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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 581 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.87/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 547 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 261 233
Feeder cattle 184 225 183
Slaughter cattle 7 11 29
Replacement cattle 24 25 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady with just a small offering of them. Sold split load steers and heifers steers average weight 581 lbs. @ $ 1.40 per lb. and heifers 549 lbs @ $ 1.30.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +16.11
400–425 413 2 146.00–150.00 $148.06 $611 +1.26
460 460 1 148.00 $148.00 $681 +3.04
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 -10.49
581 581 47 140.00 $140.00 $813 —
785 785 1 121.00 $121.00 $950 —
825 825 1 113.00 $113.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 3 155.00–158.00 $155.97 $577 +10.96
445 445 1 138.00 $138.00 $614 -0.04
460–485 473 4 137.00–143.00 $140.78 $666 -0.22
550–595 580 3 122.00–130.00 $125.55 $728 -6.95
625–635 630 3 117.00–122.00 $118.68 $748 -1.32
660–685 672 3 115.00–122.00 $118.96 $799 -0.02
730 730 1 117.00 $117.00 $854 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 148.00 $148.00 $466 +18.00
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 +0.52
460–480 468 3 127.00 $127.00 $594 -1.00
500–549 547 41 124.00–130.00 $129.87 $710 +9.77
555 555 1 132.00 $132.00 $733 +14.00
600–605 603 2 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $675 -2.98
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 +11.00
420 420 1 124.00 $124.00 $521 +1.99
510–525 518 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $629 +6.72
550–580 565 2 122.00 $122.00 $689 +12.04
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 523 3 115.00–117.00 $115.66 $605 —
575–585 580 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $653 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -3.02
515–545 527 3 129.00–136.00 $133.26 $702 -0.11
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 -2.00
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 117.00–125.00 $120.94 $590 -3.07
560 560 1 111.00 $111.00 $622 -11.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1365 1283 80-85% 2 51.00–56.00 $53.66 $688 +1.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 85-90% 1 41.50 $41.50 $517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,556 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,062 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1690 1438 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,228.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1235 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,050.00 $973.24

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.