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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 236 229 376
Feeder cattle 154 194 277
Slaughter cattle 77 18 51
Replacement cattle 5 17 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 154.00 $154.00 $570 -9.43
415–425 420 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $634 -2.37
450–485 470 5 146.00–150.00 $148.77 $699 -3.21
505–530 518 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $713 -7.44
550–580 565 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $776 -4.10
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 +9.00
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 175.00–176.00 $175.52 $570 -2.53
415–420 418 2 155.00–159.00 $157.01 $656 -2.12
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 —
510–525 518 2 145.00–152.00 $148.45 $769 -5.04
565–595 580 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $867 —
605 605 1 148.00 $148.00 $895 +6.71
805 805 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 -5.00
455–495 478 3 135.00–140.00 $138.31 $661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 140.00–141.00 $140.53 $454 -7.60
365–395 382 3 135.00–138.00 $136.67 $522 -8.84
410–440 428 4 130.00–134.00 $133.04 $569 +6.56
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 +7.04
515–535 525 2 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
605–635 620 2 111.00–119.00 $114.90 $712 -2.10
710 710 1 117.00 $117.00 $831 —
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 154.00 $154.00 $408 -5.58
360–365 363 2 145.00–152.00 $148.48 $539 —
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 +5.33
605–610 608 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $769 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
510–535 527 3 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $640 —
550–585 568 2 120.00 $120.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 426 4 140.00–145.00 $141.46 $603 -7.93
465 465 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $663 -9.50
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -0.98
640 640 1 133.00 $133.00 $851 +8.00
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 -3.00
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 -6.08
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 —
570–585 578 3 132.00–135.00 $133.68 $773 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1240 1088 85-90% 6 30.00–38.00 $34.19 $372 -0.81
895–1340 1106 85-90% 11 40.00–49.00 $44.88 $496 —
1090–1275 1162 85-90% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.98 $604 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1400 1278 80-85% 6 56.00–62.00 $57.86 $739 +4.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1225 1208 75-80% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.49 $670 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895–2010 1953 2 92.00–94.00 $92.97 $1,816 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920 1920 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,632 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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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.