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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.70/cwt -11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 620 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.18/cwt ≈ $873/hd at 623 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.74/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,409 569 660
Feeder cattle 376 366 483
Slaughter cattle 192 83 82
Replacement cattle 841 120 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, 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
350–395 373 10 170.00–185.00 $177.95 $664 +2.65
400–445 423 6 170.00–180.00 $175.27 $741 -2.26
450–495 473 20 163.00–174.00 $168.76 $798 —
500–545 523 20 160.00–170.00 $165.22 $864 +13.53
550–595 573 12 150.00–159.00 $154.68 $886 +3.00
600–645 623 30 135.00–145.00 $140.18 $873 —
650–695 673 6 132.00–134.00 $133.03 $895 —
700–745 723 10 124.00–134.00 $129.16 $934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 2 185.00 $185.00 $722 —
440 value added 440 6 172.00 $172.00 $757 —
469–495 value added 481 17 155.00–174.00 $163.75 $788 —
500–510 value added 503 14 163.00–170.00 $166.27 $836 —
556–585 value added 570 14 147.00–159.00 $155.22 $885 -0.78
601–624 value added 620 32 135.00–145.00 $142.70 $885 -11.30
650–681 value added 669 5 132.00–133.00 $132.39 $886 -7.61
726 value added 726 3 124.00 $124.00 $900 —
782 value added 782 2 120.00 $120.00 $938 —

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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 12 132.00–145.00 $138.85 $587 -3.78
450–495 473 8 131.00–138.00 $134.67 $637 +6.10
500–545 523 20 124.00–135.00 $129.74 $679 +3.57
550–595 573 10 120.00–127.00 $123.64 $708 -3.12
600–645 623 10 116.00–127.00 $121.70 $758 +3.07
650–695 673 4 112.00–116.00 $114.07 $768 —
700–745 723 8 110.00–116.00 $113.09 $818 +2.93
750–795 773 4 105.00–115.00 $110.15 $851 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 4 133.00 $133.00 $632 +5.00
517–540 value added 528 13 129.00–132.50 $130.85 $691 —
595 value added 595 7 126.50 $126.50 $753 —
630 value added 630 5 127.00 $127.00 $800 +7.04
700 value added 700 5 114.50 $114.50 $802 —

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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 12 160.00–170.00 $165.27 $699 +5.00
450–495 473 8 150.00–157.00 $153.67 $727 —
650–695 673 4 110.00–114.00 $112.07 $754 -15.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 32 65.00–70.50 $68.22 $699 —
1200–1450 1325 80-85% 6 68.00–73.00 $70.74 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 47.00–54.00 $50.72 $406 -4.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 28 60.00–65.00 $62.93 $645 -2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 16 60.00–66.50 $63.80 $654 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1550 1275 12 80.00–86.50 $83.95 $1,070 —
1500–2370 1935 6 94.00–105.00 $100.74 $1,949 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1000 925 (<2 yrs)Open 14 1,000.00–1,180.00 $1,097.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1400 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,500.00–2,000.00 $1,769.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1500 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 1,600.00–2,200.00 $1,939.62 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1250 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,303.85 +25.28
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.