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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.00/cwt ≈ $2,784/hd at 814 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 586 293
Feeder cattle 383 533 214
Slaughter cattle 47 42 32
Replacement cattle 28 11 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, had some really good weaned and a lot of condition to them yearlings. 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
270 270 2 650.00–685.00 $667.50 $1,802 —
305–315 310 2 655.00–685.00 $669.76 $2,076 +29.76
410–415 413 2 595.00–630.00 $612.61 $2,530 +62.61
505–520 515 3 500.00–520.00 $507.21 $2,612 —
610–640 625 2 410.00–420.00 $414.88 $2,593 +4.80
705–745 728 7 357.00–392.00 $367.73 $2,677 —
760 760 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,751 -3.00
810 810 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,876 +15.00
850–865 858 2 343.00–346.00 $344.49 $2,956 —
920 920 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,537 —
305–340 323 2 600.00–605.00 $602.64 $1,947 +0.86
370 370 1 585.00 $585.00 $2,164 -5.00
400–420 410 2 555.00–570.00 $562.32 $2,306 +49.76
460 460 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,530 +50.00
515–525 520 3 480.00–492.00 $487.34 $2,534 +44.91
610–645 632 3 390.00–396.00 $392.71 $2,482 +8.71
650–675 663 3 388.00–400.00 $395.60 $2,623 +9.65
745 745 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,608 —
780 780 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,691 +5.00
805–845 825 2 340.00–342.00 $340.98 $2,813 —
860 860 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,881 +14.00
930 930 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,623 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 550.00–560.00 $555.05 $1,515 —
360–370 365 4 365.00–575.00 $516.27 $1,884 -43.73
405–435 420 2 510.00–520.00 $514.82 $2,162 +39.79
460–495 478 2 480.00–500.00 $489.63 $2,340 —
520–530 524 4 460.00–479.00 $468.72 $2,456 +47.34
610 610 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,214 +6.37
695 695 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,572 —
725 725 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 —
860–885 873 4 318.00–325.00 $321.97 $2,811 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 6 486.00 $486.00 $2,381 -16.13
814 814 14 342.00 $342.00 $2,784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,504 +20.00
305–340 318 3 500.00–520.00 $506.39 $1,610 +18.54
430 430 1 468.00 $468.00 $2,012 -1.82
470 470 1 462.00 $462.00 $2,171 —
510–530 518 3 400.00–404.00 $401.99 $2,082 —
560–570 565 2 390.00–394.00 $391.98 $2,215 -53.02
625 625 1 366.00 $366.00 $2,288 -5.00
695 695 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,558 +4.00
705 705 2 332.00–345.00 $338.50 $2,386 -5.77
805–845 826 4 300.00–315.00 $306.40 $2,531 -17.67
850–875 863 2 306.00–308.00 $307.01 $2,649 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,375 -5.00
325 325 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 —
365–385 375 3 450.00–480.00 $461.40 $1,730 -3.60
420 420 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,890 -7.67
465 465 1 442.00 $442.00 $2,055 -8.00
515 515 1 382.00 $382.00 $1,967 -35.03
550–565 558 4 373.00–385.00 $378.24 $2,111 —
610–640 620 3 345.00–355.00 $349.92 $2,170 -7.13
650–660 655 2 348.00–353.00 $350.48 $2,296 -2.52
710–720 717 3 317.00–322.00 $319.67 $2,292 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,163 —
295 295 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,416 —
345 345 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,501 —
390 390 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 -15.00
425 425 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,658 -45.00
490 490 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,034 -25.55
565–580 573 2 350.00–365.00 $357.40 $2,048 —
870 870 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,349 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 510.00–530.00 $519.88 $2,183 +29.88
460 460 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,300 +5.00
505–515 510 2 455.00–460.00 $457.52 $2,333 +21.52
605–615 610 2 370.00–380.00 $374.96 $2,287 +1.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 2 450.00–465.00 $457.54 $2,187 +9.54
555–590 578 3 400.00–420.00 $410.14 $2,371 +20.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,992 +7.41
460 460 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 -5.00
665 665 1 351.00 $351.00 $2,334 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1090 1053 85-90% 2 130.00–142.00 $136.21 $1,434 —
1135–1200 1168 85-90% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $1,863 —
1150–1365 1273 85-90% 3 170.00–177.00 $173.82 $2,213 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1285 1215 80-85% 3 178.00–181.00 $179.28 $2,178 —
1250–1425 1327 80-85% 3 184.00–190.00 $186.24 $2,471 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1695 1602 75-80% 5 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $2,643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935 1935 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,889 —
1765–2080 1945 3 214.00–216.00 $214.98 $4,181 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2190 2190 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,942 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1030–1530 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,800.00 $2,520.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.