Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.50/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 516 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.09/cwt ≈ $707/hd at 418 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.43/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 557 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,031	1,579	2,007
Feeder cattle	1,521	1,129	1,500
Slaughter cattle	300	280	213
Replacement cattle	210	170	294

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	140.00–170.00	$154.84	$369	—
260–280	268	3	170.00–185.00	$180.16	$483	—
310–345	328	6	177.00–195.00	$186.11	$610	—
350–390	370	10	170.00–195.00	$177.48	$657	—
400–445	418	21	158.00–190.00	$169.09	$707	—
460–495	473	3	160.00–175.00	$168.95	$799	—
500–535	516	26	159.00–177.00	$161.50	$833	—
550–592	583	11	150.00–163.00	$161.24	$940	—
607–625	615	5	131.00–159.00	$147.06	$904	—
650–695	669	12	125.00–155.00	$145.38	$973	—
708–745	715	10	125.00–154.00	$148.48	$1,062	—
845	845	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	435	3	140.00–147.50	$144.80	$630	—
450–495	466	7	145.00–157.00	$153.47	$715	—
500–530	519	4	140.00–155.00	$143.61	$745	—
590	590	1	138.00	$138.00	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	3	130.00–142.50	$134.44	$372	—
315	315	1	147.00	$147.00	$463	—
389	389	5	148.00	$148.00	$576	—
405–440	417	3	140.00–152.50	$147.57	$615	—
455–485	467	3	142.50–146.00	$144.53	$675	—
516–540	523	11	132.00–141.50	$138.62	$725	—
555–570	557	13	135.00–145.00	$143.43	$799	—
605–640	629	11	125.00–142.50	$138.54	$871	—
654	654	1	125.00	$125.00	$818	—
705–745	720	3	120.00–130.00	$123.61	$890	—
810–820	815	2	100.00–123.00	$111.57	$909	—
955	955	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,027	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	336	4	175.00–180.00	$178.72	$600	—
370–373	371	7	167.50–170.00	$168.58	$625	—
413–420	414	5	151.00–160.00	$152.82	$633	—
455–495	478	12	135.00–160.00	$143.94	$688	—
500–535	511	5	132.50–147.00	$140.41	$717	—
560–585	578	7	130.00–140.00	$133.19	$770	—
601–640	627	5	120.00–140.00	$133.80	$839	—
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	—
710–725	717	3	120.00–130.00	$124.15	$890	—
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798	—
805	805	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$958	—
900	900	1	90.00	$90.00	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1190	1069	80-85%	6	69.00–70.00	$69.54	$743	—
1075–1300	1189	80-85%	4	64.00–67.00	$65.93	$784	—
925–1560	1246	80-85%	22	63.00–69.00	$65.88	$821	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1320	1017	85-90%	17	52.00–61.00	$57.41	$584	-4.10
920–1260	1096	85-90%	6	50.00–54.00	$52.00	$570	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1710	1530	75-80%	3	55.00–63.00	$59.52	$911	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1825	1479	9	80.00–89.00	$86.27	$1,276	-6.65
1480–2040	1681	9	90.00–100.00	$94.53	$1,589	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,325	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–945	928	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	450.00–850.00	$646.23
895–1215	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	855.00–1,425.00	$1,039.11
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
975–1240	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–1,450.00	$1,163.88
1110–1120	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.56
930–1945	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	750.00–1,200.00	$962.28
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1310–1500	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,299.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
790–920	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	775.00–850.00	$824.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-148.86
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
975–1250	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	975.00–1,400.00	$1,251.11	—
1125–1413	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,287.65	—
1200–1405	1351	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,075.00–1,550.00	$1,332.70	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–970	864	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–1,050.00	$893.23	—
880	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	—
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.