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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 582 257
Feeder cattle 404 427 165
Slaughter cattle 66 106 59
Replacement cattle 20 49 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, the temperature was not the only thing Hot today. Feeder calves were smoking 10-15 higher, slaughter cows steady and bulls 3-5 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 -50.00
350–385 365 3 308.00–318.00 $313.49 $1,144 -26.51
415–440 430 4 290.00–307.00 $299.64 $1,288 —
455–465 458 4 291.00–300.00 $296.22 $1,357 —
525–545 533 4 265.00–279.00 $271.44 $1,447 —
550–565 558 2 259.00–264.00 $261.47 $1,459 —
655–665 660 2 220.00–224.00 $222.02 $1,465 —
765 765 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,691 —
835 835 2 208.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,745 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 330.00–335.00 $332.48 $958 -70.25
325–335 332 3 325.00–347.00 $335.67 $1,114 -57.01
375–395 385 2 328.00–346.00 $337.23 $1,298 —
405 405 2 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,336 +37.22
450 450 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,418 +23.00
505–540 515 6 280.00–289.00 $285.53 $1,470 +24.92
610–630 620 2 242.00–250.00 $245.94 $1,525 —
715 715 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,673 —
800–820 810 2 216.00–229.00 $222.42 $1,802 +7.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 -43.40
405–445 425 3 278.00–285.00 $280.97 $1,194 —
460–495 481 5 275.00–288.00 $281.04 $1,352 —
505–515 510 2 242.00–250.00 $245.96 $1,254 —
595 595 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 —
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 —
685 685 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,493 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 310.00–315.00 $312.56 $1,056 +17.56
350–390 371 4 267.00–318.00 $295.62 $1,097 —
410–420 415 2 280.00–282.00 $280.99 $1,166 +24.58
505–520 513 3 246.00–249.00 $247.66 $1,270 +12.66
630 630 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,354 —
720 720 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,534 —
810 810 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,580 —
850 850 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,547 —
1045 1045 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,317 -8.50
1090 1090 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,504 —
1290 1290 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 310.00 $310.00 $914 —
345 345 1 285.00 $285.00 $983 —
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -5.00
405–445 430 6 260.00–267.00 $263.97 $1,135 +8.97
505–535 520 2 227.00–228.00 $227.49 $1,183 —
625–645 632 3 200.00–207.00 $203.33 $1,285 —
685 685 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,343 —
745 745 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,527 —
755 755 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 250.00–255.00 $252.35 $820 —
420 420 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,029 +5.00
460–470 463 3 250.00–256.00 $253.35 $1,173 —
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 —
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,196 —
520 520 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 —
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 +6.44
660–695 675 3 200.00–205.00 $203.03 $1,370 —
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 —
765–770 768 2 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $1,478 —
845 845 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,285 -23.11
505 505 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,283 +21.10
550 550 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
610–615 613 2 215.00–219.00 $216.99 $1,330 +6.99
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +9.00
820 820 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–945 907 85-90% 3 82.00–90.00 $85.57 $776 —
970–1070 1022 85-90% 3 100.00–108.00 $104.20 $1,065 +24.15
1055–1315 1164 85-90% 7 110.00–118.00 $114.35 $1,331 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1235 1143 80-85% 3 125.00–128.00 $126.42 $1,445 —
1380–1385 1383 80-85% 2 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $1,660 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1730 1523 75-80% 5 112.00–124.00 $116.77 $1,778 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1870 1682 3 152.00–158.00 $154.87 $2,605 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,036 —
1615 1615 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,390 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1300 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,714.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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.