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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 187 394 176
Feeder cattle 150 259 118
Slaughter cattle 18 48 34
Replacement cattle 19 87 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, quality was not near as good as last weeks. Slaughter cows were 2-5 lower and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 278.00 $278.00 $890 -14.00
360–385 375 3 274.00–285.00 $278.08 $1,043 -1.92
405–410 408 2 268.00–269.00 $268.50 $1,095 -7.94
505–540 520 8 243.00–253.00 $247.38 $1,286 -17.27
610 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 -11.22
665 665 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 260.00–270.00 $265.08 $822 -4.92
360–375 368 2 263.00–266.00 $264.47 $973 -5.31
405–440 421 4 245.00–256.00 $251.37 $1,058 -10.85
460–485 471 4 250.00–256.00 $252.96 $1,191 -6.88
550–555 552 3 235.00–238.00 $236.33 $1,305 -8.87
855 855 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 253.00 $253.00 $810 -5.31
355–395 375 2 248.00–250.00 $249.05 $934 -10.95
430–440 435 2 245.00–246.00 $245.49 $1,068 —
465–495 478 3 238.00–240.00 $239.35 $1,144 -4.56
560 560 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 ±0.00
350–390 377 6 226.00–233.00 $229.96 $867 -19.42
430–445 438 4 210.00–216.00 $212.02 $929 +0.09
485–490 488 2 213.00–214.00 $213.50 $1,042 -4.53
515–530 523 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,046 -13.73
550 550 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,067 -16.00
660 660 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,241 -2.00
895 895 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 4 240.00–250.00 $244.48 $777 -16.02
405–420 412 3 218.00–225.00 $222.34 $916 -3.27
535 535 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,134 -11.43
590 590 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,210 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 3 210.00 $210.00 $766 —
450 450 2 200.00–205.00 $202.50 $911 —
535 535 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,011 -15.32
755–785 770 2 174.00–175.00 $174.51 $1,344 —
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 ±0.00
450–485 473 3 234.00–236.00 $235.32 $1,113 -9.68
505–515 510 2 220.00–230.00 $225.05 $1,148 —
655 655 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 —
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1295 1191 85-90% 4 73.00–77.00 $75.05 $894 —
1195–1315 1255 85-90% 2 62.00–70.00 $65.81 $826 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,211 +7.60
1170–1450 1322 80-85% 5 80.00–85.00 $81.75 $1,081 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1535 1435 75-80% 2 75.00–82.00 $78.74 $1,130 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,145 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–860 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $776.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.