Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.04/cwt ≈ $710/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.63/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 418 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	218	123	129
Feeder cattle	185	94	97
Slaughter cattle	17	13	9
Replacement cattle	16	16	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	6	175.00–183.00	$179.64	$584	-4.39
355–380	370	3	175.00–183.00	$179.25	$663	+1.74
400–440	418	12	170.00–180.00	$173.63	$726	-0.37
450–490	473	6	172.00–184.00	$178.02	$842	—
500–530	518	3	157.00–160.00	$158.98	$824	—
565	565	1	165.00	$165.00	$932	+13.03
600–645	623	6	137.00–145.00	$140.01	$872	-13.97
660	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	165.00–170.00	$167.54	$570	-1.94
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	-5.00
440	440	1	168.00	$168.00	$739	+11.09
470	470	1	163.00	$163.00	$766	+7.89
530–545	535	3	135.00–145.00	$140.71	$753	—
575–590	583	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$851	+1.01
675	675	1	135.00	$135.00	$911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
520	520	1	132.00	$132.00	$686	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	6	155.00–163.00	$159.44	$531	+7.47
355–390	378	4	157.00–164.00	$159.77	$604	—
415–445	427	5	148.00–159.00	$151.54	$647	+2.58
505–545	526	12	131.00–141.00	$135.04	$710	—
555–590	570	4	131.00–142.00	$135.75	$774	—
635	635	1	132.00	$132.00	$838	—
665	665	1	125.00	$125.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	3	152.00–155.00	$153.66	$519	—
385	385	1	148.00	$148.00	$570	+9.19
435–445	441	4	133.00–145.00	$139.76	$616	+1.91
450–490	476	8	138.00–143.00	$140.37	$668	-0.15
500–545	518	3	127.00–128.00	$127.33	$660	—
550	550	1	129.00	$129.00	$710	—
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	—
685	685	1	112.00	$112.00	$767	—
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	+8.00
390	390	1	143.00	$143.00	$558	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	4	160.00–166.00	$163.29	$702	—
455–485	470	2	162.00–166.00	$163.94	$771	+10.96
515–545	530	2	142.00–148.00	$144.92	$768	-13.59
635	635	1	133.00	$133.00	$845	-18.00
705–745	722	5	108.00–115.00	$112.57	$813	—
760–765	763	2	108.00	$108.00	$824	—
825	825	1	111.00	$111.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	156.00	$156.00	$718	—
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
550	550	1	127.00	$127.00	$698	—
880	880	1	98.00	$98.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	123.00	$123.00	$584	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1015	965	85-90%	3	30.00–37.00	$33.63	$325	—
990–1145	1069	85-90%	6	40.00–47.50	$43.44	$464	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1295	1217	80-85%	3	50.00–52.50	$51.57	$628	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	75-80%	1	42.00	$42.00	$651	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	80.00	$80.00	$996	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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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.