Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.00/cwt ≈ $1,066/hd at 911 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	218	46	144
Feeder cattle	95	20	91
Slaughter cattle	21	13	24
Replacement cattle	102	13	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
911	911	15	117.00	$117.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	2	133.00–134.00	$133.52	$561	-13.97
450	450	1	136.00	$136.00	$612	—
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	—
595	595	1	127.00	$127.00	$756	—
640	640	1	127.00	$127.00	$813	-3.00
725–740	733	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$861	—
760–795	778	4	114.00–119.00	$116.28	$905	—
805	805	1	117.00	$117.00	$942	—
1075	1075	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,161	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	126.00	$126.00	$554	—
455	455	1	127.00	$127.00	$578	-13.00
595	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	—
690	690	1	119.00	$119.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	138.00	$138.00	$524	—
515	515	1	121.00	$121.00	$623	—
630–640	635	3	108.00–111.00	$109.67	$696	—
775	775	1	106.00	$106.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	126.00	$126.00	$384	—
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	-9.00
405–430	418	2	120.00–123.00	$121.46	$508	—
455–480	468	2	121.00–122.00	$121.49	$569	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372	—
355–360	358	2	120.00	$120.00	$430	-5.00
520–545	533	2	105.00	$105.00	$560	—
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	6	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$536	—
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	—
600	600	1	124.00	$124.00	$744	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	118.00–120.00	$118.95	$503	—
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	—
500	500	1	113.00	$113.00	$565	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1365	1245	80-85%	9	55.00–60.00	$57.80	$720	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–940	923	85-90%	2	30.00–32.50	$31.23	$288	—
940–1220	1105	85-90%	4	50.00–53.00	$51.83	$573	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	62.50	$62.50	$816	—
1595–1850	1732	3	80.00–85.00	$81.68	$1,415	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1035–1205	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$980.69
1135–1165	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,088.64
1225–1365	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,138.18
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1355	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,075.00–1,550.00	$1,243.18	—
1185–1345	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,275.00	$1,115.51	—
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1525–1560	1543	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,499.43	—
1635	1635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1675	1675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.