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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.75/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 524 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 239 507
Feeder cattle 203 204 349
Slaughter cattle 21 15 101
Replacement cattle 44 20 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 163.00–168.00 $165.34 $380 —
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
300–335 323 4 155.00–168.00 $161.80 $523 +17.80
350–390 370 4 155.00–165.00 $158.91 $588 +11.94
440 440 2 144.00–147.00 $145.50 $640 +9.13
450–455 452 3 150.00–152.00 $151.34 $684 +19.31
510–540 528 3 120.00–128.00 $123.92 $654 +4.65
555–575 565 5 120.00–129.00 $124.99 $706 +8.10
680–690 685 2 115.00 $115.00 $788 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 174.00–175.00 $174.51 $462 +13.49
305–335 318 4 175.00–180.00 $177.81 $565 —
400–445 422 3 155.00–165.00 $159.16 $672 +12.83
490 490 1 156.00 $156.00 $764 —
500–540 526 8 128.00–137.00 $132.73 $698 +0.92
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 +8.00
600–640 614 4 117.00–127.00 $120.20 $738 -5.32
680 680 1 118.00 $118.00 $802 —
700 700 1 119.00 $119.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 4 148.00–150.00 $149.51 $531 —
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
465–475 470 2 132.00–133.00 $132.51 $623 +29.51
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 126.00 $126.00 $428 —
410–445 428 5 120.00–125.00 $121.20 $519 —
465–485 475 4 114.00–124.00 $117.95 $560 +1.36
505–540 524 12 105.00–111.00 $107.75 $565 +0.75
570–585 578 7 102.00–110.00 $107.15 $619 +0.33
675 675 1 99.00 $99.00 $668 -1.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $451 -5.02
355–390 374 5 138.00–142.00 $139.55 $522 +5.79
400–420 407 5 130.00–138.00 $134.40 $547 +11.16
600–625 610 6 100.00–112.00 $106.83 $652 -5.67
660–690 672 3 104.00–108.00 $106.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 117.00 $117.00 $374 —
445 445 1 117.00 $117.00 $521 +17.00
465–495 481 5 102.00–112.00 $108.14 $520 —
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $541 -4.49
495 495 1 126.00 $126.00 $624 -4.00
510–525 518 3 117.00 $117.00 $606 +2.50
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 -5.98
450–485 470 3 119.00–122.00 $120.33 $566 +0.33
555 555 1 98.00 $98.00 $544 -11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1040 1023 85-90% 2 31.50–37.50 $34.55 $353 -0.31
975–1465 1180 85-90% 7 41.00–45.00 $42.86 $506 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1375 1169 80-85% 5 45.00–49.00 $46.51 $544 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1710 1623 2 80.00–82.50 $81.32 $1,320 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1260 1203 2 72.00–73.00 $72.52 $872 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–985 923 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $826.69
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
835–1105 954 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–1,150.00 $990.89
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $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.