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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 428 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $280.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 553 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.00/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 549 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 626 226
Feeder cattle 286 506 149
Slaughter cattle 73 56 41
Replacement cattle 31 64 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle 2-5 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,036 —
305–325 313 3 360.00–375.00 $367.82 $1,151 -2.64
365 365 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,369 —
416 416 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,331 -2.44
505 505 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 —
553 553 28 280.00 $280.00 $1,548 +10.00
698 698 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,675 —
735–745 738 3 217.00–229.00 $221.04 $1,631 -8.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–269 264 7 385.00–400.00 $387.71 $1,024 —
305–330 315 3 382.00–400.00 $392.07 $1,235 +2.05
360–370 365 2 384.00–385.00 $384.49 $1,403 —
405–410 408 2 340.00–348.00 $343.98 $1,403 -7.54
475–496 492 5 285.00–340.00 $295.62 $1,454 —
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 +10.42
610–645 628 3 240.00–250.00 $246.58 $1,549 +6.58
655–660 658 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,579 -0.41
784 784 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,842 —
810 810 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,822 —
885 885 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,991 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 350.00–375.00 $362.98 $1,191 +13.49
370 370 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,258 -3.06
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 +8.61
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 —
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,607 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 229 4 310.00–312.00 $311.51 $713 -3.49
300–320 310 2 313.00–320.00 $316.39 $981 +13.96
549 549 21 239.00 $239.00 $1,312 -0.77
655 655 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,539 +6.98
702–725 708 4 235.00–236.00 $235.74 $1,669 —
920 920 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,711 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 35 284.00 $284.00 $1,216 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 —
330 330 1 290.00 $290.00 $957 +20.00
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 +23.49
410–440 425 2 254.00–260.00 $256.89 $1,092 +0.85
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
726–745 727 15 205.00–218.00 $217.11 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 270.00 $270.00 $972 —
490 490 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 —
540 540 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,485 -2.29
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 —
605–610 608 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,398 +6.63
795 795 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 535 4 240.00–275.00 $252.10 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,226 —
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1005 904 85-90% 5 90.00–98.00 $93.48 $845 —
975–1245 1117 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.73 $1,147 +0.49
1065–1230 1131 85-90% 5 108.00–117.00 $112.34 $1,271 +10.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1255 1210 80-85% 5 122.00–130.00 $125.61 $1,520 -8.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1665 1563 75-80% 2 112.00–119.00 $115.73 $1,809 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1755 1708 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $2,347 —
1715–2115 1868 3 145.00–155.00 $150.30 $2,808 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1245 1235 2 115.00–125.00 $119.96 $1,482 —

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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 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1055–1320 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,697.77
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,145.00 $1,145.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1065 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,875.00–2,200.00 $2,036.35 —
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 -200.00
1200–1350 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,075.00–2,375.00 $2,233.82 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00 -700.00

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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.