Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Brookhaven Stockyard report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.26/cwt -41.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 520 lb · 52 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $339.82/cwt ≈ $2,070/hd at 609 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.09/cwt -15.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 402 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	745	857	582
Feeder cattle	610	754	427
Slaughter cattle	57	74	106
Replacement cattle	78	29	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well. Sold some nice cross bred open heifers. There average weight was 750-1005lbs @ $3100-3700.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–296	294	20	590.00–645.00	$592.34	$1,741	—
300–315	308	2	553.00–585.00	$568.61	$1,751	+13.61
410–420	415	2	500.00–525.00	$512.35	$2,126	+50.65
500–525	505	18	390.00–402.00	$394.27	$1,991	-11.75
561	561	30	393.00	$393.00	$2,205	—
603	603	13	365.00	$365.00	$2,201	-7.00
748	748	19	337.00	$337.00	$2,521	-7.00
800	800	1	298.00	$298.00	$2,384	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	26	490.00	$490.00	$1,999	—
523	523	40	401.00	$401.00	$2,097	-13.00
653	653	13	395.00	$395.00	$2,579	—
703	703	9	362.00	$362.00	$2,545	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,680	—
360	360	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,836	—
415	415	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,013	—
460	460	2	430.00–470.00	$450.00	$2,070	+3.01
608–640	609	47	332.00–340.00	$339.82	$2,070	—
685	685	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,192	-25.00
705	705	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	460.00–470.00	$465.19	$1,526	—
370	370	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,684	+4.01
420	420	2	398.00–410.00	$404.00	$1,697	-11.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,392	±0.00
300–313	312	13	450.00–485.00	$482.41	$1,505	—
385–390	388	2	465.00–470.00	$467.52	$1,814	—
402–410	402	45	432.00–436.00	$432.09	$1,737	-15.68
515–540	520	52	367.00–377.00	$367.26	$1,910	-41.18
668	668	10	335.00	$335.00	$2,238	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	11	456.00	$456.00	$1,851	+31.00
594	594	11	391.00	$391.00	$2,323	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	385.00–390.00	$387.50	$1,395	+12.50
415–430	423	2	365.00–385.00	$374.82	$1,585	—
470	470	1	368.00	$368.00	$1,730	-2.12
570	570	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,966	+20.00
699	699	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,062	+6.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,394	—
420	420	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,785	—
460	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	—
540	540	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,944	+14.90
610	610	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,982	—
680	680	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,176	—
700	700	1	283.00	$283.00	$1,981	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	10	450.00	$450.00	$1,701	—
450	450	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,980	+12.00
528	528	16	374.00	$374.00	$1,975	-6.00
615	615	18	324.00	$324.00	$1,993	-21.00
715	715	11	299.00	$299.00	$2,138	-31.00
800	800	1	288.00	$288.00	$2,304	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	18	422.00	$422.00	$1,861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	460	3	395.00–402.00	$399.07	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	380.00–385.00	$382.47	$1,664	—
520	520	1	362.00	$362.00	$1,882	+27.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1170	958	85-90%	5	132.00–142.00	$137.62	$1,318	—
1035–1175	1118	85-90%	4	156.00–166.00	$160.28	$1,792	—
1050–1240	1145	85-90%	2	149.00–152.00	$150.62	$1,725	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1350	1215	80-85%	4	166.00–174.00	$169.61	$2,061	-3.06
1250–1480	1340	80-85%	3	159.00–163.00	$160.78	$2,154	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1600	1440	75-80%	2	145.00–155.00	$149.44	$2,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1675	1542	3	179.00–181.00	$180.05	$2,776	—
1570	1570	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,732	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2200	2200	1	189.00	$189.00	$4,158	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1220–1405	1313	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,350.00–3,700.00	$3,512.67
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1490	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1245–1550	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00–3,750.00	$3,415.92	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
3200	3200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.