Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 28, 2024

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 677 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.87/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 637 lb · 22 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,942/hd at 823 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	420	774	101
Feeder cattle	293	712	47
Slaughter cattle	99	47	39
Replacement cattle	28	15	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, had a lot of plain cattle. Slaughter cows were 2 higher and bulls 5-7 higher. Top bull brought $ 1.71 and weighed 2010 lbs. that is $3,437.10 pretty dang good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	33	266.00	$266.00	$1,801	+6.00
823	823	16	236.00	$236.00	$1,942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–535	517	5	273.00–274.00	$273.21	$1,412	—
559	559	16	269.00	$269.00	$1,504	-5.00
718	718	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–638	637	22	253.00–256.00	$255.87	$1,630	+11.87
755–775	768	3	237.00–240.00	$237.98	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	10	270.00	$270.00	$1,096	—
545–548	548	12	242.00–250.00	$249.34	$1,366	—
610–625	618	2	220.00–230.00	$225.06	$1,391	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	315.00	$315.00	$803	—
517–519	519	12	249.00–253.00	$252.00	$1,308	±0.00
620–640	626	6	231.00–236.00	$235.17	$1,472	+3.92
672	672	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,532	-13.00
710–740	734	10	226.00–230.00	$226.77	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	405	3	255.00–258.00	$256.98	$1,041	-1.02
472	472	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,204	-5.00
535	535	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,263	+1.00
580	580	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	-4.00
630–640	635	2	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$1,413	+2.48
665	665	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,483	+5.00
705–745	724	6	217.00–220.00	$218.82	$1,584	+3.82
760	760	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,626	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	$1,128	+2.50
645	645	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,251	+4.00
740–745	743	2	190.00–200.00	$194.98	$1,449	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–525	523	2	248.00–250.00	$249.00	$1,302	+4.00
685	685	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,644	+9.00
705	705	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,650	—
985	985	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–532	521	3	240.00–244.00	$241.98	$1,261	—
795	795	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,749	+24.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1255	1229	80-85%	5	133.00–141.00	$137.02	$1,684	—
1025–1335	1231	80-85%	4	126.50–132.00	$129.32	$1,592	—
1115–1475	1300	80-85%	3	144.00–150.00	$146.09	$1,899	+9.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1095	905	85-90%	3	87.00–97.00	$92.40	$836	—
965–1185	1080	85-90%	4	120.00–125.00	$122.94	$1,328	—
890–1320	1108	85-90%	4	110.00–115.00	$112.24	$1,244	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1505	1433	75-80%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.63	$1,757	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–2010	1682	3	165.00–171.00	$168.94	$2,842	+14.83
1715–1845	1780	2	155.00–162.00	$158.63	$2,824	—
1380–2185	1783	2	140.00–150.00	$146.13	$2,605	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1535	1483	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$1,966	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00
1230–1350	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,904.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1270–1350	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,375.83	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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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.