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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $427.38/cwt ≈ $2,188/hd at 512 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $509.00/cwt ≈ $2,642/hd at 519 lb · 37 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.00/cwt ≈ $3,034/hd at 960 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 556 495
Feeder cattle 500 435 265
Slaughter cattle 29 72 92
Replacement cattle 16 49 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. Last Saturday (3/28/26), 240 light bred fancy brangus and baldie heifers sold bringing $3,800-$5,100.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 509.00 $509.00 $2,408 +7.00
519 519 37 509.00 $509.00 $2,642 —
655 655 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 -38.00
960 960 13 316.00 $316.00 $3,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 3 625.00–660.00 $646.39 $1,551 —
265 265 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,722 —
300–315 308 2 600.00–630.00 $614.63 $1,893 -12.39
360–390 378 3 602.00–618.00 $609.14 $2,303 -10.77
410–435 425 3 530.00–550.00 $539.80 $2,294 -19.88
465 465 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,418 —
500–520 510 2 450.00–460.00 $455.10 $2,321 -11.90
560 560 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,408 -43.50
605–635 620 2 375.00–390.00 $382.68 $2,373 +3.18
650–670 660 4 364.00–389.00 $377.13 $2,489 +7.13
700–720 713 3 340.00–360.00 $349.35 $2,491 —
800 800 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,512 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 680.00–701.00 $690.41 $1,988 +35.41
305–345 315 6 650.00–676.00 $664.51 $2,093 +21.25
420–440 428 3 560.00–595.00 $576.40 $2,467 -17.33
510–520 515 2 470.00–500.00 $484.85 $2,497 -11.50
580 580 1 501.00 $501.00 $2,906 —
605–625 615 3 410.00–435.00 $418.88 $2,576 +8.72
655 655 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 -25.00
710–730 717 5 370.00–400.00 $381.61 $2,736 +26.61
835 835 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,781 -9.00
850 850 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,916 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,650 —
345 345 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,898 -20.00
390 390 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,262 -2.50
480 480 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,400 -24.06
575–595 585 5 400.00–420.00 $413.37 $2,418 -32.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 10 511.00 $511.00 $1,891 —
512–516 512 70 404.00–430.00 $427.38 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,421 —
255–295 275 2 590.00–610.00 $600.73 $1,652 +80.54
310–325 317 3 504.00–518.00 $509.25 $1,614 +4.25
355–385 373 3 500.00–508.00 $504.25 $1,881 +6.68
400–435 426 5 444.00–470.00 $460.48 $1,962 -1.06
450–475 463 4 440.00–456.00 $446.97 $2,069 -13.03
595 595 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,648 +52.00
620–645 633 3 350.00–373.00 $359.11 $2,273 -15.89
665–670 668 2 358.00–360.00 $359.00 $2,398 —
705–740 723 4 325.00–340.00 $331.25 $2,395 -14.75
750 750 3 326.00–338.00 $330.67 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,243 —
255–290 273 2 530.00–535.00 $532.34 $1,453 +52.34
315–325 320 2 450.00–475.00 $462.30 $1,479 -22.70
380–385 383 2 478.00–485.00 $481.52 $1,844 +6.52
420–440 428 3 402.00–430.00 $414.79 $1,775 -35.21
470–480 475 2 410.00–423.00 $416.43 $1,978 -33.52
505–515 510 2 400.00–407.00 $403.47 $2,058 +25.93
550–590 566 4 370.00–381.00 $375.79 $2,127 +2.79
685–695 690 2 325.00–340.00 $332.45 $2,294 —
795 795 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,425 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,442 —
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 -20.00
500 500 2 360.00–375.00 $367.50 $1,838 —
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 4 490.00–515.00 $503.59 $2,120 -6.41
540 540 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
565–590 578 2 375.00–390.00 $382.66 $2,212 +10.66
660–690 675 2 342.00–352.00 $347.11 $2,343 -27.89
750–785 768 2 253.00–270.00 $261.31 $2,007 —
835 835 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 565.00 $565.00 $2,260 +27.35
505–520 513 3 409.00–430.00 $421.44 $2,162 -8.56
595 595 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,380 -2.45
620 620 1 392.00 $392.00 $2,430 -6.85
725 725 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,284 —
780 780 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 472.00 $472.00 $2,100 +7.00
465 465 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 -7.23

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,610 -21.36
1080–1180 1125 85-90% 3 155.00–159.00 $157.27 $1,769 -9.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1225 1208 80-85% 2 181.00–187.00 $184.04 $2,223 -0.17
1200–1220 1210 80-85% 2 191.00–198.00 $194.53 $2,354 +10.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1400 1363 75-80% 2 193.00–194.00 $193.49 $2,637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1360 1325 2 194.00–203.00 $198.38 $2,629 —
1785–1920 1863 3 215.00–219.00 $217.05 $4,044 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1655 1603 2 188.00–189.00 $188.52 $3,022 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
985–1290 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,750.00–3,000.00 $2,891.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.