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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 16

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

399 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 553▲ 193 vs year ago 206 · +93.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 102▲ 23 vs year ago 24 · +95.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 44▲ 53 vs year ago 9 · +588.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold steady as well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.42/cwt on 76 head, down $1.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +32.05 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$468.42

▼ 1.20 vs prior sale

76 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.88

vs MS average

+9.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	475.00	2,423	70
Medium and Large 1	515	402.56	2,073	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	386.00	2,096	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	370.00	2,017	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $406 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 sale76 hd

468.42

—

MS average12 barns · 300 hd

435.54

+32.88

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+9.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+32.05

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,605	211.99	3,403	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	191.38	2,399	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	178.04	2,623	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	167.16	1,891	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$4,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$4,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$4,460	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$4,324	6

Every lot

64 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	576.92/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,621	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	553.52/cwt	552.00–555.00	1,716	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,898	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,211	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	532.56/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,237	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,101	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	450.36/cwt	445.00–453.00	2,099	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	70
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	402.56/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,073	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	386.00/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,096	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,279	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,470	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,541	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,434	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	363.01/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,570	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,556	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,762	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	519.89/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,222	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,414	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	392.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,719	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,915	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	410.76/cwt	404.00–411.00	1,955	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	365.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,764	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	361.48/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,880	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,098	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,435	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,635	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,076	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,017	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	354.00/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,177	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	217.65/cwt	216.00–219.00	3,476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	164.53/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,703	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	151.62/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,725	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	177.57/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,173	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	187.01/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,319	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	194.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,454	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	178.04/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,623	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	4,485.54/head	4,300.00–4,650.00	4,486	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	4,460.41/head	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,460	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	4,983.86/head	4,400.00–5,500.00	4,984	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Tue Jun 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 553Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 102Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 44Year ago 9

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	310	552.00–555.00	553.52
1	350–400	390	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	440	475.00–480.00	477.50
2	500–550	543	385.00–387.00	386.00
18	600–650	603	378.00	378.00
4	650–700	680	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	570.00–580.00	576.92
1	300–350	330	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	420	530.00–535.00	532.56
3	500–550	515	395.00–415.00	402.56
1	600–650	645	394.00	394.00
2	700–750	708	360.00–366.00	363.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	402	550.00	550.00
70	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
23	600–650	635	389.00	389.00
4	800–850	837	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	466	445.00–453.00	450.36
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	770	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	485.00–490.00	487.50
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	438	385.00–400.00	392.37
28	450–500	476	404.00–411.00	410.76
5	500–550	520	350.00–366.00	361.48
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	610	344.00	344.00
1	850–900	855	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	515.00–525.00	519.89
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	456	420.00	420.00
10	700–750	732	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	483	360.00–370.00	365.13
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	485	428.00	428.00
1	500–550	535	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	645	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	615	350.00–358.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,245	4,300.00–4,650.00	4,485.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	4,400.00–5,500.00	4,983.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,460.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,597	216.00–219.00	217.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	173.00–182.00	177.57
2	—	1,138	150.00–153.00	151.62
4	—	1,035	162.00–168.00	164.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	185.00–189.00	187.01
3	—	1,263	190.00–200.00	194.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	176.00–180.00	178.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.