Cattle Market Pulse

Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $114.54/cwt ≈ $711/hd at 621 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 309 273
Feeder cattle 183 — 203
Slaughter cattle 29 — 41
Replacement cattle 21 — 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
295 295 1 166.00 $166.00 $490
300 300 1 158.00 $158.00 $474
350–370 358 4 154.00–160.00 $156.48 $560
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630
510–545 523 6 126.00–130.00 $128.36 $671
600–645 621 10 110.00–118.00 $114.54 $711
650–680 670 7 111.00–117.00 $113.99 $764
700–740 720 3 103.00–111.00 $108.01 $778
770–780 775 2 107.00–109.00 $107.99 $837
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360–390 375 3 148.00–150.00 $149.31 $560
410–440 425 3 130.00–138.00 $133.73 $568
460–485 474 4 124.00–130.00 $126.27 $599
540 540 1 122.00 $122.00 $659
560–590 575 4 116.00–122.00 $118.25 $680
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708
770 770 1 102.00 $102.00 $785
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 1 138.00 $138.00 $476

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315–340 325 7 125.00–130.00 $128.13 $416
360–380 370 2 121.00–127.00 $123.92 $459
410–420 415 2 114.00–120.00 $116.96 $485
500–540 518 4 110.00–112.00 $110.75 $574
600–640 619 7 102.00–107.00 $104.61 $648
650–670 657 3 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $690
700 700 1 108.00 $108.00 $756
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 1 117.00 $117.00 $410
420–425 423 2 103.00–107.00 $105.01 $444
450–480 467 3 104.00–111.00 $107.64 $503
500–525 513 6 100.00–108.00 $105.01 $539
560–580 570 3 104.00–107.00 $105.68 $602
680 680 1 98.00 $98.00 $666
700 700 3 90.00–99.00 $93.67 $656

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420–440 427 3 124.00–130.00 $127.34 $544
450–470 457 3 120.00–128.00 $123.94 $566
500–540 520 3 110.00–116.00 $112.35 $584
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502
450–480 467 3 114.00–115.00 $114.68 $536
780 780 1 98.00 $98.00 $764
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–850 813 85-90% 4 24.00–27.50 $26.07 $212
900–1025 978 85-90% 7 30.00–35.00 $32.25 $315
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1220 1117 80-85% 10 36.00–45.00 $38.73 $433

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
2050 2050 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,538

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1325 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–950.00 $885.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.