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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.63/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 623 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $924/hd at 660 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.57/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 743 624
Feeder cattle 366 536 509
Slaughter cattle 83 67 68
Replacement cattle 120 140 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $5 - $15 higher, slaughter cows sold $4 - $6 higher, and slaughter bulls 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 185.00–200.00 $193.12 $527 —
350–395 373 6 170.00–180.00 $175.30 $654 +5.00
400–445 423 10 172.00–182.50 $177.53 $751 +21.32
500–545 523 6 147.00–156.00 $151.69 $793 -3.53
550–595 573 10 147.00–156.00 $151.68 $869 +8.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 value added 553 8 156.00 $156.00 $863 +11.16
625 value added 625 2 154.00 $154.00 $962 +13.32
660 value added 660 18 140.00 $140.00 $924 —

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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 4 140.00–145.00 $142.63 $603 +16.89
450–495 473 14 127.00–130.00 $128.57 $608 +0.95
500–545 523 8 122.00–130.00 $126.17 $660 +5.00
550–595 573 12 120.00–133.00 $126.76 $726 +6.04
600–645 623 20 115.00–122.00 $118.63 $739 -0.03
700–745 723 4 105.00–115.00 $110.16 $796 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 8 128.00 $128.00 $605 +1.00
554 value added 554 7 133.00 $133.00 $737 +7.00
615–636 value added 632 14 116.00–121.00 $119.96 $758 +0.61
767 value added 767 4 112.00 $112.00 $859 +6.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 155.00–165.00 $160.27 $678 —
500–545 523 6 144.00–150.00 $147.13 $769 +26.91
550–595 573 6 130.00–140.00 $135.20 $775 +15.00
650–695 673 4 124.00–130.00 $127.10 $855 +11.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1250 1050 80-85% 22 66.00–73.00 $70.17 $737 —
1250–1700 1475 80-85% 18 74.00–81.00 $78.03 $1,151 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 53.00–58.00 $55.66 $445 +4.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 62.00–67.00 $64.93 $666 +4.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 4 78.00–89.00 $84.59 $1,056 -1.40
1500–1725 1613 6 93.00–103.00 $98.35 $1,586 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1315 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 800.00–1,200.00 $1,032.23

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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
900–1200 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 1,050.00–1,450.00 $1,278.57 —

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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.