Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	201	68	95
Feeder cattle	40	52	83
Slaughter cattle	23	9	4
Replacement cattle	138	7	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	230.00	$230.00	$828	-6.00
505	505	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,081	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	225.00	$225.00	$720	+8.82
425–430	428	2	203.00–204.00	$203.50	$871	-3.73
455	455	1	200.00	$200.00	$910	—
505	505	1	190.00	$190.00	$960	+5.02
750	750	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,065	—
1015	1015	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	205.00	$205.00	$676	—
465	465	1	198.00	$198.00	$921	—
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	—
780	780	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	180.00	$180.00	$657	—
555–560	558	2	166.00–175.00	$170.52	$952	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	223.00–228.00	$225.50	$913	+0.50
455–470	463	2	220.00–234.00	$226.89	$1,051	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	-11.00
625	625	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,044	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	485	3	193.00–204.00	$197.42	$957	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1400	1178	80-85%	5	86.00–89.00	$87.88	$1,035	—
1010–1295	1179	80-85%	6	90.00–98.00	$94.10	$1,109	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1025	925	85-90%	4	64.00–75.00	$68.76	$636	—
870–1080	1004	85-90%	4	80.00–85.00	$82.21	$825	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
990–1410	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,441.65
1150–1365	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,267.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1025–1200	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+225.00
1090–1405	1277	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,425.00–1,775.00	$1,636.64	—
1475–1490	1483	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,737.69	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1035–1150	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,346.05	—

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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.