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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.00/cwt ≈ $1,656/hd at 756 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,629/hd at 584 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.00/cwt ≈ $1,673/hd at 569 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 724 390 125
Feeder cattle 654 286 92
Slaughter cattle 40 73 9
Replacement cattle 30 31 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, but the plainer calves a little higher. Slaughter cattle steady but had a few high yield cows that brought really good. Sold a load of heifers mostly black hided 67 head average weight 756 brought $ 2.19 that is $1,655.64 per head or $110,927.88 pretty good ticket.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 42 352.00 $352.00 $1,461 —
569 569 50 294.00 $294.00 $1,673 —
700 700 21 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 —
826 826 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 390.00 $390.00 $936 —
260 260 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,014 +2.29
300–345 315 5 350.00–400.00 $366.75 $1,155 -25.32
405 405 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,377 -3.98
510–535 521 9 270.00–285.00 $273.26 $1,424 -26.74
584 584 63 279.00 $279.00 $1,629 —
600–645 623 10 240.00–255.00 $247.13 $1,540 +0.55
685 685 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,719 +11.00
705 705 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —
815 815 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,809 -3.00
990 990 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 +5.00
305–325 315 2 348.00–350.00 $348.97 $1,099 -18.85
365 365 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 -30.00
405–448 440 22 285.00–310.00 $308.01 $1,355 -11.99
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 —
510–534 531 11 264.00–268.00 $267.38 $1,420 -2.62
555 555 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,482 -13.00
605 605 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,428 —
691 691 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,555 -15.00
705 705 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,614 +7.96
771 771 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 -22.98
410–435 423 2 278.00–280.00 $278.97 $1,180 -31.03
485 485 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 —
555 555 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,393 +1.00
650 650 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 —
933 933 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,913 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 335.00 $335.00 $670 +23.49
280 280 1 313.00 $313.00 $876 —
310 310 1 300.00 $300.00 $930 -16.39
392 392 43 325.00 $325.00 $1,274 —
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 —
516–544 538 44 238.00–245.00 $243.47 $1,310 +4.47
653–660 653 22 220.00–227.00 $226.68 $1,480 -8.32
837 837 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,758 —
930 930 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,776 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 46 280.00 $280.00 $1,518 —
756 756 67 219.00 $219.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–436 432 5 246.00–252.00 $247.78 $1,070 -9.11
460–485 475 10 245.00–254.00 $252.69 $1,200 —
500–538 527 8 228.00–234.00 $230.76 $1,216 —
560–565 563 3 226.00–228.00 $226.66 $1,276 —
610–635 622 3 210.00–218.00 $213.71 $1,329 —
690 690 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —
705 705 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 -2.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 260.00–265.00 $262.40 $997 -7.60
480 480 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,166 +13.00
705–720 713 2 190.00–200.00 $195.05 $1,391 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 275.00–285.00 $279.95 $1,316 -30.05
500–515 507 3 250.00–265.00 $256.26 $1,299 -18.74
580 580 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,479 -30.00
605–625 615 5 233.00–242.00 $237.20 $1,459 +7.20
715 715 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 266.00–268.00 $266.99 $1,276 —
535 535 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,273 -14.10
585–595 590 2 239.00–246.00 $242.53 $1,431 —
675 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1310 1221 80-85% 4 110.00–113.00 $111.97 $1,367 -13.64
1075–1440 1245 80-85% 4 117.00–125.00 $121.90 $1,518 -3.71
1285–1410 1348 80-85% 2 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $1,788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–850 815 85-90% 2 70.00–80.00 $75.21 $613 —
925 925 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $805 -6.48
975–1255 1100 85-90% 3 105.00–110.00 $107.77 $1,185 +5.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1960 1580 75-80% 3 90.00–105.00 $97.39 $1,539 -18.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1815 1578 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,051 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2065 2065 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,891 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1125–1200 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,575.00 $1,526.61
1170–1235 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,625.00 $1,573.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235–1540 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,062.90 —

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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.