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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $446.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 564 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $442.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 462 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $470.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 485 lb · 23 head
Brookhaven 5-weight steers sold at $446/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $13/cwt above the MS average ($433). Light receipts at 691 head kept the market firm. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 847 686
Feeder cattle 549 775 559
Slaughter cattle 93 46 65
Replacement cattle 49 26 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Highest slaughter cows I have seen.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 23 470.00 $470.00 $2,280 -1.00
564 564 31 446.00 $446.00 $2,515 +10.00
614 614 23 425.00 $425.00 $2,610 +12.32
746 746 21 372.00 $372.00 $2,775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,564 +82.78
305–320 313 2 540.00–570.00 $554.64 $1,736 -7.79
350 350 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,908 -27.71
435–440 438 2 485.00–500.00 $492.54 $2,157 -44.01
451–460 452 9 500.00–505.00 $500.57 $2,263 —
510–535 521 6 438.00–458.00 $446.32 $2,325 +19.86
570–576 575 9 430.00–440.00 $438.90 $2,524 +33.37
610–630 618 4 402.00–423.00 $413.92 $2,558 +31.90
740 740 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,738 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 695.00 $695.00 $1,425 —
310 310 1 615.00 $615.00 $1,906 —
405–410 407 3 513.00–535.00 $524.29 $2,134 -56.22
505–515 508 3 470.00–485.00 $478.34 $2,430 +20.14
605–615 612 3 428.00–440.00 $434.33 $2,658 +17.29
650 650 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,762 +6.93
710–745 728 2 377.00–404.00 $390.18 $2,841 +2.25
755–780 768 2 379.00–380.00 $379.49 $2,914 —
845 845 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,915 +27.68
855 855 1 338.00 $338.00 $2,890 —
970 970 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,813 —
1090 1090 1 292.00 $292.00 $3,183 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,365 —
315 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 -10.00
355–370 363 3 528.00–535.00 $531.05 $1,928 -13.95
440–445 443 2 455.00–473.00 $463.95 $2,055 -30.81
485 485 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,280 -10.00
510 510 1 408.00 $408.00 $2,081 -62.00
580 580 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,378 —
605–640 623 2 360.00–375.00 $367.71 $2,291 —
655 655 2 385.00–386.00 $385.50 $2,525 —
745 745 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,622 —
775–780 778 2 360.00–364.00 $361.99 $2,816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 25 442.00 $442.00 $2,042 +16.00
521 521 4 438.00 $438.00 $2,282 —
725 725 15 386.00 $386.00 $2,798 +53.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 515.00–545.00 $529.85 $1,288 —
315 315 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,559 -11.79
350 350 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,750 —
435 435 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,857 -39.52
450 450 2 430.00–435.00 $432.50 $1,946 -47.50
505–540 523 2 400.00–401.00 $400.48 $2,095 -10.80
560 560 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 -2.70
605–612 611 10 388.00–390.00 $389.70 $2,381 -7.45
715–725 724 7 338.00–351.00 $349.16 $2,528 -8.29
780 780 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,652 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 463.00–470.00 $466.50 $1,679 +18.97
420 420 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 -38.22
455–475 465 3 398.00–405.00 $400.96 $1,864 -13.75
512–535 520 5 385.00–392.00 $389.75 $2,027 +10.52
590 590 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,301 +13.09
620–645 635 3 360.00–370.00 $365.27 $2,319 +2.69
705 705 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,242 —
790 790 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 3 435.00–450.00 $441.74 $1,612 +16.74
445 445 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,722 —
470 470 1 378.00 $378.00 $1,777 —
510–540 530 3 372.00–378.00 $375.00 $1,988 —
605 605 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 —
650–655 653 2 340.00–351.00 $345.52 $2,256 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,936 +10.00
460 460 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 +47.96
505 505 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,959 +11.66
550 550 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 +19.81
610–615 613 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $2,161 +3.49
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 -3.67
735 735 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,389 +45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 3 480.00–505.00 $493.23 $2,022 +27.30
450 450 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,182 +15.00
530–540 535 2 400.00–415.00 $407.43 $2,180 +0.83
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 +11.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,914 —
470–480 475 2 418.00–423.00 $420.47 $1,997 —
645 645 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,161 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1100 1068 85-90% 2 145.00–154.00 $149.64 $1,598 —
1055–1260 1135 85-90% 5 159.00–169.00 $164.15 $1,863 —
980–1365 1171 85-90% 5 170.00–180.00 $175.65 $2,057 +10.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1490 1282 80-85% 5 190.00–202.00 $197.15 $2,527 —
1365–1450 1408 80-85% 2 183.00–187.00 $185.06 $2,606 —
1240–1650 1418 80-85% 4 205.00–216.00 $211.58 $3,000 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1620 1543 75-80% 3 165.00–170.00 $167.91 $2,591 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,188 -12.57
1575–2035 1770 3 220.00–223.00 $220.89 $3,910 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1020–1185 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,161.22
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1400 1400 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 $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1045 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 3,600.00–3,900.00 $3,751.45 —
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,900.00–4,000.00 $3,946.67 —

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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.