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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.10/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 428 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.00/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 423 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.34/cwt +15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 1,158 1,232
Feeder cattle 749 789 724
Slaughter cattle 97 187 178
Replacement cattle 110 182 330

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 5-8 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
250–295 273 4 250.00–265.00 $258.12 $705 —
300–345 323 4 250.00–265.00 $258.02 $833 —
350–395 373 18 230.00–240.00 $235.30 $878 ±0.00
400–445 423 8 215.00–225.00 $220.27 $932 +15.00
450–495 473 16 205.00–216.00 $210.76 $997 +5.52
500–545 523 20 200.00–216.00 $208.34 $1,090 +15.60
550–595 573 4 192.00–202.00 $197.20 $1,130 +17.00
600–645 623 8 185.00–195.00 $190.18 $1,185 —
650–695 673 8 172.00–180.00 $176.13 $1,185 —
700–745 723 4 165.00–170.00 $167.58 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–336 value added 331 10 232.00–232.50 $232.20 $769 —
368 value added 368 6 230.00 $230.00 $846 —
450–495 value added 485 9 216.00–219.00 $216.62 $1,051 —
500–529 value added 514 12 192.00–223.00 $206.84 $1,063 +9.40
606–644 value added 627 9 176.00–188.00 $181.15 $1,136 -7.60
815 value added 815 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,328 +23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 6 200.00–205.00 $202.71 $553 —
300–345 323 4 180.00–187.00 $183.74 $593 -5.21
350–395 373 16 175.00–187.00 $181.36 $676 -7.53
400–445 423 20 175.00–184.50 $180.00 $761 -2.53
450–495 473 14 180.00–186.00 $183.14 $866 +12.90
500–545 523 14 173.00–180.00 $176.65 $924 +6.78
550–595 573 6 165.00–168.00 $166.56 $954 -3.30
600–645 623 8 163.00–165.00 $164.04 $1,022 —
650–695 673 8 150.00–158.50 $154.39 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 value added 280 5 205.00 $205.00 $574 —
378–381 value added 380 9 181.00–187.00 $183.65 $698 —
404–448 value added 428 23 168.00–184.50 $177.10 $758 +7.10
470–472 value added 471 9 184.00–185.00 $184.45 $869 —
505–516 value added 508 10 173.00–180.00 $175.91 $894 —
556 value added 556 3 168.00 $168.00 $934 -1.02
605–628 value added 619 8 163.00–165.00 $164.27 $1,017 —
652–680 value added 672 7 150.00–158.50 $156.14 $1,049 +4.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 240.00–250.00 $245.35 $792 —
350–395 373 4 212.50–225.00 $219.13 $817 -12.50
400–445 423 4 200.00–205.00 $202.63 $857 +17.36
450–495 473 4 192.00–202.00 $197.24 $933 +12.00
500–545 523 4 185.00–192.50 $188.91 $988 —
550–595 573 4 180.00–187.50 $183.90 $1,054 —

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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% 14 80.00–90.00 $85.85 $880 -2.13
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 16 91.50–99.50 $95.81 $1,246 +4.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 61.00–72.00 $66.84 $535 +0.59
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 74.00–82.00 $78.68 $806 +0.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 10 83.00–92.00 $88.27 $905 +2.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1935 1643 14 100.00–108.50 $105.01 $1,725 —
1865–2000 1910 3 114.00–122.50 $116.97 $2,234 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1295 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 975.00–1,300.00 $1,162.47
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–930 828 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 675.00–950.00 $829.53

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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
1035–1290 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,225.80 -398.17

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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.