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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

78 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Brookhaven Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 78 91 62
Feeder cattle 30 57 33
Slaughter cattle 31 24 8
Replacement cattle 17 10 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows were 3-5 higher 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
325–340 333 2 170.00 $170.00 $566 -9.58
370 370 1 180.00 $180.00 $666 ±0.00
405–415 410 2 160.00–175.00 $167.41 $686 +1.90
455 455 1 164.00 $164.00 $746 —
565 565 1 144.00 $144.00 $814 —
655 655 1 136.00 $136.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 3 162.00–167.00 $164.28 $613 -5.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
430–435 433 3 132.00–135.00 $133.33 $577 -4.17
475–480 478 2 129.00–132.00 $130.49 $624 -7.51
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 128.00 $128.00 $525 -2.00
475 475 1 128.00 $128.00 $608 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1645 1350 80-85% 14 58.50–65.00 $61.47 $830 +2.16
1360 1360 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $952 +10.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1015 968 85-90% 2 28.00–30.00 $29.05 $281 —
830–1270 1053 85-90% 4 35.00–44.00 $39.28 $414 —
1070–1195 1128 85-90% 4 45.00–55.00 $50.60 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1650 1608 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.97 $948 +2.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1915 1915 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,551 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1355 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 750.00–900.00 $834.94

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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.