Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.56/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 589 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.32/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 524 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.90/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 584 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,164	1,587	1,720
Feeder cattle	819	1,261	1,353
Slaughter cattle	203	242	160
Replacement cattle	142	84	207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 value added	400	2	172.00	$172.00	$688	—
459–480 value added	470	10	157.00–160.00	$158.53	$745	—
530 value added	530	6	158.00	$158.00	$837	—
556–592 value added	584	35	145.50–161.50	$153.90	$899	—
601–645 value added	625	18	151.00–154.00	$152.72	$954	—
667–695 value added	684	18	139.00–146.50	$143.66	$983	—
800–803 value added	801	9	132.00–134.00	$133.33	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	205.00–210.00	$207.75	$463	—
250–295	273	4	187.00–195.00	$191.33	$522	—
400–445	423	8	162.00–172.00	$167.27	$708	+2.03
450–495	473	16	155.00–165.00	$160.24	$758	+4.91
500–545	523	12	150.00–158.00	$154.17	$806	+2.50
550–595	573	12	144.50–155.00	$149.96	$859	+4.45
600–645	623	12	140.00–151.00	$145.70	$908	-0.27
650–695	673	6	137.00–146.00	$141.65	$953	-1.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 value added	365	8	146.00	$146.00	$533	—
413–421 value added	416	9	135.00–142.00	$139.64	$581	—
454–460 value added	457	13	137.00–139.50	$138.35	$632	—
511–544 value added	524	43	131.00–139.00	$136.32	$714	—
575–593 value added	589	47	133.50–137.50	$134.56	$793	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	14	132.50–142.00	$137.50	$582	-2.80
450–495	473	20	130.00–140.00	$135.24	$640	-1.60
500–545	523	24	130.00–139.00	$134.69	$704	+1.66
550–595	573	10	130.00–137.50	$133.90	$767	+5.67
600–645	623	8	123.00–134.00	$128.70	$802	+4.96
750–795	773	4	112.00–123.00	$117.66	$910	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	8	137.00–149.00	$143.26	$749	—
550–595	573	4	137.00–148.00	$142.72	$818	—
650–695	673	2	119.00–129.00	$124.17	$836	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	18	52.00–58.00	$55.19	$442	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	30	59.00–65.50	$62.80	$644	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	20	68.00–74.00	$71.51	$733	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	12	71.00–76.00	$73.65	$939	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	18	64.00–68.50	$66.63	$683	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	8	85.00–94.00	$90.39	$1,128	—
1500–1915	1708	10	94.50–103.50	$99.55	$1,700	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1030	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–850.00	$760.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1300	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	775.00–1,050.00	$927.13

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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
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,454.88	—

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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.