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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 237 239
Feeder cattle 152 175 189
Slaughter cattle 28 43 25
Replacement cattle 13 19 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market lighter feeder calves were 5-7 higher, bigger calves steady. Slaughter cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 266.00 $266.00 $878 —
370–375 373 2 268.00–270.00 $268.99 $1,003 +6.99
456–465 461 2 242.00–246.00 $243.98 $1,125 —
505 505 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,091 -14.00
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 —
830 830 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,328 —
855–895 875 2 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $1,246 —
900–935 918 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 295.00 $295.00 $664 —
295 295 1 295.00 $295.00 $870 —
315–330 323 2 285.00–294.00 $289.60 $935 —
355 355 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,040 +12.02
415–420 418 2 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,055 -8.74
505 505 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,172 -16.00
745 745 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,371 —
950 950 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 315.00 $315.00 $835 +16.63
325–340 333 2 303.00–308.00 $305.56 $1,018 +10.05
415–445 432 3 258.00–266.00 $261.25 $1,129 -17.75
510–515 513 2 246.00–253.00 $249.48 $1,280 -5.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 230.00–238.00 $233.97 $779 —
390 390 1 242.00 $242.00 $944 +18.00
420 420 2 226.00–233.00 $229.50 $964 +10.12
460–475 468 3 228.00–231.00 $229.68 $1,075 +10.68
545 545 3 188.00–190.00 $188.67 $1,028 -6.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 256.00 $256.00 $678 —
305 305 1 256.00 $256.00 $781 +14.00
405–420 413 3 236.00–240.00 $238.02 $983 +7.66
605 605 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,143 —
925 925 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 215.00 $215.00 $699 —
430 430 1 220.00 $220.00 $946 —
475 475 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,036 —
555 555 1 175.00 $175.00 $971 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 2 258.00–260.00 $259.02 $1,186 +4.51
510 510 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,112 —
620 620 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,172 —
675 675 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,116 —
570 570 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,129 -2.00
610–625 617 3 170.00–179.00 $175.37 $1,082 +0.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 185.00 $185.00 $990 —
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 -2.98

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1020 918 85-90% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.78 $576 —
900–1050 975 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.69 $514 -14.62
1150–1320 1258 85-90% 3 70.00–77.00 $73.94 $930 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1135 1068 80-85% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.53 $956 +6.13
1270–1370 1320 80-85% 2 80.00–84.00 $82.08 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1465 1250 3 85.00–90.00 $88.00 $1,100 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,300 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1370 1323 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,525.00 $1,447.31
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.