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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.86/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 473 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.60/cwt -12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 373 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.39/cwt -6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 990 1,968 1,130
Feeder cattle 618 1,199 577
Slaughter cattle 94 181 238
Replacement cattle 278 588 315

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady- 2 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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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 4 510.00–530.00 $521.01 $1,162 +10.00
250–295 273 4 510.00–530.00 $520.83 $1,422 +10.00
300–345 323 6 500.00–530.00 $516.05 $1,667 +35.00
350–395 373 14 452.50–480.00 $467.08 $1,742 +13.82
400–445 423 8 425.00–455.00 $440.80 $1,865 -14.47
450–495 473 14 385.00–420.00 $403.33 $1,908 -19.53
500–545 523 16 360.00–378.00 $369.39 $1,932 -6.26
550–595 573 8 348.00–365.00 $356.83 $2,045 +15.24
750–795 773 4 260.00–270.00 $265.15 $2,050 -5.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 value added 391 9 452.50 $452.50 $1,769 —
467–470 value added 469 6 387.50–440.00 $413.67 $1,940 —
570 value added 570 5 348.00 $348.00 $1,984 +6.33
883 value added 883 6 259.00 $259.00 $2,287 +4.00
1045 value added 1045 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,351 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 4 400.00–430.00 $416.52 $929 —
250–295 273 4 385.00–410.00 $398.53 $1,088 —
350–395 373 20 355.00–375.00 $365.60 $1,364 -12.66
450–495 473 24 320.00–335.00 $327.86 $1,551 -2.62
500–545 523 8 300.00–320.00 $310.43 $1,624 +2.61
550–595 573 14 277.50–300.00 $289.19 $1,657 -11.20
600–645 623 2 265.00–275.00 $270.18 $1,683 -8.04
650–695 673 2 250.00–275.00 $262.92 $1,769 -11.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 value added 377 14 374.00 $374.00 $1,410 —
496 value added 496 14 320.00–321.00 $320.71 $1,591 —
537 value added 537 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,490 -30.95
573 value added 573 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,604 -26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 400.00–430.00 $415.91 $1,551 —
400–445 423 4 400.00–420.00 $410.53 $1,737 —
450–495 473 12 390.00–405.00 $397.86 $1,882 +25.00
600–645 623 2 315.00–320.00 $317.59 $1,979 —

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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% 12 142.00–150.00 $146.68 $1,503 -5.97
1200–1450 1325 80-85% 12 151.00–162.50 $157.29 $2,084 +2.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 12 135.00–145.50 $141.15 $1,447 -1.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 136.00–144.50 $140.98 $1,445 -2.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1100 4 155.00–168.00 $162.09 $1,783 —
1370–1800 1585 6 175.00–182.50 $179.26 $2,841 —
1500–1855 1678 6 184.00–188.50 $186.49 $3,129 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–800 fancy 750 (<2 yrs)Open 32 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,160.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 fancy 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 3,200.00–3,300.00 $3,252.63
1000–1405 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,575.26
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–950 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,600.00–2,150.00 $1,902.02

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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
1100–1250 fancy 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 3,500.00–3,900.00 $3,712.77 —
1175–1300 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,910.10 —

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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.