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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.24/cwt ≈ $687/hd at 473 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.08/cwt ≈ $707/hd at 474 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.50/cwt ≈ $574/hd at 397 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,267 678 0
Feeder cattle 885 479 0
Slaughter cattle 123 93 0
Replacement cattle 259 106 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 6-7 higher. Weaned grouped 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
200–230 215 2 195.00–200.00 $197.67 $425 —
350–395 373 6 177.50–185.00 $181.48 $677 -7.50
450–495 473 8 170.00–177.50 $173.93 $823 —
500–545 523 6 157.50–167.50 $162.72 $851 -24.02
550–595 573 4 155.00–165.00 $160.20 $918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 3 177.50 $177.50 $692 —
423 value added 423 3 177.50 $177.50 $751 -8.71
508–512 value added 509 6 166.00–175.00 $171.98 $875 —
555 value added 555 2 167.50 $167.50 $930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 8 146.00–154.00 $150.28 $485 -9.93
350–395 373 8 144.50–154.00 $149.54 $558 -5.76
400–445 423 8 142.50–150.00 $146.45 $619 -9.76
450–495 473 20 140.00–150.00 $145.24 $687 —
500–545 523 6 130.00–140.00 $135.22 $707 -17.50
550–595 573 6 130.00–140.00 $135.20 $775 -20.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–336 value added 327 8 146.00–154.00 $147.83 $483 —
397 value added 397 15 144.50 $144.50 $574 —
450–488 value added 474 16 148.00–150.00 $149.08 $707 —
597 value added 597 13 141.50 $141.50 $845 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 170.00–180.00 $175.30 $654 —
400–445 423 6 160.00–167.50 $163.95 $694 —
500–545 523 6 157.50–167.00 $162.45 $850 —

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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% 38 81.00–90.00 $86.27 $884 +3.76
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 90.00–98.50 $94.50 $1,205 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–750 663 85-90% 8 34.00–47.00 $41.36 $274 —
750–850 800 85-90% 8 57.00–67.00 $62.31 $498 +0.06
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 69.00–79.00 $74.85 $767 +2.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1150 75-80% 2 78.50–83.00 $80.85 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1000 925 10 70.00–85.00 $78.11 $723 —
1430–1975 1703 10 108.00–117.00 $113.22 $1,928 —
1245–2170 1708 10 96.00–105.00 $101.72 $1,737 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–750 700 (<2 yrs)Open 16 800.00–1,075.00 $947.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1160 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 900.00–1,200.00 $1,065.32
1100–1250 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,172.87
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–975 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 650.00–900.00 $795.52

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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
920–1275 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,275.00–1,600.00 $1,463.78 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725–1055 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 860.00–1,175.00 $1,046.70 —

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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.