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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 104 107 178
Feeder cattle 59 73 123
Slaughter cattle 24 17 18
Replacement cattle 21 17 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 4-7 cheaper, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
515 515 1 159.00 $159.00 $819 —
550 550 1 159.00 $159.00 $874 —
610–625 618 2 140.00 $140.00 $865 —
810 810 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 188.00 $188.00 $489 —
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 ±0.00
435 435 1 168.00 $168.00 $731 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 —
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
415–445 428 3 135.00–145.00 $140.12 $600 —
450 450 1 141.00 $141.00 $634 -9.00
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 —
570–575 573 2 129.00–133.00 $131.01 $751 -8.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
480–485 483 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $717 -21.50
655 655 1 136.00 $136.00 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 -18.95
455–475 465 3 150.00–151.00 $150.33 $699 -17.67
550 550 1 157.00 $157.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 132.00 $132.00 $739 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1150 1008 85-90% 9 55.00–62.50 $58.98 $595 —
1025–1110 1073 85-90% 3 65.00–70.50 $68.58 $736 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1240 1168 80-85% 5 72.50–80.00 $75.86 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765 1765 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,800 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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.