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Tadlock Stockyards Market Report, Forest, MS

Forest, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

1,684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.39/cwt -17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 573 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.99/cwt -60.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 560 lb · 51 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $325.33/cwt -20.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,189/hd at 673 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,684 1,489 2,201
Feeder cattle 1,439 1,188 1,714
Slaughter cattle 75 88 225
Replacement cattle 170 213 262

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold STEADY. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 HIGHER.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 530.00–560.00 $546.05 $1,764 -30.69
350–395 373 6 510.00–530.00 $520.60 $1,942 +17.65
400–445 423 12 480.00–510.00 $495.80 $2,097 +4.73
450–495 473 20 420.00–455.00 $438.33 $2,073 -27.38
500–545 523 26 375.00–415.00 $395.86 $2,070 -49.79
550–595 573 18 340.00–365.00 $352.99 $2,023 -17.60
600–645 623 32 330.00–345.00 $337.77 $2,104 -17.77
650–695 673 50 315.00–335.00 $325.33 $2,189 -20.17
700–745 723 20 320.00–340.00 $330.31 $2,388 ±0.00
750–795 773 40 310.00–325.00 $317.72 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 —
402 value added 402 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,050 —
476–488 value added 479 11 395.00–455.00 $437.49 $2,096 -36.27
504–516 value added 513 14 395.00–409.00 $405.07 $2,078 -40.41
550–580 value added 560 23 357.50–365.00 $361.59 $2,025 -16.52
600–624 value added 615 32 338.00–345.00 $341.94 $2,103 -29.19
682–691 value added 690 42 325.00–329.25 $328.95 $2,270 -11.98
710–725 value added 716 20 320.00 $320.00 $2,291 -20.00
765–770 value added 770 38 325.75–330.00 $325.97 $2,510 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 8 410.00–430.00 $420.60 $1,569 -45.31
400–445 423 4 390.00–405.00 $397.90 $1,683 -5.27
450–495 473 24 345.00–370.00 $358.10 $1,694 -30.00
500–545 523 14 330.00–345.00 $337.82 $1,767 -10.00
550–595 573 60 310.00–330.00 $320.39 $1,836 -17.60
600–645 623 18 315.00–331.50 $323.55 $2,016 -9.93
650–695 673 40 315.00–320.00 $317.58 $2,137 ±0.00
700–745 723 28 305.00–315.00 $310.16 $2,242 +4.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–478 value added 471 6 350.00–355.00 $351.62 $1,656 -45.96
510–535 value added 519 9 330.00–342.50 $335.27 $1,740 -20.53
550–583 value added 560 51 323.00–330.00 $324.99 $1,820 -60.56
600–608 value added 603 16 315.00–331.50 $321.19 $1,937 -15.45
657–676 value added 659 38 315.75–320.00 $316.21 $2,084 -3.79
733 value added 733 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,309 —
754 value added 754 24 305.00 $305.00 $2,300 —

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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 16 400.00–420.00 $410.48 $1,942 —
500–545 523 10 360.00–395.00 $378.25 $1,978 -2.40
550–595 573 10 325.00–345.00 $335.39 $1,922 -7.40
600–645 623 16 315.00–326.00 $320.70 $1,998 -12.07
650–695 673 10 300.00–312.00 $306.20 $2,061 —
700–745 723 8 290.00–310.00 $300.31 $2,171 —
750–795 773 2 280.00–297.50 $289.00 $2,234 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 26 130.00–141.00 $136.44 $1,399 -1.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 8 136.00–142.00 $139.51 $1,430 +0.24
1200–1525 1363 80-85% 14 145.00–160.00 $153.39 $2,091 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 2 124.50–127.00 $125.83 $1,007 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 127.00–134.00 $131.10 $1,344 -1.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2040 1698 4 179.00–183.00 $181.40 $3,080 —
1780 1780 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,884 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1350 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 2,100.00–2,450.00 $2,285.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1420 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 2,800.00–3,700.00 $3,350.86
1200–1350 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,517.65

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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
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 2,700.00–3,400.00 $3,081.82 —

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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.