Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

1,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Tadlock Stockyards report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $342.99/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 573 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $398.33/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 473 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.87/cwt ≈ $2,013/hd at 587 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,476	740	1,547
Feeder cattle	1,164	494	873
Slaughter cattle	126	68	253
Replacement cattle	186	178	421

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold $10-$20 higher, feeder heifers sold 15-25 higher, slaughter cows sold $5-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-$7 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	500.00–530.00	$516.52	$1,152	—
250–295	273	4	500.00–530.00	$516.24	$1,409	—
300–345	323	6	480.00–500.00	$490.70	$1,585	+42.68
350–395	373	24	430.00–445.00	$437.95	$1,634	+19.39
400–445	423	12	410.00–430.00	$420.53	$1,779	+12.36
450–495	473	42	380.00–415.00	$398.33	$1,884	+7.85
500–545	523	24	340.00–365.00	$353.04	$1,846	+10.22
550–595	573	44	330.00–355.00	$342.99	$1,965	+5.20
600–645	623	36	323.50–345.00	$334.64	$2,085	—
650–695	673	4	297.50–315.00	$306.54	$2,063	—
700–745	723	6	288.00–300.00	$294.19	$2,127	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–396 value added	392	10	440.00–495.00	$456.12	$1,788	—
467–485 value added	478	33	400.00–415.00	$409.62	$1,958	+33.33
515–526 value added	520	12	340.00–365.00	$355.51	$1,849	+5.51
568–595 value added	587	37	323.50–355.00	$342.87	$2,013	—
601–630 value added	613	22	325.00–349.00	$338.78	$2,077	+15.62
708 value added	708	2	288.00	$288.00	$2,039	—
822 value added	822	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,219	—
907 value added	907	3	260.00	$260.00	$2,358	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	400.00–435.00	$418.94	$1,144	—
400–445	423	22	356.00–365.00	$360.74	$1,526	+33.58
450–495	473	22	325.00–355.00	$340.71	$1,612	+35.47
500–545	523	34	310.00–325.00	$317.82	$1,662	+16.04
550–595	573	18	300.00–315.00	$307.79	$1,764	+12.14
600–645	623	8	305.00–315.00	$310.18	$1,932	+37.41
700–745	723	12	257.50–270.00	$263.94	$1,908	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–442 value added	428	22	356.00–365.00	$360.42	$1,543	+36.42
450–485 value added	466	17	320.00–332.00	$325.40	$1,516	—
523–545 value added	535	22	310.00–339.00	$334.76	$1,791	+22.69
584–589 value added	586	11	300.00	$300.00	$1,758	+2.50
620–643 value added	632	6	307.00–315.00	$311.07	$1,966	+18.57
700–728 value added	714	10	257.50–270.00	$262.94	$1,877	+13.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	24	138.00–145.00	$142.10	$1,457	+5.83
1200–1450	1325	80-85%	8	145.00–150.00	$147.74	$1,958	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–750	725	85-90%	4	115.00–121.00	$118.10	$856	—
750–850	800	85-90%	8	120.00–127.50	$123.98	$992	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	132.00–139.00	$136.10	$1,395	+5.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	12	134.00–144.00	$139.85	$1,433	+9.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1325	1163	4	150.00–158.00	$154.56	$1,798	—
1445–1865	1655	12	163.50–171.50	$168.01	$2,781	+1.16
1600–2045	1823	10	176.00–184.00	$180.49	$3,290	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1250	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,227.27
900–1425 fancy	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,906.45

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,611.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1200	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,200.00–2,750.00	$2,514.29	—
1100–1300 fancy	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,162.50	-1,037.50

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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.