97 77 104
Replacement cattle 135 129 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
260–280 273 4 165.00–172.50 $169.43 $463 —
301 value added 301 3 165.00 $165.00 $497 —
305–340 326 7 160.00–175.00 $167.28 $545 -5.39
350–395 365 5 157.50–165.00 $160.47 $586 -10.77
405–425 414 6 150.00–165.00 $155.35 $643 -6.71
465–475 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 -4.19
516 value added 516 5 142.00 $142.00 $733 —
525–540 533 2 147.00 $147.00 $784 -4.30
550 550 2 140.00–147.00 $143.50 $789 +6.86
551–561 value added 557 11 142.00–143.50 $142.96 $796 —
625–630 629 4 124.00–127.00 $125.25 $788 -1.82
632 value added 632 5 140.00 $140.00 $885 —
650–695 673 2 133.00–136.00 $134.55 $906 +12.90
665–688 value added 680 15 133.00–136.00 $133.98 $911 —
735 735 1 122.00 $122.00 $897 —
755–795 772 3 121.00–133.00 $127.32 $983 —
810 value added 810 7 127.50 $127.50 $1,033 —
810–835 823 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $1,037 —
915–930 923 2 117.00–129.00 $122.95 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 367 3 147.50–152.50 $149.97 $550 —
405–430 418 2 140.00 $140.00 $585 —
460–495 483 5 135.00–148.00 $140.59 $679 —
510–525 520 3 132.00–136.00 $134.02 $697 —
560–590 575 2 133.00–135.00 $134.03 $771 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
680–690 685 2 111.00–119.00 $114.97 $788 —
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 value added 283 5 129.00 $129.00 $365 —
310–345 327 6 125.00–140.00 $132.10 $432 —
326–349 value added 338 8 129.00–135.00 $131.90 $446 —
365–395 381 4 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $484 -4.81
415–435 420 5 124.00–130.00 $127.99 $538 -3.80
455–495 474 6 120.00–132.50 $124.65 $591 +1.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 528 4 116.00–119.00 $117.73 $622 —
565–580 571 4 114.00–117.00 $115.49 $659 —
605 605 1 118.00 $118.00 $714 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1375 1133 80-85% 15 53.00–68.00 $60.80 $689 +8.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1405 1036 85-90% 9 45.00–50.00 $47.81 $495 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1655 1516 75-80% 4 54.00–56.00 $54.49 $826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1425 1353 2 72.50–73.00 $72.74 $984 —
805–2000 1669 8 80.00–94.00 $88.68 $1,480 +0.68
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,395 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
900–1050 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–825.00 $767.31
1017–1215 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 1,025.00–1,475.00 $1,424.20
990–1200 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,250.00
1010–1135 1097 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,025.00–1,500.00 $1,453.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
851 851 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 900.00 $900.00 —
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
850–1045 962 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 710.00–800.00 $749.76 —
1040–1110 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,026.24 —
995–1135 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 800.00–1,325.00 $1,085.63 —
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 685.00 $685.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
610 610 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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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.