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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

96 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 96 124 244
Feeder cattle 63 95 189
Slaughter cattle 29 12 9
Replacement cattle 4 17 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

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
355–370 363 2 180.00–185.00 $182.45 $662 +4.95
400–445 417 3 164.00–178.00 $171.42 $715 +4.97
460–470 466 4 165.00–171.00 $166.76 $777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
370–395 383 3 165.00–175.00 $170.97 $655 +2.43
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 -4.42
500 500 1 154.00 $154.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 160.00 $160.00 $517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
355–360 358 3 150.00–157.00 $152.98 $548 -3.02
420–440 433 4 155.00–161.00 $157.27 $681 +3.74
465–485 475 4 154.00–159.00 $157.24 $747 +4.95
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +5.18
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 +1.40
415–435 425 4 140.00–147.00 $143.25 $609 -4.49
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 —
515 515 1 154.00 $154.00 $793 -6.00
645 645 1 123.00 $123.00 $793 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–980 898 85-90% 3 48.00–49.00 $48.34 $434 —
865–1250 998 85-90% 7 50.00–57.00 $53.52 $534 —
870–1335 1128 85-90% 8 59.00–65.00 $62.00 $699 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1225 1200 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1675 1655 3 95.00–100.00 $97.69 $1,617 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.