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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 119 159 270
Feeder cattle 111 148 263
Slaughter cattle 8 7 7
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -3.29
400–425 413 2 145.00–165.00 $154.70 $639 +0.12
460 460 1 148.00 $148.00 $681 -4.24
520–535 528 3 135.00–140.00 $137.35 $725 -7.64
590 590 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $820 -2.98
610–645 625 4 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $834 -3.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.00 $152.00 $486 -6.00
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 -5.00
445 445 1 133.00 $133.00 $592 -8.46
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -14.24
515–545 534 4 124.00–130.00 $126.27 $674 -8.50
695 695 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $851 —
700 700 1 116.00 $116.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 -16.41
470–495 483 2 118.00–127.00 $122.38 $591 -4.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 5 117.00–127.00 $120.95 $514 -7.39
465–480 470 3 120.00–123.00 $121.33 $570 -5.37
530–535 532 3 122.00–124.00 $123.34 $656 -2.19
560–575 569 4 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $674 -4.16
600–640 613 3 113.00–118.00 $115.28 $707 —
655–660 657 3 115.00–117.00 $115.67 $760 —
835 835 1 102.00 $102.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 122.00–126.00 $124.00 $403 —
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 —
565–580 573 2 107.00–109.00 $107.99 $619 —
610 610 1 102.00 $102.00 $622 —
665–685 675 2 104.00–108.00 $105.97 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 122.00 $122.00 $598 —
505–525 515 2 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
560–590 580 4 112.00–122.00 $118.49 $687 +0.19
740 740 1 103.00 $103.00 $762 —
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–620 610 2 110.00–116.00 $112.95 $689 -10.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 520 2 110.00–113.00 $111.46 $580 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1265 1145 85-90% 4 58.00–63.00 $60.73 $695 +4.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,505 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,212 —

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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.