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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Brookhaven Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 233 59
Feeder cattle 101 180 52
Slaughter cattle 17 35 7
Replacement cattle — 18 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 177.00 $177.00 $549 -3.82
355–380 373 4 180.00–183.00 $180.77 $674 +3.40
400–445 411 5 170.00–175.00 $173.05 $711 +1.36
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 +9.75
500–515 508 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $790 -7.49
1060 1060 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 376 7 165.00–175.00 $170.20 $640 +0.60
400–430 414 5 155.00–165.00 $160.98 $666 -2.02
450–470 460 2 163.00–165.00 $164.02 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
390–395 393 2 160.00 $160.00 $629 -5.00
430–440 435 2 135.00–150.00 $142.59 $620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -2.00
355–380 369 4 138.00–147.00 $140.81 $520 +0.81
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 ±0.00
460–495 478 4 125.00–135.00 $130.76 $625 -7.24
515–535 525 2 129.00–131.00 $129.98 $682 -0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 3 148.00–155.00 $152.06 $471 +2.06
360–395 379 4 150.00 $150.00 $568 —
405 405 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $569 -2.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 119.00 $119.00 $821 -5.00
785 785 1 118.00 $118.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 57.50 $57.50 $431 —
975–1325 1110 85-90% 5 62.50–66.00 $64.84 $720 -4.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1230 1175 80-85% 3 67.50–75.00 $70.86 $833 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,976 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,206 —

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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.