Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	119	96	150
Feeder cattle	85	58	119
Slaughter cattle	19	14	16
Replacement cattle	15	24	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	5	165.00–175.00	$168.15	$536	—
370–385	378	4	168.00–171.00	$169.76	$642	-5.24
415	415	1	140.00	$140.00	$581	-30.00
520	520	1	156.00	$156.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	203.00	$203.00	$619	+18.00
425–430	428	2	167.00–168.00	$167.50	$717	-12.03
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	-14.00
500–525	513	2	166.00–168.00	$166.98	$857	—
595	595	1	162.00	$162.00	$964	—
605–645	625	2	135.00–139.00	$136.94	$856	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	150.00	$150.00	$488	—
395	395	1	160.00	$160.00	$632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	413	3	139.00–144.00	$142.35	$588	-4.65
510–540	525	4	140.00–147.00	$143.49	$753	-1.16
560–590	575	2	142.00–144.00	$143.03	$822	—
615	615	1	136.00	$136.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	136.00	$136.00	$415	—
350–360	355	3	134.00–135.00	$134.67	$478	-10.33
460	460	1	135.00	$135.00	$621	—
530	530	1	137.00	$137.00	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	153.00	$153.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–910	867	85-90%	3	45.00–55.00	$50.04	$434	—
870–1270	1056	85-90%	5	60.00–67.50	$64.69	$683	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1460	1259	80-85%	6	72.50–82.00	$77.92	$981	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1560	1441	4	95.00–100.00	$97.61	$1,407	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,843	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1070	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$785.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.