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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

68 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 68 101 118
Feeder cattle 52 51 101
Slaughter cattle 9 23 17
Replacement cattle 7 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, just a small offering of cattle today. As compared to the last sale feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows steady bulls 2-4 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 245.00 $245.00 $662 —
315–340 325 4 235.00–247.00 $242.88 $789 +2.88
365 365 1 236.00 $236.00 $861 —
415 415 1 229.00 $229.00 $950 +8.21
480 480 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,094 —
520 520 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,082 —
650 650 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 190.00 $190.00 $931 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 280 3 215.00–223.00 $219.25 $614 —
310–345 329 5 210.00–220.00 $216.18 $711 +2.18
415–445 432 3 201.00–211.00 $207.23 $895 -2.28
505–510 508 2 180.00–190.00 $184.98 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 -2.99
440 440 1 199.00 $199.00 $876 —
535 535 1 174.00 $174.00 $931 —
635 635 1 146.00 $146.00 $927 —
805 805 1 105.00 $105.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 188.00 $188.00 $649 —
590–595 593 2 158.00–169.00 $163.52 $970 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 225.00 $225.00 $934 +5.00
520 520 1 186.00 $186.00 $967 —
575–590 583 2 184.00–186.00 $184.99 $1,078 -5.01
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 —
705 705 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,170 —
980 980 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1285 1268 80-85% 2 96.00–105.00 $100.56 $1,275 +4.47
1225–1345 1285 80-85% 2 90.00–94.00 $92.09 $1,183 -4.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1180 1075 85-90% 2 78.00–85.00 $81.84 $880 -0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1775 1743 2 117.00–122.00 $119.45 $2,082 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -112.50

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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.