Cattle Market Pulse

Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tadlock Stockyards report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.21/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 423 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.88/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 414 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.21/cwt ≈ $517/hd at 323 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 1,232 936
Feeder cattle 479 724 621
Slaughter cattle 93 178 132
Replacement cattle 106 330 183

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers under 500lbs sold steady, over 500lbs sold 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 8 200.00–215.00 $208.12 $568 —
350–395 373 8 185.00–192.50 $188.98 $705 -6.32
400–445 423 10 184.00–192.50 $188.48 $797 +3.21
500–545 523 10 181.00–192.00 $186.74 $977 +11.61
600–645 623 4 150.00–160.00 $155.18 $967 -8.45
650–695 673 4 150.00–160.00 $155.17 $1,044 -7.00
700–745 723 4 142.00–150.00 $146.12 $1,056 —
750–795 773 4 142.00–150.00 $146.12 $1,130 +0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 value added 429 7 184.00–188.00 $186.21 $799 —
612 value added 612 4 155.00 $155.00 $949 —
760 value added 760 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,079 -2.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 10 157.00–163.00 $160.21 $517 —
350–395 373 6 150.00–160.00 $155.30 $579 -8.83
400–445 423 18 152.00–160.00 $156.21 $661 ±0.00
500–545 523 6 147.50–157.50 $152.72 $799 +12.50
550–595 573 4 152.00–160.00 $156.16 $895 +17.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–415 value added 414 12 157.50–159.00 $157.88 $654 +0.38

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 190.00–195.00 $192.71 $526 —
450–495 473 2 162.00–170.00 $166.19 $786 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 16 79.00–85.00 $82.51 $846 +0.12
1200–1450 1325 80-85% 14 87.00–97.00 $92.47 $1,225 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 58.00–66.00 $62.25 $498 +5.53
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 67.00–76.00 $72.27 $741 +1.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 72.00–82.00 $77.85 $798 +1.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1000 965 2 75.00–80.00 $77.59 $749 —
1140–1900 1520 8 90.00–99.00 $95.63 $1,454 —
1610–2090 1850 6 101.00–110.50 $106.37 $1,968 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1245 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,225.00 $1,080.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–905 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 675.00–825.00 $759.32

↑ Back to top

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.