Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $128.00/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 846 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	119	176	167
Feeder cattle	78	134	108
Slaughter cattle	19	10	21
Replacement cattle	22	32	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steers were steady, heifers 3-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Small offering of cattle due to all the rain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	-13.24
450–475	463	2	131.00–135.00	$132.95	$616	—
695	695	1	131.00	$131.00	$910	—
745	745	5	128.00	$128.00	$954	+8.00
846	846	14	128.00	$128.00	$1,083	+10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	—
510–540	525	2	128.00–129.00	$128.49	$675	+0.47
550	550	1	127.00	$127.00	$698	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	419	4	141.00–146.00	$144.28	$605	+7.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	130.00	$130.00	$481	-2.00
405–425	415	2	128.00–131.00	$129.54	$538	+1.97
575	575	1	123.00	$123.00	$707	+8.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
470–480	475	2	115.00	$115.00	$546	—
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	136.00–140.00	$138.06	$577	—
460–490	475	4	130.00–136.00	$131.97	$627	-1.03
640	640	1	111.00	$111.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	129.00	$129.00	$597	—
585	585	1	116.00	$116.00	$679	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1010	918	85-90%	5	37.00–45.00	$39.75	$365	—
860–1300	1095	85-90%	5	38.00–60.00	$52.29	$573	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1320	1193	80-85%	5	62.00–70.00	$66.01	$787	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1435	1385	2	80.00–85.00	$82.59	$1,144	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,274	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1350	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$811.31

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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
1595	1595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1915	1915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.