Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.00/cwt ≈ $1,130/hd at 469 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	226	149	144
Feeder cattle	149	100	114
Slaughter cattle	41	40	20
Replacement cattle	36	9	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. They had a stock cow sale over the weekend and cows did very good had some good pairs with big calves and bred back bring up to $ 3500.00 a pair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	13	241.00	$241.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	238.00	$238.00	$833	-17.00
420	420	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$956	-21.95
535–540	538	3	225.00–235.00	$230.02	$1,238	-18.04
550–575	563	2	232.00–233.00	$232.51	$1,309	-7.49
670	670	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,233	-34.68
760–765	763	2	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$1,316	—
890	890	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	225.00	$225.00	$866	-6.12
455–460	458	2	210.00–213.00	$211.49	$969	-23.45
525	525	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,134	-7.47
560	560	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,243	-8.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	-5.00
360	360	1	205.00	$205.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	220.00–223.00	$221.55	$698	+2.57
355–375	365	4	218.00–221.00	$219.76	$802	-1.91
405–440	420	6	215.00–222.00	$217.65	$914	+0.15
450–490	471	6	206.00–215.00	$210.63	$992	-5.56
505–540	515	5	195.00–210.00	$201.42	$1,037	-5.43
755	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	211.00–215.00	$213.00	$841	+10.00
415–435	425	2	200.00–205.00	$202.56	$861	—
460–485	473	2	190.00–195.00	$192.57	$911	-4.55
580	580	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,085	+4.02
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	180.00	$180.00	$765	—
460	460	1	188.00	$188.00	$865	—
525	525	1	174.00	$174.00	$914	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	—
450–485	470	4	198.00–215.00	$210.04	$987	+15.04
565	565	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,006	+8.00
770	770	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	223.00–230.00	$226.56	$936	-5.95
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	+5.00
635	635	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,111	-2.00
800	800	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	183.00	$183.00	$906	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1045	912	85-90%	3	55.00–60.00	$58.09	$530	—
840–1085	959	85-90%	5	65.00–74.00	$69.45	$666	—
950–1385	1156	85-90%	8	77.00–85.00	$80.35	$929	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1190	1076	80-85%	8	90.00–96.00	$92.33	$993	—
1040–1460	1182	80-85%	3	87.00–89.00	$88.12	$1,042	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1290	1202	75-80%	3	72.00–75.00	$74.00	$889	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1820	1463	2	93.00–100.00	$97.36	$1,424	—
1505–1815	1660	2	109.00–110.00	$109.45	$1,817	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1265	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.56
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1285–1390	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,490.93	—

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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.