Cattle Market Pulse

Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 646 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $965/hd at 689 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 210 361
Feeder cattle 139 178 286
Slaughter cattle 10 19 51
Replacement cattle 6 13 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder steers were 2-4 higher, heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with just a small offering. Sold mixed load of steers and heifers, steers weighed 689lbs. @ $ 1.4025 and heifers 646 lbs. @ $ 1.3025.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 26 140.00 $140.00 $965 —
725 725 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 176.00 $176.00 $422 —
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
400–435 414 4 146.00–149.00 $147.27 $610 -1.10
480 480 2 145.00–152.00 $148.50 $713 +3.50
500–545 527 3 145.00–151.00 $148.65 $783 +7.31
550–595 573 6 142.00–151.00 $146.39 $839 —
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 +10.50
655 655 1 146.00 $146.00 $956 —
790 790 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,003 -5.00
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 -9.00
860–870 865 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $1,016 —
960 960 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 161.00–165.00 $162.92 $526 +7.92
365 365 1 163.00 $163.00 $595 +5.00
425–430 428 2 137.00–141.00 $139.01 $595 -0.99
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 +3.00
560–595 575 3 129.00–139.00 $134.72 $775 +3.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 42 130.00 $130.00 $840 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $397 —
425–430 428 3 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $561 +3.48
470–495 483 6 127.00–136.00 $130.71 $631 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 3 133.00–141.00 $137.65 $695 +4.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 124.00 $124.00 $521 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 143.00 $143.00 $605 +9.99
550–570 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
625 625 1 128.00 $128.00 $800 —
655 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 +8.34

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1180 1048 85-90% 2 36.00–45.00 $41.07 $430 —
1030–1285 1158 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.56 $643 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $631 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1400 1377 3 80.00–83.00 $82.00 $1,129 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–2195 1963 2 93.00–96.00 $94.68 $1,859 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1145 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $777.36

↑ Back to top

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.