Cattle Market Pulse

Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $498.56/cwt +72.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 373 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.99/cwt -7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,023/hd at 573 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $501.07/cwt -34.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 423 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,177 1,900 879
Feeder cattle 882 1,316 653
Slaughter cattle 94 159 73
Replacement cattle 201 425 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls also sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 4 670.00–700.00 $686.24 $1,873 +24.59
300–345 323 8 600.00–640.00 $621.40 $2,007 -5.34
350–395 373 22 550.00–600.00 $576.51 $2,150 +15.91
400–445 423 24 480.00–520.00 $501.07 $2,120 -34.73
450–495 473 22 470.00–505.00 $488.33 $2,310 +7.38
500–545 523 18 450.00–485.00 $468.25 $2,449 +45.43
550–595 573 10 400.00–430.00 $415.59 $2,381 +25.20
600–645 623 10 370.00–400.00 $385.54 $2,402 -10.00
650–695 673 6 330.00–360.00 $345.50 $2,325 -12.42
700–745 723 2 315.00–330.00 $322.73 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 3 605.00 $605.00 $2,009 —
355–397 value added 376 6 550.00–575.00 $561.80 $2,112 -4.66
400–402 value added 401 11 520.00–537.50 $532.74 $2,136 +2.74
465–497 value added 472 13 501.00–505.00 $504.03 $2,379 +14.03
521 value added 521 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,371 +38.55
565–595 value added 576 11 370.00–421.50 $402.15 $2,316 —
638 value added 638 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,456 -16.10
660 value added 660 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,376 -8.50

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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 12 560.00–600.00 $581.40 $1,878 +128.03
350–395 373 24 480.00–515.00 $498.56 $1,860 +72.65
400–445 423 14 450.00–480.00 $465.80 $1,970 +40.00
450–495 473 22 390.00–430.00 $410.95 $1,944 +0.47
500–545 523 10 355.00–365.00 $360.22 $1,884 -17.60
550–595 573 24 340.00–365.00 $352.99 $2,023 -7.40
600–645 623 14 320.00–340.00 $330.36 $2,058 -10.00
650–695 673 2 325.00–335.00 $330.17 $2,222 -5.16
700–745 723 8 325.00–332.50 $328.87 $2,378 +12.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 value added 355 14 465.00–490.00 $479.98 $1,704 —
435 value added 435 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,827 -8.58
450–490 value added 474 23 385.00–425.00 $397.29 $1,883 —
538 value added 538 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,835 -34.28
560–598 value added 582 16 345.00–400.00 $363.32 $2,115 -1.18
642–647 value added 644 13 330.00–340.00 $335.37 $2,160 -2.07
743 value added 743 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,433 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 10 440.00–465.00 $453.10 $2,143 —
550–595 573 6 347.50–360.00 $354.00 $2,028 —

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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% 16 157.00–167.50 $163.15 $1,672 +1.13
1200–1450 1325 80-85% 4 164.00–169.00 $166.74 $2,209 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 12 159.00–169.00 $164.85 $1,690 -7.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 147.50–154.00 $151.30 $1,551 -4.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1380 1310 4 152.50–160.00 $156.45 $2,049 -33.09
1530–2085 1808 16 180.00–190.00 $185.77 $3,359 —
2000 2000 1 200.00 $200.00 $4,000 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1280 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 20 2,000.00–2,450.00 $2,244.59
1105–1550 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 2,400.00–3,350.00 $2,954.61

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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
1100–1500 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,800.00–4,200.00 $4,030.77 —

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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.