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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.77/cwt ≈ $2,167/hd at 659 lb · 93 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,369/hd at 705 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.00/cwt ≈ $1,886/hd at 539 lb · 52 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 510 968
Feeder cattle 653 392 912
Slaughter cattle 51 77 40
Replacement cattle 58 41 16

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some really nice groups of feeder calves today. And sold 76 steers average weight 705 @ $3.36 53,605 total pounds.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 40 389.00 $389.00 $2,023 +30.67
634 634 35 342.00 $342.00 $2,168
705 705 76 336.00 $336.00 $2,369 +21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 515.00–521.00 $518.20 $1,166
270 270 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,377
307–345 316 7 495.00–500.00 $497.83 $1,573
428 428 24 422.00 $422.00 $1,806
525–545 535 2 380.00–400.00 $389.81 $2,085
620 620 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,058
787 787 21 315.00 $315.00 $2,479
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521
415 415 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,494
454 454 11 385.00 $385.00 $1,748
643 643 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,833
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 450.00–470.00 $460.00 $1,518
360 360 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,710
405–425 415 2 390.00–395.00 $392.44 $1,629
550 550 2 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $2,049

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 470.00 $470.00 $987
270–295 283 2 460.00–465.00 $462.61 $1,309
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376
436 436 46 380.00 $380.00 $1,657 +5.00
450–480 460 3 371.00–379.00 $374.91 $1,725
510 510 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,795 +5.00
659–660 659 93 327.00–330.00 $328.77 $2,167
945 945 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,353
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 6 436.00 $436.00 $1,291 +21.00
539 539 52 350.00 $350.00 $1,886
607 607 9 332.00 $332.00 $2,015
671 671 29 332.00 $332.00 $2,228
720 720 23 307.00 $307.00 $2,210
766 766 9 300.00 $300.00 $2,298
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 395.00–410.00 $400.62 $1,102
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254
380–390 385 2 350.00–370.00 $359.87 $1,385
460–495 488 7 326.00–350.00 $331.93 $1,620
520–535 528 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,703 -6.54
605 605 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,827
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113
340 340 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,394
350–355 353 2 395.00–400.00 $397.52 $1,403
435 435 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 ±0.00
495 495 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,807
605 605 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,954
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 428 3 393.00–400.00 $395.94 $1,695 -4.06
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908
625–630 628 2 306.00–310.00 $307.99 $1,934 -2.00
655 655 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,978
735 735 1 293.00 $293.00 $2,154
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 358.00–363.00 $360.45 $1,694
570 570 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 -5.00
685 685 2 292.00–297.00 $294.50 $2,017
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 350.00–353.00 $351.46 $1,522
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 -25.00
550 550 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,705

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1225 1185 80-85% 3 158.00–160.00 $159.00 $1,884
1085–1595 1281 80-85% 6 163.00–171.00 $167.79 $2,149 +0.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–950 918 85-90% 2 120.00–130.00 $125.18 $1,149 -9.98
1000–1185 1093 85-90% 4 151.00–159.00 $154.85 $1,693
1020–1170 1095 85-90% 2 149.00–150.00 $149.47 $1,637
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1565 1528 75-80% 2 159.00–165.00 $161.93 $2,474

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,182
1750 1750 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,465
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1535 1518 2 177.00–180.00 $178.52 $2,710

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1120–1310 1232 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,000.00 $2,984.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
955–1175 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,410.33
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185–1200 1193 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 3,250.00–3,700.00 $3,476.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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.