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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 23, 2025

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.00/cwt ≈ $2,282/hd at 620 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.00/cwt -6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 508 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $322.85/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 622 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 745 490
Feeder cattle 523 610 404
Slaughter cattle 50 57 66
Replacement cattle 42 78 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market : feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,129 +19.00
620 620 73 368.00 $368.00 $2,282 —
682 682 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,523 -25.00
714 714 20 337.00 $337.00 $2,406 -25.00
782 782 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,667 —
815 815 9 324.00 $324.00 $2,641 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–292 290 13 595.00–605.00 $595.72 $1,728 +3.38
415–435 422 16 480.00–500.00 $481.90 $2,034 -30.45
506–525 507 19 390.00–400.00 $399.45 $2,025 +5.18
653 653 4 381.00 $381.00 $2,488 —
710–725 718 2 330.00–334.00 $332.02 $2,384 -4.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,956 -30.00
520 520 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,976 —
605–619 618 11 366.00–367.00 $366.09 $2,262 +26.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 +4.81
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 -5.00
425–435 430 2 415.00–426.00 $420.56 $1,808 +16.56
460 460 1 412.00 $412.00 $1,895 —
620 620 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,120 —
670–675 673 2 334.00–346.00 $339.98 $2,288 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,234 —
313 313 14 485.00 $485.00 $1,518 +2.59
430–435 433 2 420.00–450.00 $435.09 $1,884 +3.00
508 508 57 361.00 $361.00 $1,834 -6.26
755 755 1 313.00 $313.00 $2,363 —
825 825 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,240 —
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 -25.00
470–476 475 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 -10.00
575 575 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 —
620–635 622 54 313.00–325.00 $322.85 $2,008 -2.15
710 710 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 30 433.00 $433.00 $1,767 -23.00
547 547 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,270 —
687 687 20 334.00 $334.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,318 —
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 +12.50
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 -4.82
580 580 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,972 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,868 —
525–537 536 15 370.00–372.00 $370.13 $1,984 -3.87
630 630 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,104 +10.00
717 717 11 297.00 $297.00 $2,129 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 12 434.00 $434.00 $1,901 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,871 —
594 594 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1340 1245 80-85% 3 165.00–170.00 $168.02 $2,092 -1.59
1340 1340 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,157 +0.22
1390 1390 80-85% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,488 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1500 1448 75-80% 5 151.00–157.00 $154.03 $2,230 +4.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1225 1110 85-90% 2 142.00–149.00 $145.86 $1,619 -14.42
1145–1215 1180 85-90% 2 151.00–157.00 $153.91 $1,816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2000 1716 4 190.00–200.00 $194.26 $3,334 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1750 1503 3 170.00–178.00 $174.56 $2,624 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1285 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,900.00–3,400.00 $3,176.06
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 -500.00

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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.