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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.51/cwt ≈ $539/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 252 284
Feeder cattle 195 208 215
Slaughter cattle 22 32 8
Replacement cattle 17 12 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market, feeder steers and heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows 3-5 higher and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 140.00–145.00 $142.38 $448 -2.62
365–385 375 3 135.00–144.00 $138.97 $521 -3.75
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -2.21
450–460 455 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $532 -4.77
500–510 507 3 114.00–124.00 $119.37 $605 +1.37
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 +2.47
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 130.00–133.00 $131.00 $524 -4.47
470 470 1 132.00 $132.00 $620 -4.00
525 525 1 136.00 $136.00 $714 +12.62
655–660 658 2 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $707 +2.96
705 705 2 98.00–102.00 $100.00 $705 —
750 750 1 96.00 $96.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 386 4 130.00–132.00 $130.51 $504 —
560–575 571 4 105.00–108.00 $106.51 $608 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 5 126.00–128.00 $127.42 $488 -0.72
405–410 406 4 116.00–120.00 $117.76 $478 -5.72
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
500–535 518 5 106.00–111.00 $108.97 $564 +3.49
585 585 1 102.00 $102.00 $597 -4.00
600–640 615 3 91.00–95.00 $93.01 $572 —
690 690 1 94.00 $94.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 115.00–120.00 $118.01 $381 -2.49
350–390 367 3 120.00 $120.00 $440 -0.57
455 455 1 109.00 $109.00 $496 -0.99
500–540 523 3 94.00–100.00 $96.25 $503 -0.71
560–595 572 3 91.00–92.00 $91.33 $522 -5.00
630–635 633 2 86.00–89.00 $87.51 $554 -6.49
680 680 1 88.00 $88.00 $598 -5.67
725 725 1 85.00 $85.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 4 116.00–120.00 $117.50 $515 —
450–490 471 11 110.00–120.00 $114.51 $539 —
540 540 1 105.00 $105.00 $567 +5.00
550–575 562 3 91.00–100.00 $97.06 $545 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 3 122.00–131.00 $127.27 $545 +5.27
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +2.60
525–545 536 4 107.00–112.00 $109.76 $588 -1.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1025 931 85-90% 4 24.00–28.00 $25.94 $242 —
860–1050 968 85-90% 4 30.00–35.00 $32.33 $313 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1520 1335 80-85% 3 50.00–52.00 $51.10 $682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1845 1633 3 74.00–76.00 $75.12 $1,227 —
1695 1695 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,356 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1420 1333 2 60.00–65.00 $62.66 $835 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —

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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.