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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

2,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.22/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.79/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 573 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.24/cwt -13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,565 1,715 1,353
Feeder cattle 1,834 225 1,028
Slaughter cattle 483 184 173
Replacement cattle 248 1,306 152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Steady to 6 lower, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 5-6 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
350–395 373 6 260.00–270.00 $265.30 $990 -42.96
400–445 423 6 260.00–270.00 $265.27 $1,122 -20.00
450–495 473 8 242.00–252.00 $247.24 $1,169 -15.24
500–545 523 10 232.50–242.50 $237.72 $1,243 -13.54
550–595 573 14 232.00–242.50 $237.46 $1,361 +2.26
600–645 623 6 225.00–237.50 $231.48 $1,442 -10.70
650–695 673 6 221.00–230.00 $225.65 $1,519 +1.69
700–745 723 4 210.00–220.00 $215.16 $1,556 -2.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 value added 586 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,377 +2.65
658 value added 658 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,454 —

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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 4 227.50–235.00 $231.51 $748 —
350–395 373 4 227.50–235.00 $231.48 $863 —
400–445 423 6 225.00–230.00 $227.63 $963 -10.14
450–495 473 14 215.00–225.00 $220.24 $1,042 -13.81
500–545 523 20 215.00–225.00 $220.22 $1,152 -12.23
550–595 573 16 200.00–215.00 $207.79 $1,191 -2.41
600–645 623 8 205.00–217.50 $211.48 $1,318 +1.30
650–695 673 10 200.00–205.00 $202.58 $1,363 -3.55
700–745 723 6 190.00–195.00 $192.58 $1,392 -10.00
750–795 773 4 179.00–186.00 $182.60 $1,411 -19.97
800–845 823 2 180.00–187.50 $183.85 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 value added 372 5 229.00 $229.00 $852 —
408 value added 408 5 230.00 $230.00 $938 -10.00
520 value added 520 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,165 -16.32
580 value added 580 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,204 -21.43
672 value added 672 7 202.50 $202.50 $1,361 -19.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 6 240.00–250.00 $245.27 $1,037 —
450–495 473 6 220.00–230.00 $225.24 $1,065 —
550–595 573 8 200.00–205.00 $202.60 $1,161 -12.60
600–645 623 4 200.00–205.00 $202.59 $1,262 -5.18
650–695 673 4 195.00–200.00 $197.58 $1,330 —

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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% 66 97.00–107.00 $102.85 $1,054 -3.71
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 16 106.00–112.00 $109.18 $1,392 -1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–750 675 85-90% 6 71.00–79.00 $75.44 $509 —
750–850 800 85-90% 22 82.00–92.00 $87.31 $698 +3.53
850–1200 1025 85-90% 50 92.00–101.00 $97.27 $997 ±0.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 36 94.00–102.50 $98.98 $1,015 -5.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1215 1058 2 96.00–105.00 $99.83 $1,056 —
1300–1776 1538 12 115.00–125.00 $120.77 $1,857 -8.23
1610–2080 1845 12 129.00–139.00 $134.64 $2,484 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–975 thin fleshed 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 40 870.00–1,050.00 $967.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1250 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,389.39

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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
920–1100 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,363.37 —

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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.