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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $400.00/cwt ≈ $2,592/hd at 648 lb · 39 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.00/cwt ≈ $2,923/hd at 788 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $411.00/cwt ≈ $2,277/hd at 554 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 400 596
Feeder cattle 419 239 464
Slaughter cattle 60 83 42
Replacement cattle 23 78 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last sale: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher, top cow brought 2.05 and top bull 2.33.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 39 400.00 $400.00 $2,592 —
788 788 29 371.00 $371.00 $2,923 —
926 926 9 322.00 $322.00 $2,982 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 695.00 $695.00 $1,807 -2.54
330–345 338 2 650.00–670.00 $659.78 $2,230 -0.22
405–430 418 2 575.00–600.00 $587.13 $2,454 -12.87
450–465 458 2 550.00–565.00 $557.38 $2,553 —
500–540 516 4 498.00–525.00 $506.30 $2,613 +31.30
615–630 623 4 400.00–408.00 $405.24 $2,525 —
655–660 658 2 395.00–398.00 $396.49 $2,609 -17.51
720–735 725 4 375.00–385.00 $379.49 $2,751 -4.83
820–840 830 2 350.00–354.00 $351.98 $2,921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,788 +25.00
340 340 1 640.00 $640.00 $2,176 -15.00
450–470 455 5 515.00–535.00 $523.54 $2,382 —
510–530 519 5 473.00–492.00 $482.57 $2,505 —
680–690 685 2 380.00–389.00 $384.47 $2,634 —
705 705 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,468 —
770 770 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 595.00–625.00 $609.76 $1,921 —
375 375 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,250 -27.50
460–470 465 2 490.00–500.00 $495.05 $2,302 -21.33
520–545 533 2 454.00–465.00 $459.37 $2,448 —
560–565 563 2 450.00–453.00 $451.49 $2,542 +18.49
650–675 665 3 370.00–377.00 $373.33 $2,483 +9.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 -10.00
370 370 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,776 +5.00
410–440 428 4 465.00–475.00 $469.54 $2,010 +24.54
460–465 463 2 455.00–460.00 $457.51 $2,118 +12.48
510–540 530 3 390.00–400.00 $394.91 $2,093 -5.09
550 550 1 403.00 $403.00 $2,216 +11.99
610–645 628 2 355.00–359.00 $357.06 $2,242 -8.94
685 685 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 -22.00
810 810 1 264.00 $264.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 495.00–505.00 $500.04 $1,690 -7.96
390 390 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,930 —
415 415 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,054 +34.40
460 460 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,231 +30.00
530 530 2 406.00–418.00 $412.00 $2,184 —
605–640 624 4 369.00–375.00 $372.72 $2,326 -7.28
705–720 713 2 323.00–345.00 $333.88 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 —
450–495 476 4 440.00–450.00 $445.29 $2,120 +32.78
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 —
550–595 572 5 360.00–385.00 $372.70 $2,132 -7.32
660–675 668 2 340.00–345.00 $342.53 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 11 411.00 $411.00 $2,277 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,200 +30.00
450 450 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,295 +31.17
515 515 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,112 —
605–620 613 2 375.00–384.00 $379.44 $2,326 —
750 750 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 525.00–550.00 $537.13 $2,272 +24.64
505–525 515 2 440.00–445.00 $442.45 $2,279 -5.01
715 715 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,395 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,358 -17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1240 1140 80-85% 3 186.00–189.00 $187.68 $2,140 —
1050–1485 1247 80-85% 5 191.00–198.00 $194.67 $2,428 —
1185–1510 1348 80-85% 2 201.00–205.00 $203.24 $2,740 +24.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1230 1105 85-90% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.56 $1,597 -7.56
975–1195 1135 85-90% 4 173.00–180.00 $177.27 $2,012 +25.15
1055–1200 1135 85-90% 3 161.00–168.00 $163.52 $1,856 +11.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1685 1530 4 208.00–214.00 $210.09 $3,214 —
1320–1840 1605 5 218.00–224.00 $220.88 $3,545 +3.18
1750–2235 1993 2 229.00–233.00 $231.24 $4,609 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,000 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
980–1230 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,050.00 $2,932.70

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1235 1105 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,700.00–2,850.00 $2,783.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.