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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 118 89
Feeder cattle 83 101 68
Slaughter cattle 4 17 9
Replacement cattle 8 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 3 180.00–183.00 $181.01 $567 +4.01
360–380 368 3 180.00–185.00 $183.28 $674 +2.51
405–440 427 3 173.00–180.00 $176.59 $754 +3.54
875 875 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,059 —
915–935 927 3 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $1,112 —
1300 1300 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 177.00 $177.00 $602 —
360–390 376 4 170.00–175.00 $173.26 $651 +3.06
405 405 1 168.00 $168.00 $680 +7.02
465–470 468 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $761 -1.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 371 5 134.00–144.00 $138.45 $514 -2.36
420–430 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 -5.00
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 +7.24
500–510 505 2 130.00–137.00 $133.53 $674 +3.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 151.00 $151.00 $574 +1.00
410–445 432 3 140.00–144.00 $141.37 $611 +0.87
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
505–545 525 2 139.00–141.00 $139.96 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 4 163.00–170.00 $165.72 $684 —
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
565 565 2 147.00–151.00 $149.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 155.00–158.00 $156.44 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1425 1278 80-85% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.72 $917 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $403 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.