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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 404 308
Feeder cattle 342 314 244
Slaughter cattle 65 75 36
Replacement cattle 15 15 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves were crazy high today, sold 15.00-20.00 higher and were higher than that in places. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,344 +62.42
270 270 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,418 —
330 330 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,782 +29.28
350–390 363 4 515.00–530.00 $521.83 $1,894 +26.83
410–445 420 7 490.00–516.00 $499.42 $2,098 +11.94
505 505 2 440.00–458.00 $449.00 $2,267 +31.49
610–625 618 4 375.00–387.00 $382.02 $2,361 +17.39
700–725 710 3 341.00–360.00 $351.56 $2,496 —
755 755 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,567 +45.00
855–870 863 2 312.00–316.00 $314.02 $2,710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,212 —
255 255 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,339 +47.43
355–365 360 2 495.00–500.00 $497.47 $1,791 +8.90
410–425 418 2 450.00–475.00 $462.72 $1,934 +12.72
465–485 470 4 470.00–485.00 $476.18 $2,238 +46.18
505–515 510 3 420.00–430.00 $424.98 $2,167 +33.29
550 550 1 418.00 $418.00 $2,299 +25.03
620–645 633 2 360.00–370.00 $365.10 $2,311 +19.47
660 660 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,429 +18.00
730–740 735 2 325.00–336.00 $330.46 $2,429 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 —
880 880 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 470.00 $470.00 $987 —
350 350 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 -22.35
445 445 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 -15.00
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 +10.87
585 585 2 388.00–400.00 $394.00 $2,305 —
690 690 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,380 +27.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 +45.00
265 265 2 506.00–510.00 $508.00 $1,346 —
310–340 325 2 475.00–485.00 $479.77 $1,559 +71.20
360–370 365 2 470.00–490.00 $480.14 $1,753 —
410–445 429 4 445.00–456.00 $450.64 $1,933 +38.51
450–460 455 2 443.00–456.00 $449.57 $2,046 +29.57
505–540 518 3 360.00–376.00 $368.50 $1,909 +24.50
610 610 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,967 +12.50
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,234 +49.94
250 250 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,288 —
385–390 388 2 490.00–505.00 $497.55 $1,930 —
405–420 414 4 464.00–470.00 $466.76 $1,932 +26.76
510–520 517 3 390.00–398.00 $392.63 $2,030 +18.93
590 590 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 430.00–440.00 $434.96 $1,448 +54.96
460–480 469 4 390.00–422.00 $403.71 $1,893 +33.71
530 530 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,844 —
565–580 573 2 344.00–350.00 $346.96 $1,988 +14.96
660–665 663 2 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $2,022 +10.11
755 755 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 7 348.00 $348.00 $2,116 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 +25.00
465 465 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,046 —
545 545 2 350.00–365.00 $357.50 $1,948 +3.50
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 +7.00
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 —
655–685 675 3 306.00–329.00 $315.13 $2,127 —
715–740 728 2 285.00–292.00 $288.44 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 2 465.00–475.00 $470.08 $2,153 —
540–545 543 2 370.00–375.00 $372.49 $2,023 -7.36
610 610 1 351.00 $351.00 $2,141 —
780 780 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 —
670–685 678 2 285.00–295.00 $289.94 $1,966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1055 1045 85-90% 2 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $1,285 —
970–1325 1117 85-90% 3 130.00–138.00 $133.74 $1,494 -6.77
1125 1125 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,710 +11.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,004 —
1160–1265 1220 80-85% 3 162.00–165.00 $163.67 $1,997 +9.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1845 1519 75-80% 4 146.00–155.00 $150.82 $2,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1930 1725 2 171.00–175.00 $173.24 $2,988 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.