Cattle Market Pulse

Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 632 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 685 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 155 204
Feeder cattle 170 139 175
Slaughter cattle 2 10 14
Replacement cattle 13 6 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady to 2-3 higher. No slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold mixed load of feeder calves the steers average weight was 685 lbs. @ $1.45 per lb. and heifers 632 lbs. @ $ 1.35 per lb.

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
685 685 36 145.00 $145.00 $993 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 168.00 $168.00 $445 -2.00
300 300 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $502 —
415–445 427 3 150.00–154.00 $151.96 $649 +4.69
455–495 475 2 147.00–148.00 $147.48 $701 -1.02
550–590 573 7 142.00–146.00 $144.14 $826 -2.25
600–620 606 7 141.00–145.00 $143.00 $867 -5.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 -6.00
730 730 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -13.00
525 525 1 134.00 $134.00 $704 -6.00
565–595 580 2 141.00 $141.00 $818 +6.28
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 42 135.00 $135.00 $853 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 144.00 $144.00 $526 —
465–495 481 4 135.00–139.00 $137.27 $660 —
515–525 520 2 138.00 $138.00 $718 +0.35
565–585 577 6 131.00–135.00 $133.49 $770 —
605 605 1 127.00 $127.00 $768 —
735 735 1 117.00 $117.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 —
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 —
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 -9.00
455–490 473 4 130.00–136.00 $134.24 $635 —
510–520 517 3 128.00–131.00 $129.68 $670 —
555 555 1 133.00 $133.00 $738 +8.00
660–670 665 2 117.00–121.00 $119.02 $791 -4.98
805–835 820 2 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 —
585 585 1 112.00 $112.00 $655 —
630–640 635 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $705 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
770–790 780 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $870 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–2030 1828 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,682 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

↑ 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.