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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 268 292
Feeder cattle 124 203 207
Slaughter cattle 41 21 35
Replacement cattle 107 44 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 5-7 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
245 245 1 178.00 $178.00 $436 —
260–265 263 2 181.00–183.00 $181.99 $479 +7.48
300–345 315 3 175.00–182.00 $179.05 $564 +1.24
380 380 1 178.00 $178.00 $676 —
400–415 408 3 156.00–164.00 $160.62 $655 +1.46
505–540 518 5 127.00–134.00 $129.56 $671 -3.17
600–635 617 3 125.00–128.00 $126.03 $778 +5.83
700–735 718 2 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $844 -1.44
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 162.00 $162.00 $510 +0.20
350–395 367 7 155.00–168.00 $161.46 $593 +2.55
415–430 423 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $637 +5.01
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 -3.34
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 -4.99
615 615 1 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
705 705 1 114.00 $114.00 $804 —
750–785 765 5 102.00–112.00 $108.76 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 3 138.00–142.00 $139.99 $473 +5.49
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 +2.45
410–440 427 3 138.00 $138.00 $589 +3.60
510–545 528 2 115.00–118.00 $116.55 $615 —
555–580 568 3 110.00–113.00 $111.98 $636 —
630 630 1 109.00 $109.00 $687 +2.17
665–670 668 3 107.00–112.00 $110.00 $735 +4.00
735 735 1 113.00 $113.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 +4.00
360–395 372 3 123.00–132.00 $127.84 $476 —
450–480 467 5 124.00–129.00 $126.19 $589 +8.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 +3.00
350 350 1 118.00 $118.00 $413 —
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 -2.00
460–480 470 2 116.00–120.00 $118.04 $555 +9.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 122.00–129.00 $125.55 $600 +5.22
540 540 1 124.00 $124.00 $670 —
550–595 568 3 112.00–122.00 $117.79 $669 +19.79
620 620 1 108.00 $108.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 477 3 136.00–148.00 $140.11 $668 +14.11
555 555 1 132.00 $132.00 $733 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1065 994 85-90% 7 23.00–31.00 $26.23 $261 —
865–1310 1065 85-90% 11 35.00–42.00 $37.76 $402 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1265 1128 80-85% 8 42.50–50.00 $44.82 $506 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1510 1323 75-80% 2 41.50–43.50 $42.64 $564 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1810 1582 3 72.00–74.00 $73.24 $1,159 —
1385–1825 1637 3 68.00–70.00 $68.74 $1,125 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1200 1024 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 700.00–1,100.00 $840.63
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
980–1495 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 885.00–1,200.00 $996.34
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.