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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 85 91
Feeder cattle 39 44 57
Slaughter cattle 4 16 24
Replacement cattle 52 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, just a small offering of cattle today. To few feeder calves to get a trend and the same with slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 205.00–213.00 $209.16 $763 +30.15
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 +31.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 168.00 $168.00 $706 —
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
415–425 420 2 150.00 $150.00 $630 +11.48
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
580 580 1 137.00 $137.00 $795 +6.00
845 845 1 105.00 $105.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 140.00–144.00 $142.03 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 472 3 150.00–155.00 $151.75 $716 -1.25
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
585–595 590 2 138.00–146.00 $142.03 $838 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 178.00 $178.00 $908 +19.44
610–635 623 2 140.00–143.00 $141.53 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1080 1025 85-90% 2 56.00–62.00 $59.16 $606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1070 949 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 775.00–1,100.00 $949.41
1085–1405 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 750.00–1,225.00 $1,010.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1395–1425 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,440.00–1,585.00 $1,511.73 +211.73
1700 1700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.