Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 344▲ 119 vs year ago 434 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 82▲ 23 vs year ago 79 · +29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 77▲ 14 vs year ago 30 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold a little higher and the weaned groups sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Top slaughter cow brought 2.00 and top bull brought 2.30 dang good. Sold two loads of steers majority black hided 60% #1s and 40% #2s weaned 975 lb. average @ $ 3.05

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $469.62/cwt on 119 head, up $49.72 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +33.26 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$469.62
▲ 49.72 vs prior sale
119 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$568
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$136.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+33.28
vs MS average
+15.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500513.002,56528
Medium and Large 1553465.352,57580
Medium and Large 2529427.672,2623thin
Medium and Large 3531376.271,9978thin
One grade step is worth $136.74/cwt here — about $568 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale119 hd
469.62
—
MS average13 barns · 345 hd
436.34
+33.28
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+15.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+33.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
508447385324median 436.3603/1705/1907/1409/0810/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.97, low $337.72, median $436.36 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,773214.723,8066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,322190.862,52210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,739179.493,1215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,136164.551,8699thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$3,1922thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$3,1073thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,640$5,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$3,82112

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386520.12/cwt515.00–530.002,0084
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429493.12/cwt485.00–500.002,1154
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468469.97/cwt465.00–475.002,1992
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,1871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500513.00/cwt513.00–513.002,56528
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3507371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,8815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529427.67/cwt418.00–435.002,2623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531459.05/cwt451.00–474.002,43834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,67946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570385.04/cwt380.00–390.002,1953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626366.20/cwt362.00–370.002,2924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633356.96/cwt354.00–360.002,2602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,38553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670354.09/cwt350.00–358.002,3722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3672339.98/cwt335.00–345.002,2853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,57427
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725327.57/cwt325.00–330.002,3752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,5971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830324.98/cwt324.00–326.002,6972
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427373.02/cwt370.00–375.001,5933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428395.81/cwt385.00–408.001,6944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7188
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,9901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,8041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,8951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521374.25/cwt370.00–378.001,9504
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,01820
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557364.75/cwt360.00–365.002,03220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,14511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568346.64/cwt340.00–353.001,9692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,1596
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615337.48/cwt335.00–340.002,0762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618352.29/cwt350.00–355.002,1773
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2283
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485392.33/cwt390.00–395.001,9033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512391.95/cwt388.00–398.002,0073
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528353.95/cwt352.00–356.001,8692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333208.58/cwt207.00–210.002,7802
Bulls——1,840213.72/cwt212.00–215.003,9323
Bulls——2,450230.00/cwt230.00–230.005,6351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035153.22/cwt150.00–156.001,5864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220181.98/cwt181.00–183.002,2202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,239174.77/cwt170.00–179.002,1654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347197.53/cwt196.00–200.002,6613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347190.40/cwt187.00–195.002,5655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,739179.49/cwt174.00–184.003,1215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3533,106.53/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3733,192.35/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1922
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3783,820.57/head3,000.00–4,800.003,82112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6405,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.