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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 261 469
Feeder cattle 148 211 307
Slaughter cattle 26 29 77
Replacement cattle 23 21 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little stronger, top Bull brought $2.20 a lb.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,572 —
305–335 320 4 665.00–695.00 $681.07 $2,179 +31.07
425 425 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,550 +33.42
525–545 532 3 490.00–502.00 $497.37 $2,646 +41.24
605–615 608 3 420.00–430.00 $425.03 $2,584 +27.10
735 735 1 394.00 $394.00 $2,896 —
760 760 2 380.00–392.00 $386.00 $2,934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 613.00–650.00 $631.00 $2,177 —
415 415 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,282 ±0.00
475 475 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,470 -29.89
545 545 2 480.00–485.00 $482.50 $2,630 —
575 575 1 464.00 $464.00 $2,668 +29.00
650–670 663 3 380.00–396.00 $388.00 $2,572 —
700 700 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 —
750 750 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,160 +14.97
455–490 477 3 470.00–500.00 $485.37 $2,315 -28.66
570–585 579 4 425.00–450.00 $436.18 $2,525 +36.18
615 615 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,214 —
670 670 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 318 3 510.00–555.00 $525.32 $1,671 +0.09
420–445 430 3 471.00–480.00 $475.25 $2,044 -4.25
480 480 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,256 —
505 505 2 418.00–460.00 $439.00 $2,217 +8.60
575 575 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,415 —
615 615 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 503.00 $503.00 $1,710 +24.57
395 395 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,955 —
420–440 430 2 450.00–460.00 $455.12 $1,957 +5.68
480–485 483 2 445.00–448.00 $446.51 $2,157 -9.22
510–540 525 2 400.00–414.00 $407.20 $2,138 +13.27
580 580 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,378 +10.00
625 625 1 374.00 $374.00 $2,338 +34.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 460.00–470.00 $464.76 $1,464 +14.76
395 395 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,797 -5.00
485 485 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 -40.00
540 540 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 -3.00
550–590 572 3 370.00–385.00 $375.50 $2,148 +10.50
650–695 673 2 340.00–348.00 $343.87 $2,314 +10.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,200 —
470 470 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,468 —
520 520 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 —
575 575 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,415 —
705 705 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,397 —
765 765 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,524 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 —
505–545 527 3 388.00–400.00 $392.66 $2,069 +22.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 450.00–470.00 $459.84 $2,221 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1150 1082 85-90% 3 131.00–140.00 $135.41 $1,465 -17.09
1010–1175 1105 85-90% 3 162.00–167.00 $164.21 $1,815 —
1245 1245 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,917 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1240 1220 80-85% 2 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $2,105 -6.58
1125–1400 1263 80-85% 2 187.00–190.00 $188.66 $2,383 +14.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,422 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–2145 2000 2 214.00–220.00 $217.22 $4,344 —
2160 2160 1 208.00 $208.00 $4,493 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1435 1405 2 186.00–188.00 $187.02 $2,628 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1095 1007 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,400.00 $3,320.45
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–870 788 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,900.00 $2,564.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1215 1169 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 3,850.00–4,400.00 $4,021.76 —

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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.