Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

1,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.17/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 462 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.30/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 469 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.59/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 566 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,828	1,540	1,477
Feeder cattle	1,452	1,150	1,135
Slaughter cattle	132	139	181
Replacement cattle	244	251	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
438 value added	438	3	152.00	$152.00	$666	-1.96
450–483 value added	469	37	144.00–159.00	$150.30	$705	-5.30
530–536 value added	532	12	149.00–152.00	$150.01	$798	+3.14
550–587 value added	566	32	139.00–143.50	$140.59	$796	+1.81
617 value added	617	18	146.75	$146.75	$905	+9.80
657–665 value added	663	17	134.00–136.50	$134.58	$892	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	6	168.00–175.00	$171.71	$640	-4.53
400–445	423	6	165.00–175.00	$170.27	$720	+10.00
450–495	473	10	144.00–159.00	$151.86	$718	-4.43
500–545	523	10	142.00–152.00	$147.22	$770	-3.43
550–595	573	16	131.00–143.50	$137.50	$788	-1.10
600–645	623	10	134.00–144.00	$139.18	$867	+7.88
650–695	673	10	131.00–136.50	$133.84	$901	—
700–745	723	6	123.00–133.00	$128.16	$927	—
800–845	823	6	110.00–116.00	$113.08	$931	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–486 value added	462	40	130.00–138.00	$133.17	$615	+6.17
503–541 value added	527	17	127.50–134.00	$130.55	$688	+0.72
585 value added	585	2	131.00	$131.00	$766	—
605 value added	605	20	136.50	$136.50	$826	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	4	135.00–140.00	$137.65	$513	+1.17
400–445	423	4	132.50–139.00	$135.92	$575	+8.18
450–495	473	10	130.00–138.00	$134.19	$635	+6.67
500–545	523	10	124.00–134.00	$129.22	$676	+2.09
550–595	573	10	123.00–133.00	$128.20	$735	—
600–645	623	10	129.00–136.50	$132.89	$828	+3.82
650–695	673	4	124.00–132.00	$128.13	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	8	150.00–160.00	$155.27	$582	+4.03
400–445	423	8	150.00–157.50	$153.95	$651	+5.00
450–495	473	8	135.00–142.50	$138.93	$657	-1.31

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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%	10	40.00–45.00	$42.66	$341	+3.94
850–1200	1025	85-90%	18	45.00–52.00	$49.10	$503	-0.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	16	55.00–61.00	$58.51	$600	+0.71
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	10	60.00–65.00	$62.65	$799	+0.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	6	53.50–60.00	$57.30	$587	+3.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	12	70.00–80.00	$74.01	$924	-6.38
1500–2290	1895	12	82.00–92.00	$88.04	$1,668	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1250	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	800.00–1,075.00	$959.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1075	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	600.00–875.00	$757.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1195	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,401.20

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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.