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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

1,455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.60/cwt +29.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 373 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $446.48/cwt ≈ $1,750/hd at 392 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $476.51/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 373 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,455 1,143 1,544
Feeder cattle 1,056 765 1,126
Slaughter cattle 103 147 95
Replacement cattle 296 231 323

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 6 550.00–610.00 $576.97 $1,287 +38.43
250–295 273 6 490.00–550.00 $522.48 $1,426 -15.41
300–345 323 6 500.00–540.00 $521.40 $1,684 +25.35
350–395 373 22 450.00–500.00 $476.51 $1,777 +20.00
400–445 423 22 440.00–490.00 $466.33 $1,973 +25.80
450–495 473 12 415.00–445.00 $430.71 $2,037 +10.47
500–545 523 12 400.00–425.00 $413.04 $2,160 +22.61
550–595 573 14 385.00–425.00 $405.79 $2,325 +47.60
600–645 623 4 360.00–377.50 $369.07 $2,299 +14.56
650–695 673 14 320.00–353.00 $337.05 $2,268 —
750–795 773 16 319.00–321.00 $320.03 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–390 value added 380 17 455.00–500.00 $476.84 $1,812 —
432–438 value added 436 11 460.00–490.00 $481.90 $2,101 —
495 value added 495 6 417.00 $417.00 $2,064 —
529 value added 529 8 417.50 $417.50 $2,209 +43.46
553–557 value added 555 7 400.00–425.00 $414.24 $2,299 +36.74
661 value added 661 8 353.00 $353.00 $2,333 —
746 value added 746 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,686 +50.00
757–792 value added 771 15 319.00–320.00 $319.59 $2,464 -5.41

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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 8 450.00–490.00 $471.40 $1,523 +55.35
350–395 373 30 435.00–455.00 $445.60 $1,662 +29.69
400–445 423 18 410.00–435.00 $423.17 $1,790 +4.74
450–495 473 14 370.00–410.00 $390.95 $1,849 +15.24
500–545 523 10 337.50–365.00 $351.84 $1,840 +12.28
550–595 573 10 322.00–337.50 $330.05 $1,891 +8.55
600–645 623 16 315.00–338.00 $326.92 $2,037 +1.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,592 —
381–395 value added 392 25 435.00–450.00 $446.48 $1,750 —
415–426 value added 419 13 400.00–435.00 $421.32 $1,765 —
468–479 value added 474 7 370.00–410.00 $386.92 $1,834 -0.30
512–543 value added 526 8 357.50–365.00 $360.33 $1,895 +27.83
565 value added 565 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 +32.50
635–642 value added 636 16 330.00–338.00 $336.49 $2,140 +6.49
708 value added 708 3 314.00 $314.00 $2,223 —

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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 4 425.00–435.00 $430.27 $1,820 —
450–495 473 8 407.50–420.00 $414.05 $1,958 —
550–595 573 20 340.00–367.50 $354.29 $2,030 —
600–645 623 4 315.00–345.00 $330.54 $2,059 —

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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% 14 152.00–162.00 $157.85 $1,618 +1.00
1200–1500 1350 80-85% 4 159.00–168.00 $164.00 $2,214 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–750 675 85-90% 4 123.00–127.00 $125.22 $845 —
750–850 800 85-90% 4 139.00–145.00 $142.19 $1,138 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 148.00–156.00 $152.68 $1,565 -2.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1950 1675 6 170.00–180.00 $175.82 $2,945 —
1675–2265 1970 4 184.00–192.50 $187.61 $3,696 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1160 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 52 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,680.87
1020–1405 fancy 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 34 3,000.00–3,600.00 $3,347.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–955 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,200.00–1,800.00 $1,560.38

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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
1110–1400 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 32 3,500.00–4,000.00 $3,778.88 —

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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.