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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $326.00/cwt ≈ $1,816/hd at 557 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.00/cwt ≈ $1,376/hd at 364 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 592 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 543 559
Feeder cattle 206 434 431
Slaughter cattle 24 79 97
Replacement cattle 9 30 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, kind of a light run of cattle today. As compared to the last market feeders calves were steady and slaughter cattle were higher and bulls were also.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 12 447.00 $447.00 $1,725 —
592 592 13 327.00 $327.00 $1,936 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 448.00 $448.00 $1,142 -24.72
335 335 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 -45.00
360–375 368 2 408.00–415.00 $411.43 $1,514 -35.58
405 405 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
505–535 522 3 343.00–348.00 $346.39 $1,808 —
640–645 643 2 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $1,913 -28.06
692 692 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,007 —
725 725 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,052 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 380.00–398.00 $389.12 $1,479 -27.24
435 435 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,588 —
475–480 478 2 360.00–363.00 $361.51 $1,728 -11.49
520–545 533 4 330.00–340.00 $335.43 $1,788 -4.57
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 —
660 660 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,835 -6.03
725–730 728 2 265.00–267.00 $266.00 $1,936 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,196 +20.00
345 345 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 -41.17
380 380 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 +10.00
430–440 435 4 395.00–407.00 $401.78 $1,748 -8.13
505–545 525 2 350.00–365.00 $357.21 $1,875 -6.02
615–620 618 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,916 -27.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 15 378.00 $378.00 $1,376 —
557 557 21 326.00 $326.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 +3.09
380 380 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 -15.00
400–430 413 3 365.00–400.00 $378.02 $1,561 +21.93
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 +6.23
620–645 633 3 300.00–307.00 $303.62 $1,922 -10.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 355.00–358.00 $356.51 $1,455 +9.50
495 495 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,747 +4.01
505 505 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 -16.98
585–595 590 2 315.00–318.00 $316.49 $1,867 -3.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,442 +25.00
450–495 473 2 342.00–344.00 $343.05 $1,623 —
655–678 667 2 268.00–278.00 $273.09 $1,822 -6.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 —
475–490 483 2 350.00–363.00 $356.60 $1,722 —
550–595 573 2 305.00–308.00 $306.44 $1,756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,625 -11.57
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —
795 795 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,781 —
870–890 880 2 230.00–238.00 $234.05 $2,060 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,771 -30.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1175 1118 80-85% 3 174.00–180.00 $176.23 $1,970 —
940–1480 1240 80-85% 4 160.00–171.00 $166.04 $2,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1065 963 85-90% 2 130.00–133.00 $131.66 $1,268 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,619 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1830 1690 75-80% 3 149.00–154.00 $150.96 $2,551 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1872 1872 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,594 +11.50
2015–2025 2020 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $4,050 —
2240 2240 1 182.00 $182.00 $4,077 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2025 2025 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,442 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1240–1280 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,601.59
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.