Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.48/cwt ≈ $547/hd at 410 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.50/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 519 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.97/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 525 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,868	1,667	1,819
Feeder cattle	1,462	1,280	1,573
Slaughter cattle	215	186	131
Replacement cattle	191	201	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, Slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 5 lower. 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
300–346 value added	317	8	182.00–183.00	$182.59	$579	—
380 value added	380	8	178.00	$178.00	$676	—
420–423 value added	422	7	165.00–177.50	$170.34	$719	—
469–480 value added	475	11	165.00–165.50	$165.28	$785	—
507–548 value added	525	20	145.00–160.00	$149.97	$787	—
620 value added	620	5	132.00	$132.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	180.00–183.00	$181.60	$587	—
350–395	373	4	170.00–180.00	$175.30	$654	—
400–445	423	14	162.50–180.00	$171.72	$726	-11.05
450–495	473	14	155.00–165.50	$160.50	$759	—
500–545	523	10	145.00–160.00	$152.82	$799	+1.04
550–595	573	10	132.00–142.00	$137.20	$786	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–383 value added	377	7	132.50–133.00	$132.72	$500	—
400–432 value added	410	20	130.00–136.00	$133.48	$547	—
487 value added	487	5	126.50	$126.50	$616	—
503–543 value added	519	20	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$667	-6.50
560–591 value added	575	17	128.00–131.50	$129.52	$745	—
634 value added	634	5	121.00	$121.00	$767	—
877 value added	877	4	104.00	$104.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	8	132.00–140.00	$136.24	$508	—
400–445	423	8	130.00–136.00	$133.16	$563	-3.53
450–495	473	8	122.00–130.00	$126.19	$597	-9.05
500–545	523	12	122.00–131.00	$126.69	$663	-6.53
550–595	573	12	123.00–131.50	$127.42	$730	-3.70
600–645	623	12	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$780	-7.41
850–895	873	4	100.00–104.00	$102.05	$891	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	8	160.00–167.50	$163.98	$612	—
450–495	473	8	137.50–147.50	$142.74	$675	—
500–545	523	8	135.00–142.50	$138.91	$726	—
550–595	573	8	123.00–131.00	$127.16	$729	—
700–745	723	8	107.00–120.00	$113.70	$822	—

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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%	20	49.00–54.00	$51.66	$413	-1.53
850–1200	1025	85-90%	20	57.00–62.00	$59.93	$614	-3.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	26	64.00–70.00	$67.51	$692	-1.42
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	8	68.00–73.00	$70.65	$901	-5.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	75-80%	14	65.00	$65.00	$780	—

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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	77.00–85.00	$81.79	$1,021	—
1500–2010	1755	10	88.00–93.50	$91.15	$1,600	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1325	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	700.00–1,025.00	$879.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1050	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	650.00–850.00	$763.51

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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
850–1250	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,525.00	$1,352.98	—

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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.