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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 18, 2025

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 425 623
Feeder cattle 95 349 449
Slaughter cattle 45 60 109
Replacement cattle 6 16 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were higher. Sold 5 loads 50,000 lb. loads, first load were steers 750 average 75% black brought $ 2.63. Load 2 was heifers 75% black 700 lb. average @ $2.5250. Load 3 was steers 85% black 825 lb. average @ $2.52. The last were two loads of heifers black and black baldies 1/4 to 3/8 ear 775 lb. average @ $ 2.43.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 400.00 $400.00 $980 -10.00
270 270 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,080 -4.43
425 425 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,572 +23.95
505–510 508 2 325.00–330.00 $327.49 $1,664 +9.15
1010–1015 1013 2 200.00–202.00 $201.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 372.00–380.00 $376.06 $1,260 -13.94
365 365 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,332 -15.00
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 +9.57
505 505 2 300.00–308.00 $304.00 $1,535 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 387 3 348.00–355.00 $351.00 $1,358 -14.00
480 480 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 -2.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 320.00 $320.00 $880 —
370 370 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,162 +11.50
440 440 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,223 -12.00
450 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 -17.95
510 510 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,367 -7.01
560–580 570 2 263.00–270.00 $266.56 $1,519 -11.39
655 655 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,598 -4.35
750 750 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 358.00 $358.00 $1,199 +38.00
450–495 470 3 284.00–285.00 $284.32 $1,336 -13.68
505–515 510 2 278.00–283.00 $280.52 $1,431 -12.40
605 605 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,597 -4.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 —
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 -6.92
555–565 560 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,414 -7.52
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 ±0.00
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 338.00 $338.00 $1,436 +8.00
450 450 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,566 +33.00
510 510 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,591 +6.05
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
610–625 620 3 258.00–264.00 $260.64 $1,616 —
720 720 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,735 +16.50
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,498 +26.00
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 -10.00
585 585 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,568 -17.00
605 605 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,549 —
685 685 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,712 —
705–745 718 3 225.00–236.00 $231.87 $1,665 —
875 875 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,340 —
555–565 560 2 253.00–260.00 $256.47 $1,436 —
680 680 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1100 1052 80-85% 3 136.00–138.00 $136.70 $1,438 —
1040–1190 1115 80-85% 4 150.00–157.00 $152.70 $1,703 —
985–1410 1245 80-85% 8 139.00–148.00 $143.91 $1,792 +2.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1170 1033 85-90% 3 123.00–131.00 $125.71 $1,299 +30.33
1170 1170 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,346 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,838 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,501 —
1435–1760 1598 2 170.00–177.00 $173.14 $2,767 —
1860–2020 1940 2 180.00–185.00 $182.40 $3,539 +13.95
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1505 1285 2 155.00–159.00 $157.34 $2,022 —
1560 1560 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,184 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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.