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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 244 98
Feeder cattle 87 189 67
Slaughter cattle 44 9 16
Replacement cattle 106 46 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 525 3 131.00–140.00 $135.33 $710 -2.73
550–580 561 4 133.00–141.00 $136.78 $767 -1.20
600–645 621 8 130.00–139.00 $134.34 $834 +4.35
685 685 1 131.00 $131.00 $897 +4.99
800–840 818 3 118.00–121.00 $119.35 $976 +1.35
905 905 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,068 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 +6.97
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 +8.00
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 +4.00
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 +4.84
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 +1.00
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -8.01
500–545 522 7 120.00–127.00 $122.85 $641 -0.22
555–590 566 4 118.00–123.00 $121.26 $686 —
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 —
650–670 655 9 113.00–120.00 $114.90 $753 +2.90
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
760–781 779 9 111.00–113.00 $111.22 $866 —
820–845 833 2 112.00–116.00 $113.97 $949 —
865–875 870 2 103.00–104.00 $103.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 107.00 $107.00 $562 -9.00
560–585 574 4 112.00–119.00 $115.23 $661 +2.23
705–730 722 3 102.00–108.00 $104.97 $758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 108.00 $108.00 $518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -5.00
465–490 475 3 129.00–133.00 $130.71 $621 +0.71
505–510 507 3 134.00–139.00 $136.99 $695 +1.99
550–565 555 3 133.00–136.00 $134.65 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 -3.34
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 +10.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1020 915 85-90% 4 38.00–46.50 $41.88 $383 —
980–1240 1089 85-90% 11 50.00–59.00 $55.41 $603 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1595 1224 80-85% 15 60.00–70.00 $62.93 $770 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1620 1321 75-80% 4 55.00–58.50 $57.35 $758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–2110 1886 4 90.00–95.00 $91.11 $1,718 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1925 1688 2 85.00–88.00 $86.71 $1,464 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1525 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 800.00–1,125.00 $954.94

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1125 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,251.14 —
1110–1125 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.42 —
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1275–1385 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,216.02 —

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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.