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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.55/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 619 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.00/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 668 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.03/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 488 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 269 267
Feeder cattle 201 183 230
Slaughter cattle 10 26 22
Replacement cattle 7 60 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
300–320 310 2 198.00–210.00 $203.81 $632 +7.29
395 395 1 205.00 $205.00 $810 +0.35
410–440 425 3 180.00–188.00 $184.05 $782 -0.23
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
500–525 507 13 170.00–180.00 $170.80 $866 -5.20
605–620 619 31 158.00–166.00 $165.55 $1,025 -1.01
668 668 22 167.00 $167.00 $1,116 —
730 730 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 —
890 890 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 3 188.00–189.00 $188.33 $684 -0.48
475 475 1 165.00 $165.00 $784 —
515–535 525 2 150.00–159.00 $154.41 $811 -8.98
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
355–370 363 2 175.00 $175.00 $635 +5.00
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 +5.00
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 163.00 $163.00 $546 -10.51
370–390 380 2 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $618 -9.43
405–445 422 3 154.00–156.00 $155.03 $654 -1.84
450–498 488 15 150.00–159.00 $157.03 $766 +3.01
505–535 523 3 150.00–151.00 $150.34 $786 -3.70
558–595 563 13 147.00–155.00 $153.87 $866 +4.87
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 -11.65
355 355 2 150.00–157.00 $153.50 $545 -7.50
455 455 1 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
520–545 537 3 140.00–146.00 $142.03 $763 —
565–570 568 2 135.00–145.00 $139.98 $795 -2.99
620 620 1 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 9 154.00 $154.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 424 5 160.00–167.00 $163.46 $693 —
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 ±0.00
505–540 523 2 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $797 +2.42
560 560 1 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
645 645 1 140.00 $140.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
565–580 573 2 130.00–146.00 $137.90 $790 —
640 640 1 129.00 $129.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1140 1079 85-90% 5 64.00–70.00 $66.70 $720 -2.62
1060–1100 1080 85-90% 2 50.00–60.00 $54.91 $593 -14.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1175 1168 80-85% 2 73.00–78.00 $75.52 $882 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 80.00 $80.00 $964 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.