Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

1,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.14/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 631 lb · 34 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.87/cwt ≈ $1,258/hd at 304 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $467.50/cwt ≈ $1,720/hd at 368 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,524	1,388	1,167
Feeder cattle	1,076	1,177	955
Slaughter cattle	217	86	138
Replacement cattle	231	125	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	5	559.00	$559.00	$1,660	—
305	305	13	557.00	$557.00	$1,699	—
368	368	28	467.50	$467.50	$1,720	—
437	437	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,792	—
504	504	4	363.00	$363.00	$1,830	—
603–643	631	34	330.00–354.00	$337.14	$2,127	—
662–696	681	12	325.00–340.00	$330.48	$2,251	—
725	725	2	327.00	$327.00	$2,371	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 fancy	180	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,188	—
210–235	218	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,199	-13.76
260–290	275	2	525.00–530.00	$527.64	$1,451	-18.60
305–335	315	3	500.00–505.00	$501.77	$1,581	-6.95
350–355	352	5	435.00–455.00	$445.99	$1,570	—
400–440	420	8	410.00–440.00	$417.99	$1,756	-2.54
460 value added	460	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,070	—
455–475	465	5	385.00–400.00	$392.91	$1,827	+2.43
500	500	2	360.00–375.00	$367.50	$1,838	-5.32
555 value added	555	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,054	—
570–595	582	9	345.00–360.00	$350.74	$2,041	+2.06
600–645	617	25	335.00–350.00	$345.59	$2,132	+5.23
660–695	674	4	332.00–345.00	$337.22	$2,273	+14.82
710–745	721	4	327.00–331.00	$329.51	$2,376	—
750–790	770	3	300.00–320.00	$310.09	$2,388	—
865	865	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,595	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	5	420.00–450.00	$441.85	$1,458	—
355–380	363	4	420.00–430.00	$426.14	$1,547	—
400–445	419	18	370.00–405.00	$391.05	$1,638	—
450–495	476	15	347.00–375.00	$360.30	$1,715	—
545	545	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,908	—
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
480	480	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
579	579	8	2,520.00	$2,520.00	—
603–645	625	42	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,406.75	—
651–670	663	17	2,200.00–2,525.00	$2,348.09	—
708–732	718	23	2,350.00–2,725.00	$2,579.19	—
810	810	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
980	980	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	3	490.00–520.00	$501.31	$1,143	—
255–285	272	3	425.00–450.00	$435.00	$1,183	—
300	300	3	400.00–415.00	$410.00	$1,230	-16.74
355–360	358	2	400.00–425.00	$412.41	$1,476	-14.10
400–440	425	12	360.00–380.00	$366.57	$1,558	+1.30
460–490	473	5	350.00–365.00	$354.88	$1,679	+4.40
507–535	513	15	335.00–352.00	$346.55	$1,778	+1.33
550–575	565	9	325.00–350.00	$332.15	$1,877	-2.09
620–635	628	2	315.00–320.00	$317.47	$1,994	-4.67
665	665	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,028	-5.33
700–745	720	4	275.00–305.00	$291.06	$2,096	—
875	875	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	304	30	400.00–434.00	$413.87	$1,258	—
386	386	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,505	—
433	433	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,624	—
487	487	7	355.00	$355.00	$1,729	—
621	621	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	365.00–385.00	$375.45	$1,239	—
355–395	376	7	360.00–390.00	$377.60	$1,420	—
455–470	465	4	320.00–340.00	$332.47	$1,546	—
525–545	535	3	315.00–325.00	$320.06	$1,712	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	7	322.00	$322.00	$1,884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1060	1043	80-85%	8	166.00–168.00	$167.00	$1,742	-4.85
875–1270	1128	80-85%	76	170.00–178.00	$176.67	$1,993	—
1050–1355	1208	80-85%	17	179.00–189.00	$182.28	$2,202	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1110	955	85-90%	3	144.00–146.00	$145.11	$1,386	—
925–1100	991	85-90%	12	150.00–159.00	$154.89	$1,535	—
945–1205	1062	85-90%	27	160.00–169.00	$163.62	$1,738	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1655	1407	75-80%	3	165.00–168.00	$166.30	$2,340	—
1280–1695	1453	75-80%	19	170.00–179.00	$173.98	$2,528	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1845	1421	12	193.00–203.00	$197.65	$2,809	—
1155–2365	1811	9	207.00–214.00	$209.57	$3,795	—
1920–2145	1995	3	224.00–227.00	$226.04	$4,509	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–965	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,801.31
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
805	805	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
730–995	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,433.85
705–1025	894	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,900.00–2,700.00	$2,540.46
845–1065	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	1,800.00–2,825.00	$2,489.35
855–1080	1017	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,725.00–2,400.00	$2,175.63
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1150	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,996.71
1090–1170	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,348.23
1070–1380	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	2,100.00–3,350.00	$2,690.35
995–1515	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,718.37
1140–1635	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,150.00	$2,936.87
1545	1545	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
930–1020	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,104.62
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–700	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,300.00	$2,012.69
810–905	858	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,450.00	$3,450.00	+384.04
1210–1305	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,050.00–3,200.00	$3,136.52	—
1250–1410	1339	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,294.12	—
1350–1540	1422	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	3,325.00–3,550.00	$3,411.01	—
1455	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.