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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 376 147
Feeder cattle 181 277 117
Slaughter cattle 29 51 20
Replacement cattle 16 48 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $526 -5.76
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 -3.21
410–435 420 5 142.00–148.00 $144.99 $609 -16.36
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
500 500 1 151.00 $151.00 $755 —
600–630 618 3 117.00–120.00 $118.69 $734 -13.94
650–670 660 4 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $779 -12.01
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 149.00–153.00 $150.54 $489 -0.51
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 -6.04
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -20.96
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 +9.99
610–645 631 4 110.00–115.00 $113.29 $715 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 —
700–730 718 3 114.00–115.00 $114.66 $823 +3.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 583 2 120.00–123.00 $121.52 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 5 133.00–140.00 $137.45 $447 -2.55
355–395 376 6 132.00–140.00 $136.61 $514 -2.36
400–425 409 7 125.00–135.00 $129.66 $530 +3.07
465 465 3 122.00–129.00 $125.00 $581 -2.71
620–645 633 2 109.00–120.00 $114.39 $724 +4.39
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 128.00 $128.00 $416 +0.25
360–380 367 3 127.00–130.00 $129.02 $474 +5.02
410–440 425 2 116.00–120.00 $117.93 $501 -0.07
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 —
500–540 523 5 108.00–116.00 $112.79 $590 -3.71
555–580 566 4 106.00–113.00 $110.22 $624 -1.78
650–685 665 3 101.00–105.00 $103.30 $687 —
700 700 1 103.00 $103.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 5 134.00–141.00 $137.76 $588 +5.84
455–470 463 2 130.00–138.00 $133.94 $620 +5.63
505 505 1 132.00 $132.00 $667 -2.98
565 565 1 136.00 $136.00 $768 —
600–620 612 3 108.00–115.00 $111.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $492 -4.52
500–520 512 3 120.00–127.00 $123.65 $633 -0.29
550–565 558 2 120.00–123.00 $121.52 $678 +0.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 118.00 $118.00 $519 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1445 1270 80-85% 8 49.00–56.00 $52.45 $666 —
1235–1545 1417 80-85% 3 44.00–46.00 $45.07 $639 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1005 925 85-90% 2 30.00 $30.00 $278 —
905–1155 1035 85-90% 3 26.00–28.00 $27.25 $282 —
890–1295 1063 85-90% 5 35.00–42.50 $38.60 $410 -5.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870 1870 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,683 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815 1815 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,416 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.