Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.79/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 573 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.71/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 473 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.26/cwt ≈ $655/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	936	612	1,107
Feeder cattle	621	380	809
Slaughter cattle	132	97	178
Replacement cattle	183	135	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	205.00–210.00	$207.75	$463	+35.25
300–345	323	6	180.00–190.00	$185.35	$599	+18.07
350–395	373	14	167.50–180.00	$174.13	$650	+13.66
400–445	423	10	152.00–165.00	$158.85	$672	+3.50
450–495	473	18	147.00–158.00	$152.76	$723	+2.76
500–545	523	10	145.00–156.00	$150.74	$788	+3.74
550–595	573	24	132.00–147.00	$139.79	$801	-3.71
600–645	623	18	135.00–144.00	$139.66	$870	+14.41
650–695	673	18	132.00–138.00	$135.10	$909	+0.55
700–745	723	8	125.00–131.00	$128.09	$926	+6.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418 value added	418	3	162.00	$162.00	$677	—
480–499 value added	489	14	145.00–158.00	$151.75	$742	—
510 value added	510	6	145.00	$145.00	$740	—
577 value added	577	17	147.00	$147.00	$848	—
605–615 value added	608	16	138.50–144.00	$142.61	$867	—
654–685 value added	666	15	133.00–138.00	$136.17	$907	—
701 value added	701	4	131.00	$131.00	$918	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	6	128.00–135.00	$131.69	$557	+3.70
450–495	473	22	121.00–130.00	$125.71	$595	+1.06
500–545	523	18	119.00–131.00	$125.26	$655	—
550–595	573	10	113.00–124.00	$118.72	$680	—
600–645	623	10	112.00–117.00	$114.59	$714	—
800–845	823	4	90.00–95.00	$92.57	$762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–467 value added	461	11	127.00	$127.00	$585	—
505–522 value added	516	9	126.00–131.00	$129.88	$670	—
553–585 value added	566	5	120.00–124.00	$121.65	$689	—
609–634 value added	621	13	115.00–117.00	$116.49	$723	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	175.00–180.00	$177.67	$574	—
350–395	373	4	165.00–172.50	$168.98	$630	—
500–545	523	4	130.00–140.00	$135.22	$707	—
550–595	573	4	130.00–135.00	$132.60	$760	—

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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%	26	58.00–63.00	$60.93	$625	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	18	62.00–67.00	$64.65	$824	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	6	41.00–46.00	$43.66	$349	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	50.00–56.00	$53.51	$548	+5.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	6	55.50–60.00	$58.13	$596	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	4	82.00–87.50	$85.30	$1,065	—
1500–2485	1993	10	89.00–98.50	$94.92	$1,892	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1450	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	750.00–1,000.00	$901.04

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	675.00–825.00	$760.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1350	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.