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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

78 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 78 130 176
Feeder cattle 49 80 134
Slaughter cattle 12 16 10
Replacement cattle 17 34 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
400–430 415 2 151.00–152.00 $151.52 $629 —
480–490 483 3 149.00–154.00 $152.01 $734 —
525 525 1 143.00 $143.00 $751 —
575 575 1 139.00 $139.00 $799 —
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 157.00–163.00 $159.97 $784 —
500–505 503 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $767 -0.17
640 640 1 144.00 $144.00 $922 —
655 655 1 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
705 705 1 140.00 $140.00 $987 +4.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 148.00–149.00 $148.49 $639 -6.51
450–470 460 2 148.00–149.00 $148.49 $683 -4.57
520–535 528 5 145.00–150.00 $148.40 $784 +7.40
550–560 555 2 146.00–150.00 $148.02 $822 —
630 630 1 132.00 $132.00 $832 +1.33
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $490 -19.07
420–430 425 2 140.00–146.00 $142.96 $608 —
455–495 475 3 141.00–145.00 $143.28 $681 -2.20
515–540 528 3 140.00–143.00 $141.64 $748 —
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $511 —
940–1380 1190 85-90% 4 53.00–61.00 $59.15 $704 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1270 1188 80-85% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.40 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,773 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +75.00
1575–1695 1635 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,275.00–1,385.00 $1,332.02 —

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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.