Tadlock Stockyards Market Report

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

1,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $337.40/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,271/hd at 673 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $369.91/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 573 lb · 42 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.06/cwt ≈ $2,211/hd at 660 lb · 40 head

Forest, MS 5-weight steers sold at $379/cwt, $11/cwt below the MS average ($390) and $26/cwt under Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($405). MS 5-weight steers are down $44 from the late June peak of $437. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,268	1,101	1,524
Feeder cattle	1,051	859	1,076
Slaughter cattle	83	91	217
Replacement cattle	134	151	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 HIGHER and feeder heifers sold STEADY-$15.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 HIGHER and feeder heifers sold STEADY-$15.00 HIGHER
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 HIGHER and feeder heifers sold STEADY-$15.00 HIGHER
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold STEADY

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	775.00	$775.00	$1,279	—
200	200	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,400	+11.24
300–345	323	4	530.00–545.00	$538.02	$1,738	—
350–395	373	8	520.00–545.00	$533.26	$1,989	+39.70
400–445	423	10	480.00–510.00	$495.80	$2,097	+35.27
450–495	473	16	430.00–460.00	$445.71	$2,108	+16.54
500–545	523	34	380.00–410.00	$395.65	$2,069	+5.22
550–595	573	42	359.00–380.00	$369.91	$2,120	+6.53
600–645	623	26	350.00–367.00	$358.81	$2,235	-1.55
650–695	673	46	325.00–349.00	$337.40	$2,271	-8.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480 value added	480	7	430.00	$430.00	$2,064	-4.17
503–530 value added	512	20	370.00–407.50	$392.69	$2,011	+3.22
553–591 value added	572	36	359.00–380.00	$367.12	$2,100	—
607–643 value added	618	18	352.00–367.50	$358.91	$2,218	+5.06
650–683 value added	660	40	325.00–349.00	$335.06	$2,211	—
772 value added	772	24	310.00	$310.00	$2,393	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	10	370.00–390.00	$380.53	$1,610	+17.36
450–495	473	8	350.00–375.00	$363.10	$1,717	±0.00
500–545	523	14	340.00–360.00	$350.43	$1,833	-22.82
550–595	573	20	315.00–340.00	$327.99	$1,879	-24.80
600–645	623	10	315.00–340.00	$327.95	$2,043	-7.59
650–695	673	14	305.00–325.00	$315.33	$2,122	-2.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 value added	430	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	+40.00
482 value added	482	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,687	-45.32
501 value added	501	4	362.50	$362.50	$1,816	-7.88
561 value added	561	4	327.50	$327.50	$1,837	—
651–680 value added	658	12	310.00–313.00	$312.23	$2,054	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	623	10	310.00–325.00	$317.77	$1,980	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–750	700	85-90%	4	135.00–145.00	$140.36	$983	+1.34
750–850	800	85-90%	4	145.00–155.00	$150.31	$1,202	-9.58
850–1200	1025	85-90%	12	164.00–174.00	$169.85	$1,741	-0.42

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	6	176.50–184.00	$180.89	$1,854	+1.87
1200–1600	1400	80-85%	4	181.00–190.00	$186.14	$2,606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	6	174.00–184.00	$179.85	$1,843	-2.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1213	4	190.00–198.00	$194.70	$2,362	—
1045–2045	1545	6	220.00–225.00	$223.31	$3,450	—
1295–1805	1550	8	200.00–215.00	$208.73	$3,235	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,753.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200 fancy	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,100.00	$4,100.00
1090–1390	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	2,700.00–3,500.00	$3,148.39

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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
900–1300	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,150.00–5,000.00	$4,652.27	—

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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.