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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 233 177
Feeder cattle 208 183 141
Slaughter cattle 32 29 17
Replacement cattle 12 21 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were 2-4 lower bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 162.00 $162.00 $437 -4.00
305–345 326 4 150.00–158.00 $153.11 $499 -4.89
350–380 363 6 150.00–156.00 $153.49 $557 -2.99
400–445 421 7 128.00–141.00 $135.47 $570 -14.53
460 460 1 136.00 $136.00 $626 —
500–540 516 7 120.00–130.00 $123.38 $637 -4.98
555–565 562 3 122.00–127.00 $125.35 $704 —
600–640 620 6 107.00–111.00 $109.17 $677 -5.37
655–690 673 2 103.00–106.00 $104.54 $704 -9.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 —
355–395 380 6 140.00–148.00 $142.72 $542 -6.59
420–445 430 3 115.00–126.00 $122.21 $526 -11.52
460–495 479 8 117.00–127.00 $121.76 $583 -4.51
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 —
570–585 578 2 110.00–115.00 $112.53 $650 -5.72
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 326 4 120.00–122.00 $120.50 $393 —
380–395 388 2 117.00–124.00 $120.57 $468 —
400–445 422 5 112.00–119.00 $115.30 $487 +10.29
470–495 481 5 107.00–113.00 $109.99 $529 +2.35
510–525 518 2 94.00–100.00 $96.96 $502 -8.05
595 595 3 92.00–99.00 $96.33 $573 -9.35
605–635 620 2 94.00 $94.00 $583 —
655–675 665 3 92.00–95.00 $93.67 $623 -4.33
765–785 775 2 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $432 -1.13
350–380 369 8 126.00–134.00 $128.14 $473 +4.22
400–425 413 6 121.00–129.00 $123.48 $510 +6.52
500–515 508 2 104.00–107.00 $105.48 $536 -5.27
550 550 1 106.00 $106.00 $583 —
650 650 1 106.00 $106.00 $689 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 -5.34
465–495 478 3 118.00–125.00 $122.40 $585 -1.54
500–505 503 2 110.00–113.00 $111.49 $561 -0.86
550–565 558 2 106.00–110.00 $107.97 $602 -2.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1050 1028 85-90% 3 24.00–28.00 $25.70 $264 —
1010–1095 1053 85-90% 3 30.00 $30.00 $316 —
935–1295 1126 85-90% 5 32.00–35.00 $33.10 $373 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1385 1250 80-85% 4 38.00–43.00 $41.08 $514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,014 —
1745–2075 1910 2 73.00–77.00 $75.17 $1,436 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1975 1975 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,659 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285–1575 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $782.60

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.