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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 100 188 218
Feeder cattle 75 66 95
Slaughter cattle 10 34 21
Replacement cattle 15 88 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. And 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
310–340 325 2 180.00–185.00 $182.62 $594 -2.38
405–440 422 3 170.00–176.00 $173.37 $732 +7.37
450–455 453 2 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $777 —
510–530 520 2 157.00–158.00 $157.51 $819 —
555–580 568 2 156.00–159.00 $157.47 $894 —
625–645 637 3 146.00–152.00 $149.36 $951 -6.16
655–685 670 2 147.00–150.00 $148.47 $995 —
805 805 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,135 —
855 855 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 163.00 $163.00 $636 -4.50
470–490 480 2 166.00–168.00 $167.02 $802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 168.00 $168.00 $554 +11.10
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
450–460 455 3 154.00–163.00 $158.02 $719 —
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 +17.00
550–565 560 3 142.00–147.00 $145.32 $814 —
600–605 603 2 147.00–149.00 $148.00 $892 —
650–675 667 3 140.00–147.00 $143.63 $958 —
725 725 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 —
785 785 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 +24.00
825 825 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,056 —
850 850 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $546 +18.91
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 +15.00
400–410 405 2 143.00–147.00 $144.98 $587 +9.89
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 +14.65
780 780 1 127.00 $127.00 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $708 —
465–490 483 4 161.00–168.00 $164.45 $794 +4.45
505–520 513 2 155.00–163.00 $158.94 $815 —
590 590 1 151.00 $151.00 $891 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 155.00 $155.00 $736 —
565 565 1 144.00 $144.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 -5.00
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1010 990 85-90% 4 55.00–64.50 $59.22 $586 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1545 1385 80-85% 2 72.50 $72.50 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1550 1485 3 80.00–89.00 $83.13 $1,234 -7.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.