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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 147 234 244
Feeder cattle 117 195 193
Slaughter cattle 20 22 23
Replacement cattle 10 17 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 8-12 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 175.00 $175.00 $376 —
420–425 423 3 140.00–143.00 $142.00 $601 +11.00
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 +6.00
510–540 525 3 130.00–135.00 $131.67 $691 -4.33
560–565 563 2 130.00–137.00 $133.52 $752 —
610–620 615 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $713 —
655 655 1 116.00 $116.00 $760 +8.50
700–735 723 3 100.00–112.00 $107.26 $775 +7.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 158.00 $158.00 $356 —
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 +5.62
365–395 386 4 140.00–146.00 $142.54 $550 +3.57
410–440 427 3 125.00–132.00 $128.62 $549 +8.62
480 480 1 133.00 $133.00 $638 +16.01
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 +8.63
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 +5.00
740 740 1 96.00 $96.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 586 4 112.00–115.00 $114.26 $670 +7.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 132.00 $132.00 $436 —
350–385 369 7 131.00–133.00 $132.13 $488 +4.71
415–430 423 2 126.00–130.00 $127.96 $541 +10.20
460–475 468 3 124.00–130.00 $126.03 $590 +16.03
515–520 518 2 111.00–120.00 $115.48 $598 +6.51
600–640 620 2 107.00–108.00 $107.48 $666 +14.47
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 +11.00
840 840 1 92.00 $92.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 +6.99
360–375 368 3 122.00–127.00 $124.65 $459 +4.65
410–445 425 4 117.00–123.00 $121.04 $514 —
455–460 458 2 116.00–122.00 $118.98 $545 +9.98
515–520 518 2 103.00–107.00 $105.01 $544 +8.76
570 570 1 109.00 $109.00 $621 +17.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 3 131.00–138.00 $134.32 $595 +7.05
460 460 1 128.00 $128.00 $589 +3.00
505–535 523 3 119.00–127.00 $122.60 $641 +12.84
550–595 567 3 115.00–118.00 $116.70 $662 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1090 966 85-90% 4 26.00–30.00 $28.56 $276 -3.77
840–1195 1041 85-90% 4 39.00–43.00 $40.85 $425 —
985–1170 1053 85-90% 3 32.00–34.00 $33.05 $348 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1305 1120 80-85% 3 45.00–48.50 $46.70 $523 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,316 +4.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.