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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

500 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (279)

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 530 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 505 677
Feeder cattle 406 321 531
Slaughter cattle 88 84 45
Replacement cattle 6 100 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, the lighter calves sold higher and bigger calves were a little lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 11 347.00 $347.00 $1,839 +7.00
688 688 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,133 —
720 720 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 258 3 465.00–475.00 $469.87 $1,212 +19.87
335–345 340 2 470.00–475.00 $472.46 $1,606 +22.46
355–370 363 2 485.00–490.00 $487.55 $1,770 +40.00
410–440 424 4 450.00–465.00 $458.14 $1,943 —
450–470 460 3 444.00–468.00 $455.75 $2,096 —
530–540 535 2 335.00–340.00 $337.48 $1,806 -12.52
550 550 1 338.00 $338.00 $1,859 -11.91
675–680 678 2 285.00–290.00 $287.49 $1,949 -45.19
755–760 758 2 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $2,141 -33.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 505.00–535.00 $520.31 $1,655 +35.31
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +40.00
425–430 428 2 475.00–500.00 $487.43 $2,086 +40.88
505–545 527 3 342.00–360.00 $348.85 $1,838 -19.15
605–620 613 2 315.00–316.00 $315.49 $1,934 -31.51
650 650 3 300.00–310.00 $305.67 $1,987 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 -36.71
780 780 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,278 —
805–820 813 2 280.00–288.00 $284.04 $2,309 —
930 930 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
350–380 365 2 430.00–450.00 $439.59 $1,605 —
430 430 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,892 +25.00
460–480 470 2 425.00–435.00 $429.89 $2,020 +35.98
515–540 532 3 318.00–328.00 $323.76 $1,722 —
565–585 570 7 310.00–328.00 $324.36 $1,849 -10.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 420.00 $420.00 $903 —
270–285 278 2 395.00–430.00 $412.97 $1,148 -17.03
330 330 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,336 -15.00
360–380 368 3 385.00–400.00 $393.42 $1,448 —
410–430 420 2 400.00–405.00 $402.56 $1,691 -20.71
480 480 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 -20.00
520–545 536 4 328.00–338.00 $332.24 $1,781 +0.18
630–640 635 2 315.00–328.00 $321.55 $2,042 +7.55
685 685 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 +15.02
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 362.00–370.00 $365.84 $1,335 -23.16
405–440 423 2 360.00–395.00 $376.78 $1,594 -8.22
460 460 1 368.00 $368.00 $1,693 -27.00
550–585 568 3 294.00–313.00 $302.45 $1,718 —
615 615 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,808 -1.00
650–685 665 3 280.00–290.00 $286.04 $1,902 —
720–725 723 2 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,970 —
750 750 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 9 339.00 $339.00 $1,678 —
630 630 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,183 +12.00
315 315 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,323 -80.00
365 365 1 423.00 $423.00 $1,544 -17.00
415 415 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 -6.90
475 475 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,971 —
510–540 525 2 340.00–348.00 $344.11 $1,807 -24.89
665–675 670 2 338.00–353.00 $345.44 $2,314 +25.44
705–725 715 3 293.00–320.00 $305.21 $2,182 -12.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 465.00–470.00 $467.53 $2,034 +60.97
505–530 518 2 333.00–338.00 $335.56 $1,738 —
615 615 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,697 -29.00
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 -20.00
705 705 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,918 -8.00
770 770 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,987 —
800 800 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 3 490.00–500.00 $494.98 $2,054 +79.86
540 540 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,971 —
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 -25.00
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 450.00–455.00 $452.51 $1,891 —
560–590 575 2 312.00–313.00 $312.49 $1,797 —
640 640 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1040 999 85-90% 4 133.00–139.00 $136.24 $1,361 —
1020–1295 1194 85-90% 5 140.00–148.00 $143.99 $1,719 —
1170–1225 1198 85-90% 3 150.00–159.00 $155.34 $1,861 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1175 80-85% 2 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $1,833 —
1175–1405 1295 80-85% 4 163.00–171.00 $167.19 $2,165 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1585 1493 75-80% 4 150.00–160.00 $155.61 $2,323 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1925 1770 2 188.00–190.00 $189.09 $3,347 —
1710–2020 1845 3 195.00–210.00 $200.80 $3,705 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,117 +9.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 +1,000.00

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Price trend

high 520.00 low 340.00 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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