Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.28/cwt ≈ $897/hd at 683 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.18/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 623 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.15/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 611 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	824	1,312	1,482
Feeder cattle	488	839	998
Slaughter cattle	130	218	143
Replacement cattle	206	255	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady. Grouped weaned 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	200.00–210.00	$205.51	$458	—
300–345	323	4	170.00–180.00	$175.35	$566	—
350–395	373	4	170.00–180.00	$175.30	$654	-5.27
400–445	423	10	172.00–182.00	$177.27	$750	-1.21
450–495	473	6	165.00–174.00	$169.71	$803	-1.72
500–545	523	10	163.00–174.50	$169.00	$884	-2.93
600–645	623	10	163.00–166.00	$164.55	$1,025	—
650–695	673	4	145.00–149.00	$147.07	$990	—
700–745	723	6	135.00–147.50	$141.44	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516 value added	516	5	174.50	$174.50	$900	-1.50
600 value added	600	7	165.00	$165.00	$990	+20.50
652 value added	652	2	145.00	$145.00	$945	—
733 value added	733	4	147.50	$147.50	$1,081	—
950–995 value added	973	4	104.00–104.50	$104.26	$1,014	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	2	140.00	$140.00	$420	-12.00
392 value added	392	5	155.00	$155.00	$608	-1.50
463–481 value added	477	12	140.00–150.50	$147.95	$706	-5.02
611 value added	611	13	127.00–130.00	$128.15	$783	—
657–691 value added	683	27	130.00–136.00	$131.28	$897	—
980 value added	980	3	94.50	$94.50	$926	-15.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	10	152.50–160.00	$156.48	$584	+2.09
400–445	423	8	140.00–150.00	$145.27	$614	-6.00
450–495	473	8	140.00–150.00	$145.24	$687	-3.44
500–545	523	6	138.00–149.00	$143.74	$752	+1.29
600–645	623	16	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$780	+1.55

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–750	625	85-90%	10	35.00–54.00	$46.40	$290	—
750–850	800	85-90%	18	60.00–67.00	$63.72	$510	-1.06
850–1200	1025	85-90%	20	70.00–78.00	$74.68	$765	-0.30

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	22	80.00–90.00	$85.85	$880	±0.00
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	4	90.00–96.00	$93.18	$1,188	-3.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	10	77.00–85.00	$81.68	$837	-0.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1500	1225	4	70.00–97.50	$86.84	$1,064	—
1200–1785	1493	10	100.00–110.00	$105.98	$1,582	—
1570–2000	1785	6	110.00–115.00	$112.80	$2,013	-5.68

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–700 thin fleshed	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	685.00–775.00	$733.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–850 thin fleshed	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	735.00–785.00	$762.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–900 thin fleshed	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	900.00–1,000.00	$950.70
925–1070	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,075.00	$947.49

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–800	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–850.00	$760.34
775–800 thin fleshed	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	825.00–875.00	$850.40

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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
1000–1350	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,487.23	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1030	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,050.00	$983.51	—

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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.