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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.00/cwt ≈ $1,291/hd at 461 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.00/cwt ≈ $1,878/hd at 725 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $321.00/cwt ≈ $1,666/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 559 149
Feeder cattle 205 431 85
Slaughter cattle 56 97 26
Replacement cattle 24 31 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, smaller run of cattle today the temp. is hot but so are the cattle prices. Feeder calves mostly steady on the bigger cattle but 5-10 higher on the lighter calves. Slaughter cows 2-4 higher and bulls 2-5 higher. Example bull weighed 1760 @ $ 1.80= 3,168 and a bull weighed 2415 @ $ 1.69= 4,081.35 and he was full or would have yielded more. Time to cull some bulls and cows. No sales in the state next week due to independence day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 17 321.00 $321.00 $1,666 —
725 725 19 259.00 $259.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 425.00–435.00 $429.86 $1,174 —
305–335 320 2 405.00–410.00 $407.38 $1,304 +32.38
405 405 2 345.00–357.00 $351.00 $1,422 -4.50
510–547 544 11 287.00–288.00 $287.09 $1,562 —
760 760 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,786 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
325–327 326 4 375.00–382.00 $377.99 $1,232 +23.99
350–380 365 2 370.00–375.00 $372.40 $1,359 +24.18
425 425 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,394 -9.62
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 —
670 670 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 —
360–385 373 2 355.00–360.00 $357.42 $1,333 —
444 444 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,399 -15.00
460 460 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 -23.00
570 570 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 355.00 $355.00 $799 —
265–280 273 2 335.00–355.00 $344.72 $941 —
325–335 330 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,066 -0.78
350 350 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 —
461 461 19 280.00 $280.00 $1,291 —
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 -7.54
567 567 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 —
654 654 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,596 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,517 —
648 648 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 290 5 305.00–320.00 $316.14 $917 +4.14
355 355 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,118 +5.00
525 525 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,292 -3.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 303.00 $303.00 $954 —
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 2 295.00–303.00 $298.91 $1,375 -4.75
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
560 560 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,557 —
660–695 678 2 243.00–246.00 $244.54 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 —
505 505 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,444 -10.52
605–620 613 2 250.00–265.00 $257.59 $1,579 -2.91
660 660 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,742 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -13.00
775 775 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1225 1118 80-85% 6 155.00–163.00 $158.78 $1,775 —
1315–1390 1353 80-85% 2 142.00–150.00 $145.89 $1,974 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1105 965 85-90% 2 100.00–110.00 $105.73 $1,020 -6.32
1095 1095 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,314 -4.83
1035–1180 1110 85-90% 4 125.00–135.00 $129.07 $1,433 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1745 1544 75-80% 4 135.00–145.00 $138.89 $2,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–1760 1733 2 180.00 $180.00 $3,119 —
1760–1780 1770 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $2,876 —
1795–2415 2038 3 169.00–175.00 $171.07 $3,486 +0.50
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1200 1180 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $1,741 —
1675 1675 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,596 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1145 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,750.00–1,975.00 $1,867.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
850 850 Young (2-4 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —

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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.