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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.13/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 578 lb · 66 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.76/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 710 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.12/cwt -9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 573 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,482 1,558 599
Feeder cattle 998 1,045 330
Slaughter cattle 143 207 112
Replacement cattle 341 306 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 185.00–207.50 $191.52 $440 -8.99
450–495 473 4 165.00–175.00 $170.24 $805 +0.53
500–545 523 10 147.00–158.00 $152.74 $799 -10.26
550–595 573 22 141.00–147.00 $144.12 $826 -9.04
600–645 623 18 134.00–147.00 $140.73 $877 -5.41
650–695 673 2 135.00–143.00 $139.13 $936 -0.78
700–745 723 6 125.00–134.00 $129.64 $937 —
750–795 773 4 123.00–128.00 $125.57 $971 —
800–845 823 8 115.00–123.50 $119.37 $982 —
900–945 909 5 110.00–116.00 $111.25 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–538 value added 526 7 137.00–154.00 $146.93 $773 -10.11
550–561 value added 557 11 144.00–147.00 $144.81 $807 -7.17
600–647 value added 616 17 134.00–147.00 $138.68 $854 -6.81
701–725 value added 710 26 125.00–137.00 $131.76 $935 —
790 value added 790 3 123.00 $123.00 $972 —
805 value added 805 6 123.50 $123.50 $994 —
915 value added 915 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,061 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–482 value added 466 8 128.00–135.00 $131.62 $613 -9.30
555–590 value added 578 66 122.00–134.00 $131.13 $758 -3.37
605–613 value added 610 5 114.00–121.00 $116.78 $712 -16.15
669 value added 669 5 120.00 $120.00 $803 -2.12
718 value added 718 7 113.00 $113.00 $811 —
750 value added 750 3 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 2 200.00 $200.00 $320 —
200 200 2 205.00 $205.00 $410 —
300–345 323 4 137.00–142.00 $139.67 $451 —
350–395 373 4 142.00–147.50 $144.92 $541 +6.63
450–495 473 8 128.00–138.00 $133.24 $630 -5.81
500–545 523 6 128.00–133.00 $130.61 $683 -3.05
550–595 573 16 125.00–134.00 $129.68 $743 -3.12
600–645 623 6 114.00–122.00 $118.14 $736 -15.51
650–695 673 6 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $828 -1.22
700–745 723 6 113.00–125.00 $119.19 $862 +0.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 170.00–180.00 $175.41 $479 —
350–395 373 6 160.00–170.00 $165.30 $617 -1.90
400–445 423 6 141.00–150.00 $145.74 $616 -13.52
450–495 473 10 139.00–147.00 $143.19 $677 +4.86
500–545 523 8 130.00–135.00 $132.61 $694 -3.26
550–595 573 4 128.00–137.50 $132.94 $762 +2.10
650–695 673 2 125.00–133.00 $129.13 $869 +5.75
700–745 723 6 113.00–124.00 $118.67 $858 +2.71

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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% 26 66.00–71.00 $68.93 $707 +0.83
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 14 70.00–75.00 $72.65 $926 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 50.00–57.00 $53.72 $430 +2.53
850–1200 1025 85-90% 22 57.00–64.50 $61.39 $629 +2.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1050 75-80% 7 60.00–66.00 $63.92 $671 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 8 80.00–85.00 $82.00 $1,023 -4.99
1500–1855 1678 18 85.00–95.00 $90.53 $1,519 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 800 (<2 yrs)Open 68 850.00–1,185.00 $1,038.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1460 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 850.00–1,275.00 $1,095.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1000 873 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 675.00–800.00 $746.63

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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
900–1185 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 44 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,456.29 —

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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.