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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 279 215
Feeder cattle 118 219 184
Slaughter cattle 34 25 7
Replacement cattle 24 35 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 -12.05
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 -16.07
465–490 482 3 147.00–155.00 $150.73 $727 —
505–540 529 9 144.00–151.00 $147.45 $780 -3.89
560–595 574 4 144.00–150.00 $146.46 $841 -2.54
600–635 621 5 139.00–148.00 $142.17 $883 +2.24
695 695 1 141.00 $141.00 $980 +1.43
715 715 3 130.00–140.00 $136.00 $972 +2.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 ±0.00
455–460 458 3 146.00–147.00 $146.67 $672 -4.53
520–540 528 3 139.00–141.00 $140.01 $739 -3.64
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 -1.54
750 750 1 123.00 $123.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 141.00 $141.00 $606 -11.00
500–525 514 5 131.00–136.00 $132.42 $681 +0.93
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
880 880 1 112.00 $112.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 -6.00
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 -0.69
500–545 517 3 123.00–128.00 $126.04 $652 +0.82
580 580 1 127.00 $127.00 $737 +1.36
615–630 623 2 110.00–119.00 $114.45 $713 -2.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 2 121.00–123.00 $121.98 $571 -4.45
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
565–570 568 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $679 +0.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 466 4 130.00–140.00 $133.71 $623 —
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 +1.00
650–670 660 2 115.00–121.00 $117.95 $778 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 148.00 $148.00 $636 +20.01
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 +14.01
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 +3.00
605–615 610 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $845 —
660 660 1 139.00 $139.00 $917 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1070 949 85-90% 5 35.00–42.50 $38.29 $363 —
920–1325 1079 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $46.54 $502 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1170 1119 80-85% 4 56.00–61.00 $57.79 $647 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1835 1743 2 93.00–95.00 $93.95 $1,638 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,364 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.