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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.00/cwt ≈ $1,535/hd at 505 lb · 81 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.00/cwt ≈ $1,703/hd at 734 lb · 77 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.00/cwt ≈ $1,677/hd at 847 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 814 313
Feeder cattle 712 705 232
Slaughter cattle 47 91 37
Replacement cattle 15 18 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, had another good run of cattle today kind of light on the stocker cows. As compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cattle were 5-6 higher. Sold 69 weaned heifers average weight 847 lbs. @ $1.98 = $1,677.06 per head also sold a load of 734 lb. heifers @ $2.32 = $ 1,702.88 per head. Had some really nice groups of weaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 21 385.00 $385.00 $1,205 —
505 505 81 304.00 $304.00 $1,535 —
630 630 24 267.00 $267.00 $1,682 -5.00
667 667 16 260.00 $260.00 $1,734 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 -16.00
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 +7.52
430 430 9 304.00 $304.00 $1,307 -46.00
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -30.00
640 640 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,562 +3.00
839 839 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 —
375 375 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,282 -35.00
405–435 420 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 -20.00
554 554 10 274.00 $274.00 $1,518 —
775 775 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,323 +21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 26 321.00 $321.00 $963 —
522 522 47 264.00 $264.00 $1,378 —
638 638 67 238.00 $238.00 $1,518 —
734 734 77 232.00 $232.00 $1,703 —
847 847 69 198.00 $198.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 -20.45
420 420 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,084 -4.54
453 453 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,178 —
545 545 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,281 +0.07
562 562 20 234.00 $234.00 $1,315 -0.87
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 -3.36
655 655 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,428 —
727 727 33 215.00 $215.00 $1,563 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 269.00–272.00 $270.50 $1,123 +0.50
498 498 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,345 —
543 543 36 252.00 $252.00 $1,368 —
625–630 630 20 231.00–236.00 $231.25 $1,457 —
695 695 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 -8.00
555–565 560 2 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $1,274 —
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 —
685 685 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 2 250.00–254.00 $252.02 $1,147 -22.44
645 645 2 210.00–226.00 $218.00 $1,406 —
650–660 655 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,447 —
760–770 765 2 190.00–200.00 $195.03 $1,492 —
820 820 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 -17.68
460 460 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,233 -22.00
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 -6.62
550–570 560 2 243.00–246.00 $244.47 $1,369 —
605–615 610 2 232.00–238.00 $234.98 $1,433 -5.02
660 660 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,525 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1250 1168 80-85% 2 125.00–129.00 $127.14 $1,485 —
1130–1455 1319 80-85% 4 134.00–138.50 $136.43 $1,800 +20.43
1150–1990 1435 80-85% 5 144.00–149.00 $146.51 $2,102 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1065 988 85-90% 2 90.00–100.00 $94.61 $935 +12.61
1150–1445 1285 85-90% 3 110.00–120.00 $116.04 $1,491 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1735 1670 3 150.00–160.00 $154.11 $2,574 —
1925 1925 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,695 ±0.00
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —
1825 1825 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,372 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1400–1565 1483 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,650.00–2,675.00 $2,663.20 —

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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.