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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.33/cwt +15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 673 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.00/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 656 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.82/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 523 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 879 1,320
Feeder cattle 111 653 1,006
Slaughter cattle 118 73 191
Replacement cattle 500 153 123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 Higher, slaughter cows sold 5-10 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 12-20 Higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 460.00–475.00 $468.26 $1,044 —
300–345 323 6 425.00–450.00 $438.37 $1,416 +2.32
350–395 373 4 400.00–425.00 $413.26 $1,541 +2.66
400–445 423 10 370.00–400.00 $385.80 $1,632 -20.00
450–495 473 8 315.00–340.00 $328.10 $1,552 -17.38
500–545 523 24 310.00–325.00 $317.82 $1,662 +2.60
550–595 573 20 310.00–325.00 $317.79 $1,821 +15.32
600–645 623 24 270.00–290.00 $280.36 $1,747 -3.53
650–695 673 30 270.00–290.00 $280.33 $1,887 +15.16
700–745 723 4 270.00–277.50 $273.87 $1,980 —
750–795 773 4 270.00–277.50 $273.86 $2,117 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 value added 328 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,476 —
413–428 value added 422 7 370.00–375.00 $372.10 $1,570 -17.90
470 value added 470 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,598 +25.00
525–537 value added 535 22 315.00–323.00 $321.93 $1,722 +1.93
565–597 value added 574 24 270.00–325.00 $308.22 $1,769 -5.78
633–635 value added 634 16 289.00–290.00 $289.69 $1,837 +2.19
656 value added 656 28 290.00 $290.00 $1,902 +29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 325.00–340.00 $332.95 $1,242 +7.04
400–445 423 8 290.00–305.00 $297.90 $1,260 -24.05
450–495 473 18 270.00–283.00 $276.81 $1,309 -29.74
500–545 523 12 265.00–275.00 $270.22 $1,413 +6.44
550–595 573 14 250.00–262.50 $256.50 $1,470 +11.63
600–645 623 10 247.00–257.00 $252.18 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 value added 275 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,059 —
420 value added 420 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,134 -49.22
450–475 value added 456 11 276.00–283.00 $281.54 $1,284 -18.46
509 value added 509 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,420 +16.10
568–569 value added 569 9 250.00–256.00 $253.34 $1,442 -3.66
636 value added 636 7 257.50 $257.50 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 4 280.00–290.00 $285.22 $1,492 —

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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% 18 138.00–146.00 $142.68 $1,462 +3.24
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 28 150.00–160.00 $155.38 $2,020 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 14 140.00–150.00 $145.85 $1,495 +10.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–750 700 85-90% 2 102.50–107.50 $104.82 $734 —
750–850 800 85-90% 2 115.00–125.00 $120.31 $962 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 130.00–138.00 $134.68 $1,380 +12.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1835 1450 4 160.00–166.00 $163.80 $2,375 —
1380–2120 1750 6 171.00–176.00 $174.03 $3,046 —
1485–2050 1768 8 182.00–191.00 $187.22 $3,310 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 fancy 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 36 3,000.00–4,000.00 $3,571.43
1000–1395 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,191.23

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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
900–1100 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,300.00–2,750.00 $2,547.50 —

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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.