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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

46 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 46 142 161
Feeder cattle 18 61 59
Slaughter cattle 10 17 21
Replacement cattle 18 64 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Just a small offering of cattle today, to few to get trends for slaughter or feeder calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 3 170.00–179.00 $174.60 $564 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 -3.00
410–445 422 3 140.00–145.00 $143.06 $604 -5.47
450–485 468 2 140.00–147.00 $143.37 $671 -2.63
525 525 1 141.00 $141.00 $740 -1.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 -8.03
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 157.00 $157.00 $652 —
500–520 510 2 150.00–151.00 $150.49 $767 +3.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $294 —
900–910 905 85-90% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.50 $484 +19.50
1080–1100 1090 85-90% 2 47.00 $47.00 $512 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1780 1658 80-85% 2 69.00–71.00 $70.07 $1,162 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1890–1940 1915 2 91.00–95.00 $92.97 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1200 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,075.98

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1445 1445 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.