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Brookhaven Stockyard Market Report

Brookhaven, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Brookhaven Stockyard report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.00/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 501 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.00/cwt -22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 600 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.00/cwt ≈ $1,788/hd at 490 lb · 10 head
Brookhaven, MS 5-weight steers sold at $375/cwt, running $22/cwt below the MS average ($397) and $46/cwt under Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($421). The class is down $49 from its mid-July peak of $435/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 995 897
Feeder cattle 385 872 677
Slaughter cattle 83 73 84
Replacement cattle 53 50 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, sold some really good calves that brought very good money. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 21 375.00 $375.00 $1,879 -17.00
600 600 16 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 -22.00
701 701 10 350.00 $350.00 $2,454 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 506.00–525.00 $516.12 $1,383 —
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 +7.54
370 370 1 478.00 $478.00 $1,769 -22.00
420 420 2 458.00–460.00 $459.00 $1,928 -24.95
505–510 508 2 370.00–383.00 $376.53 $1,913 -8.88
575 575 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,139 -13.00
605–630 618 2 354.00–355.00 $354.49 $2,191 —
650 650 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,320 -21.53
705–745 728 3 337.00–347.00 $341.24 $2,484 -7.19
755–790 773 2 339.00–345.00 $341.93 $2,643 —
810–840 825 2 320.00–326.00 $323.05 $2,665 -16.95
850–855 853 2 324.00–330.00 $326.99 $2,789 —
945 945 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 450.00–465.00 $457.78 $1,213 -71.47
330 330 1 448.00 $448.00 $1,478 -22.00
355 355 1 463.00 $463.00 $1,644 -6.93
430–445 438 2 443.00–445.00 $443.98 $1,945 -12.50
510–525 518 2 367.00–368.00 $367.51 $1,904 -2.49
575 575 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 -40.54
690–695 693 2 340.00–343.00 $341.51 $2,367 —
705–735 720 2 330.00–334.00 $331.96 $2,390 —
820 820 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 420.00–430.00 $424.88 $1,372 -13.00
350–365 358 2 410.00–433.00 $421.26 $1,508 -28.81
425–440 433 2 425.00–432.00 $428.44 $1,855 -6.56
450–455 453 2 420.00–433.00 $426.46 $1,932 +0.31
540 540 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,863 —
575–580 578 2 354.00–355.00 $354.50 $2,049 -1.50
680 680 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,237 -13.43
765 765 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,463 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 435.00 $435.00 $979 -75.00
250–285 268 2 440.00–450.00 $445.33 $1,193 -54.67
315–345 333 3 440.00–460.00 $451.63 $1,504 +5.68
420–425 423 3 433.00–438.00 $436.33 $1,846 +1.33
515–545 530 2 383.00–388.00 $385.57 $2,044 +12.57
575 575 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,329 +32.58
645 645 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,270 -16.98
685 685 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,350 —
705–715 710 2 313.00–325.00 $319.04 $2,265 —
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 -12.02
880 880 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,728 —
900 900 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 400.00–415.00 $407.43 $1,133 —
305–310 308 2 380.00–405.00 $392.40 $1,209 -22.60
380–385 383 2 390.00–393.00 $391.49 $1,499 ±0.00
410–430 420 2 370.00–395.00 $382.80 $1,608 —
455 455 1 393.00 $393.00 $1,788 +23.00
510–530 520 2 335.00–343.00 $339.08 $1,763 -15.92
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -10.00
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 -18.00
650–665 658 2 310.00–323.00 $316.43 $2,082 -26.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 423.00 $423.00 $1,523 -2.00
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 +25.88
450 450 1 418.00 $418.00 $1,881 +26.69
540 540 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,901 -15.00
550–585 568 2 345.00–349.00 $347.06 $1,971 -12.94
605–635 620 4 325.00–340.00 $331.98 $2,058 —
770 770 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 10 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 423 3 403.00–425.00 $411.84 $1,742 -20.67
510–540 523 3 335.00–345.00 $340.06 $1,779 -32.46
605 605 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 -47.00
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 -54.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 -30.00
460 460 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 -13.00
510–530 520 3 324.00–333.00 $329.06 $1,711 -32.94
585 585 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,901 -28.48
635 635 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,854 -48.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–940 913 85-90% 3 130.00–140.00 $134.89 $1,232 —
1045–1280 1180 85-90% 4 150.00–159.00 $155.13 $1,831 -14.67
1120–1350 1225 85-90% 3 162.00–167.00 $164.51 $2,015 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1270 1189 80-85% 6 168.00–178.00 $173.35 $2,061 -5.38
1245–1460 1364 80-85% 4 180.00–185.00 $182.26 $2,486 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1700 1585 75-80% 3 160.00–170.00 $164.19 $2,602 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830–1885 1858 2 207.00–209.00 $207.99 $3,864 —
1920 1920 1 217.00 $217.00 $4,166 —
1980 1980 1 230.00 $230.00 $4,554 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 196.00 $196.00 $3,077 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1170–1290 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,700.00–3,900.00 $3,781.07
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 -1,150.00
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.