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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 503 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 683 101
Feeder cattle 232 541 51
Slaughter cattle 63 82 23
Replacement cattle 90 60 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and some heifers could be better. The market sure was not any lower. Slaughter cows 2-3 higher and bulls steady. Had some of the fanciest baldie open heifers I have seen there today, they were the cream on the top brought $1800-2100.00 a piece weighing 700 lbs. Also some figures for you slaughter bull 2550lbs. @ $1.57 = $4003.50 and 2150 lb. bull @ $1.65= 3547.50, pretty dang good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–506 503 21 320.00 $320.00 $1,610 —
602 602 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,656 -23.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 368 4 353.00–365.00 $359.79 $1,324 —
420–442 437 5 314.00–325.00 $321.83 $1,406 -1.14
450 450 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,454 -7.00
515–530 523 6 279.00–289.00 $284.83 $1,490 —
610 610 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 3 370.00–380.00 $374.87 $1,207 -14.01
355–360 358 3 370.00–390.00 $383.40 $1,373 -0.60
405–430 418 3 332.00–348.00 $338.19 $1,414 -12.06
505 505 2 298.00–308.00 $303.00 $1,530 +5.50
605–645 623 4 260.00–271.00 $265.46 $1,654 -2.59
685 685 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,808 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,008 -20.00
380 380 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,235 -25.00
525–530 528 2 268.00–270.00 $269.00 $1,420 —
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,008 -2.46
350–370 358 3 315.00–325.00 $318.99 $1,142 —
420–445 434 6 284.00–290.00 $287.02 $1,246 +7.02
460–485 469 4 280.00–288.00 $284.21 $1,333 +2.99
530–540 535 2 266.00–276.00 $270.95 $1,450 +1.75
575–580 578 2 266.00–276.00 $271.02 $1,566 +16.02
605–620 615 3 248.00–252.00 $250.66 $1,542 +5.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,035 -1.00
350–375 363 2 304.00–307.00 $305.55 $1,109 +7.75
480–495 487 3 274.00–278.00 $275.99 $1,344 +10.90
530 530 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,352 —
550 550 2 258.00–260.00 $259.00 $1,424 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 +29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 280.00–290.00 $285.07 $1,012 +1.07
555 555 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,343 —
610 610 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 300.00–310.00 $305.03 $1,336 +27.03
450–490 471 4 295.00–316.00 $305.65 $1,440 +24.37
560 560 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 3 325.00–331.00 $328.67 $1,423 +31.60
525 525 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,460 -4.00
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,397 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1420 1365 75-80% 3 145.00–154.00 $148.78 $2,031 —
1220–1660 1430 75-80% 3 120.00–129.00 $124.90 $1,786 —
1405–1525 1448 75-80% 3 130.00–143.00 $138.44 $2,005 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1265 1148 85-90% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.43 $1,337 +5.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1250 1183 80-85% 3 137.00–141.00 $139.29 $1,648 —
1290 1290 80-85% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,625 -4.28
1285–1320 1303 80-85% 2 149.50–150.00 $149.75 $1,951 +6.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,171 —
1600–2365 1916 4 140.00–145.00 $141.50 $2,711 —
1955–2550 2218 3 157.00–165.00 $160.47 $3,559 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
950–1325 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,715.41
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1200–1440 1361 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,725.00–2,025.00 $1,873.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1255 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,900.00–2,150.00 $2,070.52 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,125.00 +25.00

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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.