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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.00/cwt ≈ $1,576/hd at 569 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $306.90/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 542 373
Feeder cattle 349 383 304
Slaughter cattle 60 121 55
Replacement cattle 16 38 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, the futures may have been down but the calf market was not. Feeder calves steady and higher in spots. Slaughter cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
355 355 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 -10.04
410–440 423 3 324.00–336.00 $329.86 $1,395 -8.09
450–475 463 2 328.00–333.00 $330.43 $1,530 -2.98
535 535 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,594 -10.88
572–585 573 10 306.00–307.00 $306.90 $1,759 +3.90
645 645 2 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,774 -13.39
705–740 722 3 240.00–252.00 $247.25 $1,785 -8.25
770 770 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,004 -98.54
255–275 265 2 390.00–420.00 $404.43 $1,072 -65.57
310 310 1 414.00 $414.00 $1,283 +5.91
355 355 2 400.00–425.00 $412.50 $1,464 +1.70
405–415 410 2 342.00–350.00 $346.05 $1,419 -27.00
505–535 520 2 313.00–324.00 $318.34 $1,655 -8.43
560–575 568 2 310.00–318.00 $313.95 $1,783 —
605–645 618 3 300.00–310.00 $306.20 $1,892 -2.85
705–730 715 3 271.00–280.00 $274.39 $1,962 —
850–855 853 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $2,068 -7.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 3 370.00–376.00 $373.28 $1,262 +3.28
385–395 390 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,424 +10.14
410–445 428 2 312.00–314.00 $313.04 $1,340 —
490–495 493 2 316.00–318.00 $317.01 $1,563 +5.52
655–680 666 4 255.00–264.00 $259.57 $1,729 —
715–730 723 2 236.00–244.00 $240.04 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 —
768 768 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,997 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 335.00 $335.00 $821 —
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 -4.05
305 305 1 320.00 $320.00 $976 —
435–440 438 2 300.00–311.00 $305.53 $1,338 +3.57
480 480 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,430 —
505–525 514 4 285.00–299.00 $292.92 $1,506 +14.43
605–645 640 8 260.00–270.00 $268.82 $1,720 +3.82
670 670 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,782 —
835 835 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,812 -4.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 310.00–315.00 $312.38 $1,000 -7.62
360 360 2 300.00–305.00 $302.50 $1,089 -7.22
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 +4.95
480–490 485 2 283.00–293.00 $287.95 $1,397 +3.95
505–525 513 3 274.00–276.00 $275.01 $1,411 +14.01
565–585 573 3 273.00–281.00 $277.95 $1,593 +10.06
665–680 673 3 246.00–250.00 $248.35 $1,671 +13.35
715 715 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 —
765 765 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,805 —
875 875 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,628 -9.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 16 277.00 $277.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,084 -1.24
470 470 2 275.00–281.00 $278.00 $1,307 +3.03
510–530 523 3 248.00–258.00 $251.92 $1,318 —
570 570 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 +10.00
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,402 +10.00
480 480 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 -12.47
525–545 535 3 300.00–310.00 $305.95 $1,637 +10.52
695 695 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,654 —
710 710 2 220.00–229.00 $224.50 $1,594 —
835 835 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,364 ±0.00
460 460 2 306.00–308.00 $307.00 $1,412 +3.00
525 525 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 —
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 —
760–765 763 2 192.00–211.00 $201.47 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1190 1188 80-85% 2 153.00–159.00 $156.01 $1,853 —
985–1535 1218 80-85% 9 136.00–146.00 $141.60 $1,725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–970 908 85-90% 2 117.00–119.00 $118.07 $1,072 —
945–1100 1023 85-90% 2 90.00–100.00 $95.38 $976 -22.67
995–1235 1113 85-90% 4 120.00–130.00 $123.90 $1,379 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1660 1533 75-80% 3 120.00–129.00 $124.81 $1,913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,464 —
1600–2225 1917 3 165.00–175.00 $168.45 $3,229 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,813 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.