Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.30/cwt -10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 373 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.81/cwt ≈ $636/hd at 379 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.57/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 415 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,279	1,623
Feeder cattle	879	1,192
Slaughter cattle	122	170
Replacement cattle	278	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5-6 higher, and slaughter cows and 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	6	200.00–215.00	$208.12	$568	-10.41
300–345	323	6	200.00–215.00	$208.02	$672	-2.68
350–395	373	6	200.00–215.00	$207.95	$776	-2.65
400–445	423	8	200.00–214.00	$207.37	$877	+7.10
450–495	473	8	190.00–201.00	$195.76	$926	+6.39
500–545	523	8	170.00–180.00	$175.22	$916	-12.60
550–595	573	8	170.00–180.00	$175.20	$1,004	-1.56
600–645	623	10	159.00–165.00	$162.11	$1,010	-11.78
650–695	673	10	159.00–165.00	$162.10	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 value added	350	4	212.00	$212.00	$742	—
405 value added	405	2	214.00	$214.00	$867	—
530 value added	530	6	180.00	$180.00	$954	-9.00
600 value added	600	5	151.00	$151.00	$906	—
656–684 value added	677	12	159.00–160.00	$159.76	$1,082	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	172.00–182.00	$177.35	$573	-3.27
350–395	373	40	165.00–175.00	$170.30	$635	-10.27
400–445	415	18	160.00–170.00	$163.57	$679	-3.54
450–495	473	12	160.00–168.00	$164.19	$777	+3.43
500–545	523	12	150.00–162.00	$156.26	$817	+4.74
550–595	573	12	147.00–155.00	$151.16	$866	+4.92
600–645	623	2	135.00–145.00	$140.18	$873	+5.00
650–695	673	2	135.00–145.00	$140.17	$943	+5.00
700–745	723	4	130.00–137.00	$133.61	$966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–391 value added	379	19	160.00–172.00	$167.81	$636	—
450–468 value added	457	8	160.00–168.00	$164.93	$754	-0.07
557–591 value added	572	7	147.00–150.00	$148.33	$848	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1200	(<2 yrs)	N/A	24	1,600.00–2,300.00	$2,008.33	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	6	187.50–197.50	$192.80	$719	+2.88

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–750	675	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.22	$285	—
750–850	800	85-90%	14	50.00–60.00	$55.31	$442	+5.00
850–1200	1025	85-90%	16	62.00–66.50	$64.63	$662	+1.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	14	66.50–72.00	$69.72	$715	-0.91
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	4	71.50–74.00	$72.82	$928	-1.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	12	61.00–68.00	$65.10	$667	-0.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1315	1188	4	80.00–84.00	$82.21	$977	—
1275–1880	1578	4	87.00–93.50	$90.87	$1,434	—
1650–2095	1873	4	98.00–102.00	$100.24	$1,877	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1350	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	975.00–1,350.00	$1,196.55

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–900	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	700.00–1,000.00	$866.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–925 fancy	863	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,514.49

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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.