Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.12/cwt +3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 627 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.41/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 614 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.46/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 573 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	904	937	1,096
Feeder cattle	477	663	553
Slaughter cattle	131	64	319
Replacement cattle	296	210	224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-10 higher. Grouped weened 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
300–345	323	4	180.00–185.00	$182.67	$590	+7.32
350–395	373	8	175.00–182.00	$178.71	$667	—
400–445	423	4	170.00–180.00	$175.27	$741	+10.00
500–545	523	16	156.00–165.00	$160.69	$840	+1.78
550–595	573	18	148.00–158.50	$153.46	$879	+0.74
600–645	614	29	143.50–155.50	$147.41	$905	+4.47
700–745	723	10	127.00–135.00	$131.12	$948	-0.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527–546 value added	531	15	156.00–161.50	$160.37	$852	+2.37
555–586 value added	566	12	149.00–158.50	$154.00	$872	-4.00
620–630 value added	627	35	143.50–155.50	$148.12	$929	+3.36
700 value added	700	6	135.00	$135.00	$945	+1.41
816 value added	816	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,020	—
1000 value added	1000	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	6	150.00–153.00	$151.60	$490	—
400–445	423	12	140.00–149.00	$144.74	$612	+2.76
450–495	473	4	135.00–145.00	$140.24	$663	+1.31
550–595	573	12	121.00–132.00	$126.72	$726	-5.92
600–645	623	8	118.00–124.00	$121.11	$755	—
650–695	673	8	118.00–124.00	$121.10	$815	—
700–745	723	6	116.00–125.00	$120.64	$872	+0.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	4	139.00	$139.00	$695	+5.00
558–563 value added	561	10	121.00–129.00	$125.82	$706	-12.14
602–631 value added	619	5	118.00–124.00	$120.33	$745	—
672 value added	672	2	124.00	$124.00	$833	—
745 value added	745	3	116.00	$116.00	$864	—
820 value added	820	2	100.00	$100.00	$820	—
918–938 value added	929	7	95.00	$95.00	$883	—
1057 value added	1057	4	90.00	$90.00	$951	—

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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	172.00–177.50	$174.94	$565	—
350–395	373	12	170.00–171.00	$170.53	$636	—
550–595	573	4	127.00–132.50	$129.86	$744	—
600–645	623	4	120.00–129.00	$124.66	$777	—
650–695	673	4	117.00–127.00	$122.17	$822	—

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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%	22	66.00–71.50	$69.22	$710	+7.30
1200–1400	1300	80-85%	10	71.00–75.00	$73.15	$951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	12	52.00–59.00	$55.72	$446	+6.59
850–1200	1025	85-90%	10	59.00–65.00	$62.51	$641	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	8	60.00–65.00	$62.93	$645	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	10	82.50–90.00	$86.99	$1,086	+6.80
1500–1910	1705	10	95.00–106.00	$101.16	$1,725	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1400	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	900.00–1,250.00	$1,104.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–970	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	625.00–910.00	$787.62

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	1,175.00–1,760.00	$1,526.00	—

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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.