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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 226 239
Feeder cattle 176 181 204
Slaughter cattle 42 29 15
Replacement cattle 89 16 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 324 5 148.00–158.00 $153.57 $498 +3.03
355–385 370 2 150.00–155.00 $152.40 $564 +7.40
405–430 418 3 138.00–146.00 $142.92 $597 —
455–495 476 7 139.00–149.00 $142.70 $679 +12.70
500–530 510 4 132.00–138.00 $134.23 $685 -2.77
575–580 578 2 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 +4.50
350–385 369 6 161.00–170.00 $165.52 $611 +5.52
405–440 422 3 152.00–165.00 $157.28 $664 +12.29
455–460 458 2 150.00–158.00 $153.98 $705 +13.98
500–540 523 5 140.00–148.00 $142.79 $747 -8.21
610–615 613 2 121.00–126.00 $123.51 $757 +4.82
900 900 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
450–470 460 2 132.00–137.00 $134.55 $619 —
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 —
560–580 570 2 126.00–129.00 $127.53 $727 +6.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 137.00–146.00 $141.33 $481 +3.88
360–385 376 7 138.00–148.00 $142.49 $536 +5.88
410–440 428 6 132.00–145.00 $138.27 $592 +8.61
525–545 535 2 125.00 $125.00 $669 —
560 560 1 121.00 $121.00 $678 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -4.39
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 363 3 128.00–131.00 $129.71 $471 +0.69
420–440 430 2 120.00 $120.00 $516 +2.07
450–475 462 6 123.00–130.00 $128.35 $593 +10.35
525 525 1 114.00 $114.00 $598 +1.21
550–580 563 3 109.00–115.00 $112.62 $634 +2.40
600–640 620 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $661 —
665 665 1 102.00 $102.00 $678 -1.30
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $443 —
490 490 1 118.00 $118.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 442 3 132.00–135.00 $133.34 $589 -4.42
455–460 458 2 136.00–139.00 $137.51 $630 +3.57
525–535 530 2 128.00–132.00 $129.98 $689 -2.02
575–585 580 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $757 -5.50
600–640 617 3 113.00–122.00 $117.90 $727 +6.90
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 122.00 $122.00 $561 —
530–540 537 3 113.00–122.00 $116.35 $625 -7.30
590 590 1 113.00 $113.00 $667 -8.52
655–690 673 3 108.00–109.00 $108.68 $731 —
715 715 1 103.00 $103.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1105 1030 85-90% 4 30.00–38.00 $33.37 $344 +6.12
905–1285 1054 85-90% 11 40.00–46.00 $43.45 $458 +4.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1250 1170 80-85% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.77 $606 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1770 1760 75-80% 2 45.00 $45.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1770 1592 3 72.50–75.00 $74.07 $1,179 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1965 1798 2 80.00–88.00 $84.37 $1,517 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1005 952 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,032.40
905–1160 989 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 950.00–1,250.00 $1,111.83
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
980–1000 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $825.76
865–1465 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–810.00 $769.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.