Cattle Market Pulse

Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.44/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 623 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.66/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 623 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.88/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 673 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 743 936 774
Feeder cattle 536 621 629
Slaughter cattle 67 132 83
Replacement cattle 140 183 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 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 4 165.00–175.00 $170.30 $635 -3.83
400–445 423 6 152.00–160.00 $156.21 $661 -2.64
450–495 473 16 153.00–155.00 $154.05 $729 +1.29
500–545 523 4 150.00–160.00 $155.22 $812 +4.48
550–595 573 14 135.00–150.00 $142.79 $818 +3.00
600–645 623 20 130.00–140.50 $135.44 $844 -4.22
650–695 673 6 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $828 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–496 value added 493 14 153.00–154.00 $153.57 $757 +1.82
552–595 value added 571 14 135.00–160.00 $144.84 $827 -2.16
605–642 value added 630 16 140.50–140.75 $140.68 $886 -1.93
773 value added 773 4 128.00 $128.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 14 121.00–130.00 $125.74 $532 -5.95
450–495 473 10 125.00–130.00 $127.62 $604 +1.91
500–545 523 10 117.00–125.00 $121.17 $634 -4.09
550–595 573 10 115.00–126.00 $120.72 $692 +2.00
600–645 623 18 114.00–123.00 $118.66 $739 +4.07
650–695 673 16 105.00–112.50 $108.88 $733 —
700–745 723 8 97.00–107.00 $102.16 $739 —
750–795 773 8 97.00–107.00 $102.15 $790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 value added 443 5 130.00 $130.00 $576 —
455 value added 455 6 127.00 $127.00 $578 ±0.00
540 value added 540 3 123.00 $123.00 $664 -6.88
561 value added 561 5 126.00 $126.00 $707 +4.35
608–640 value added 628 14 117.00–122.00 $119.35 $750 +2.86
678–688 value added 682 15 105.00–112.50 $109.84 $749 —
702 value added 702 5 105.00 $105.00 $737 —
765–778 value added 771 9 104.00–107.00 $105.65 $815 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 4 132.00–140.00 $136.19 $644 —
500–545 523 4 115.00–125.00 $120.22 $629 -15.00
550–595 573 4 115.00–125.00 $120.20 $689 -12.40
600–645 623 6 124.00–129.00 $126.59 $789 —
650–695 673 6 110.00–120.00 $115.17 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 47.00–54.00 $50.72 $406 +7.06
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 56.00–63.00 $60.10 $616 +6.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 65.00–71.50 $68.80 $705 +7.87
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 4 70.00–71.50 $70.81 $921 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 58.00–64.00 $61.51 $630 +3.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 6 80.00–90.00 $85.99 $1,073 +0.69
1500–2145 1823 6 96.00–106.00 $101.88 $1,857 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 725.00–850.00 $790.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,282.61
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1040 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 690.00–810.00 $760.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1425 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,150.00–1,515.00 $1,358.05 —

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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.