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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.00/cwt ≈ $1,785/hd at 510 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.65/cwt -14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 410 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.00/cwt ≈ $2,412/hd at 617 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 713 711 671
Feeder cattle 586 642 558
Slaughter cattle 95 48 87
Replacement cattle 32 21 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: feeder calves, the good groups of calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold a group of nice cross bred heifers open 1009 lb. average @ $ 2500.00 each. And just to show what a group of good weaned black steers brought 659 lb. average @ $4.06 = 2,675.54 each

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 452.00 $452.00 $1,745 -76.49
405 405 1 428.00 $428.00 $1,733 —
524 524 46 419.00 $419.00 $2,196 -2.00
617 617 52 391.00 $391.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 12 550.00 $550.00 $1,672 —
435 435 17 451.00 $451.00 $1,962 -67.00
557 557 30 424.00 $424.00 $2,362 —
659 659 6 406.00 $406.00 $2,676 —
757 757 11 341.00 $341.00 $2,581 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 17 425.00 $425.00 $1,692 —
430–440 435 2 407.00–410.00 $408.48 $1,777 —
560 560 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,044 —
605–630 618 2 304.00–309.00 $306.55 $1,894 -13.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 414.00 $414.00 $1,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 422.00 $422.00 $1,540 —
410–420 410 53 400.00–410.00 $409.65 $1,680 -14.77
493 493 7 404.00 $404.00 $1,992 —
546 546 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,938 —
769 769 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,307 -6.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 68 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 12 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 +10.00
359–390 364 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,456 —
609 609 32 320.00 $320.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,628 —
480 480 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 -9.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,743 —
531 531 19 361.00 $361.00 $1,917 —
612 612 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 21 391.00 $391.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,548 -45.00
450 450 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1225 1111 85-90% 5 145.00–151.00 $148.32 $1,648 —
1065–1240 1162 85-90% 3 136.00–142.00 $138.17 $1,606 +15.72
1165–1190 1178 85-90% 3 129.00–135.00 $131.35 $1,547 +8.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1240 1205 80-85% 2 155.00–158.00 $156.46 $1,885 —
1115–1420 1317 80-85% 5 162.00–170.00 $165.70 $2,182 —
1325 1325 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,385 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1620 1558 75-80% 3 150.00–155.00 $153.02 $2,384 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1825 1758 3 192.00–196.00 $194.29 $3,416 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1630 1528 2 175.00–181.00 $177.80 $2,717 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1230–1265 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,700.00 $2,576.75

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 (<2 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.