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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $328.70/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,841/hd at 560 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.11/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 568 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 596 313 613
Feeder cattle 464 252 481
Slaughter cattle 42 30 107
Replacement cattle 90 31 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves regained all they lost last week and stronger market today 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows a little better and bulls were higher. Sold some really fancy bred heifers Tiger stripe and brahman cross 2-4 months bred brought $2800-3650.00 really nice set of heifers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 223 3 490.00–500.00 $494.96 $1,104 —
250–295 273 2 480.00–485.00 $482.29 $1,317 +2.29
310–335 323 5 440.00–477.00 $461.70 $1,491 +13.70
405–440 417 7 390.00–418.00 $403.33 $1,682 -18.51
505–540 524 5 342.00–354.00 $348.06 $1,824 -31.94
580 580 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,018 -13.00
605–645 620 6 303.00–318.00 $311.78 $1,933 +3.51
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 -2.00
710–740 725 3 275.00–289.00 $281.27 $2,039 —
815–845 828 3 250.00–262.00 $255.62 $2,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 3 402.00–428.00 $414.60 $1,555 +10.82
410–445 429 5 370.00–393.00 $380.78 $1,634 -9.10
465 465 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,804 +20.00
510–535 523 2 323.00–333.00 $327.88 $1,715 -23.16
555–570 560 17 317.00–330.00 $328.70 $1,841 -9.79
630 630 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,814 —
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 +9.00
705–745 728 4 252.00–263.00 $258.80 $1,884 -11.20
785 785 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,080 -9.00
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 —
455–490 478 5 351.00–368.00 $360.44 $1,723 +2.12
505 505 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,454 -34.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 3 470.00–485.00 $476.55 $1,048 +47.51
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 +13.58
505–545 521 4 295.00–303.00 $299.28 $1,559 -19.03
560–569 568 10 298.00–307.00 $306.11 $1,739 -7.36
640–645 643 2 278.00–288.00 $283.02 $1,820 —
660–670 667 3 282.00–286.00 $284.35 $1,897 —
705–745 732 3 260.00–269.00 $262.89 $1,924 —
760 760 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —
875 875 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,855 —
935 935 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 440.00–455.00 $447.55 $1,177 +96.55
360 360 1 354.00 $354.00 $1,274 +2.02
410 410 2 317.00–330.00 $323.50 $1,326 -11.85
450–475 463 2 320.00–327.00 $323.41 $1,497 -8.56
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 -5.00
635 635 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,740 +4.30
660 660 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,775 —
725 725 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,827 —
845 845 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 400.00 $400.00 $840 —
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
380 380 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,281 —
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 -15.00
480 480 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,478 -8.33
555–590 568 3 269.00–275.00 $271.94 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 355.00–366.00 $360.60 $1,561 —
450–465 458 2 355.00–360.00 $357.46 $1,637 -4.06
520 520 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 -0.88
565 565 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,932 —
605–625 613 3 267.00–276.00 $271.04 $1,661 -8.96
930 930 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,860 —
950 950 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 -13.98
525–540 533 2 313.00–321.00 $316.94 $1,689 -12.15
570–585 575 3 308.00–324.00 $313.76 $1,804 —
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —
670–685 678 2 258.00–264.00 $260.97 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 300.00–302.00 $300.99 $1,604 —
590 590 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1410 1130 80-85% 5 144.00–153.00 $148.49 $1,678 —
1080–1500 1263 80-85% 5 135.00–141.00 $137.90 $1,742 +2.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1140 1005 85-90% 2 114.00–119.00 $116.84 $1,174 -4.17
1115 1115 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,461 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1695 1597 75-80% 3 116.00–125.00 $119.89 $1,915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1720 1698 2 164.00–171.00 $167.45 $2,843 —
1655–2010 1828 3 175.00–180.00 $176.88 $3,233 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1690 1630 2 151.00–158.00 $154.37 $2,516 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1000 993 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,200.00–3,250.00 $3,225.19
950–1100 1020 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 3,350.00–3,650.00 $3,511.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 -200.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.