Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-07-14

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 775▼ 10 vs year ago 559 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 46▲ 28 vs year ago 65 · +43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 26▼ 13 vs year ago 62 · −21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $445.24/cwt on 51 head, up $4.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +8.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$445.24
▲ 4.63 vs prior sale
51 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.00
vs MS average
+6.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508478.342,4303thin
Medium and Large 1-2564446.002,51531
Medium and Large 2553441.872,44515thin
Medium and Large 3545409.002,2292thin
One grade step is worth $69.34/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale51 hd
445.24
—
MS average13 barns · 385 hd
429.23
+16.00
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+6.09
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+8.87
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—Low1,716216.923,7234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,354200.202,71111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543167.912,5913thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,139166.521,89612

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$3,6001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,4001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$3,1612thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,5502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,9474thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$3,7514thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,4251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313554.64/cwt540.00–570.001,7362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363531.05/cwt528.00–535.001,9283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407524.29/cwt513.00–535.002,1343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438492.54/cwt485.00–500.002,1572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443463.95/cwt455.00–473.002,0552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2452500.57/cwt500.00–505.002,2639
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,28023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508478.34/cwt470.00–485.002,4303
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,0811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521446.32/cwt438.00–458.002,3256
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,51531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575438.90/cwt430.00–440.002,5249
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612434.33/cwt428.00–440.002,6583
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,61023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618413.92/cwt402.00–423.002,5584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623367.71/cwt360.00–375.002,2912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655385.50/cwt385.00–386.002,5252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728390.18/cwt377.00–404.002,8412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3745352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,77521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768379.49/cwt379.00–380.002,9142
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3778361.99/cwt360.00–364.002,8162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9151
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8901
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8131
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090292.00/cwt292.00–292.003,1831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243529.85/cwt515.00–545.001,2882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360466.50/cwt463.00–470.001,6792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365441.74/cwt435.00–450.001,6123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,8571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,7221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450432.50/cwt430.00–435.001,9462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,04225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465400.96/cwt398.00–405.001,8643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,7771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520389.75/cwt385.00–392.002,0275
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,2824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523400.48/cwt400.00–401.002,0952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530375.00/cwt372.00–378.001,9883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611389.70/cwt388.00–390.002,38110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635365.27/cwt360.00–370.002,3193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3653345.52/cwt340.00–351.002,2562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724349.16/cwt338.00–351.002,5287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,79915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410493.23/cwt480.00–505.002,0223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475420.47/cwt418.00–423.001,9972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,9591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535407.43/cwt400.00–415.002,1802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613352.49/cwt350.00–355.002,1612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,1881
Bulls——1,770220.89/cwt220.00–223.003,9103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068149.64/cwt145.00–154.001,5982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135164.15/cwt159.00–169.001,8635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171175.65/cwt170.00–180.002,0575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282197.15/cwt190.00–202.002,5275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,408185.06/cwt183.00–187.002,6062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418211.58/cwt205.00–216.003,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543167.91/cwt165.00–170.002,5913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1033,161.22/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0353,751.45/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,946.67/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9474

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.