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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.96/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 528 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.00/cwt ≈ $1,360/hd at 521 lb · 71 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.79/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 439 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 595 250
Feeder cattle 562 385 219
Slaughter cattle 99 182 12
Replacement cattle 68 28 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were 2-5 lower. Sold some really good stock cows Tiger stripe and brahman cross bred cows brought $1850-3000 and pairs brought 2700-3700.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 47 331.00 $331.00 $1,456 —
632 632 66 278.00 $278.00 $1,757 —
813 813 22 230.00 $230.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,083 -9.00
305–330 313 3 360.00–390.00 $373.24 $1,168 +20.24
415 415 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,320 -12.11
455 455 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,388 —
505–528 528 92 291.00–295.00 $294.96 $1,557 -4.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,210 +8.88
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 -5.03
470–480 475 2 290.00–299.00 $294.45 $1,399 -13.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,547 —
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 71 261.00 $261.00 $1,360 —
626 626 33 245.00 $245.00 $1,534 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 315.00–323.00 $318.88 $823 -2.12
305–320 311 4 311.00–319.00 $316.70 $985 —
375 375 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,181 —
405–445 439 66 270.00–280.00 $279.79 $1,228 -0.21
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 301.00 $301.00 $948 —
360–365 362 3 290.00–300.00 $294.33 $1,065 -3.67
470 470 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 -6.52
580 580 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,409 -9.00
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 -2.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 288.00 $288.00 $922 —
375 375 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,058 —
605 605 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 -2.48
650 650 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 314.00–320.00 $316.98 $1,325 -1.02
535–540 538 2 270.00–273.00 $271.49 $1,461 -28.51
625–635 630 2 241.00–245.00 $243.02 $1,531 -26.98
660 660 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,544 —
930 930 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 3 290.00–304.00 $297.36 $1,317 —
460–495 483 3 288.00–303.00 $296.86 $1,434 -6.76
550 550 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 282.00–285.00 $283.46 $1,199 —
575 575 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,380 -10.00
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 —
790 790 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,343 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–970 968 85-90% 2 90.00–101.00 $95.51 $925 —
890–1160 1009 85-90% 5 127.00–132.00 $129.39 $1,306 +5.41
985–1365 1146 85-90% 4 106.00–123.00 $115.04 $1,318 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1190 1088 80-85% 5 137.00–145.00 $140.66 $1,530 —
1125–1295 1221 80-85% 4 150.00–156.50 $153.48 $1,874 -8.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1485 1400 75-80% 2 130.00–137.00 $133.29 $1,866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1600 1471 4 150.00–160.00 $155.48 $2,287 —
1640–2005 1842 3 172.00–175.00 $173.61 $3,198 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,552 —
1880 1880 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,782 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1050–1200 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,000.00–3,000.00 $2,554.04
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1010 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,100.00 $1,884.97
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 +1,600.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,450.00 $3,450.00 +1,350.00
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1490 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.