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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 21

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,277 head

▲ 728 vs last sale 549▲ 885 vs year ago 392 · +225.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 93▼ 31 vs year ago 77 · −40.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 49▼ 4 vs year ago 41 · −9.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market Feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Sold several loads and groups of weaned calves today, 115 steers 520lb. average @ $4.98. Heifers 110 head average weight 532 lbs. @ $4.38. And a load of 600 lb. steers @ $4.08.

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 $460.61/cwt on 232 head, up $15.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.25 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$460.61

▲ 15.37 vs prior sale

232 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$125.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.70

vs MS average

+41.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	498.00	2,590	115
Medium and Large 1	514	440.00	2,262	63
Medium and Large 2	525	409.87	2,150	47
Medium and Large 3	548	372.53	2,041	7thin

One grade step is worth $125.47/cwt here — about $548 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 sale232 hd

460.61

—

MS average11 barns · 511 hd

431.91

+28.70

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+41.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+24.25

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	—	Average	1,807	194.16	3,508	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	182.37	2,251	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	170.88	2,413	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	159.18	1,786	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,855	4thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,312	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,328	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,577	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,539	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	526.79/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,696	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	459.38/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,713	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	459.46/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,944	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	483.41/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,059	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	426.44/cwt	413.00–435.00	2,004	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,262	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,590	115
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	410.41/cwt	393.00–411.00	2,151	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	373.77/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,981	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	370.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,121	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,448	101
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	379.30/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,314	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	368.53/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,248	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	365.82/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,389	80
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,248	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	350.61/cwt	346.00–354.00	2,524	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,440	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,793	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,203	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	401.95/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,688	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,580	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	419.32/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,858	75
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	393.00/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,808	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	370.39/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,933	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	382.12/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,018	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,330	110
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,107	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	361.49/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,227	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	348.28/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,152	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,025	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,447	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	390.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,613	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	316.51/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,415	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	453.10/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,912	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,777	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,707	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,904	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	362.01/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,875	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,866	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,797	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	174.71/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	189.28/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,801	1
Bulls	—	—	2,285	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	5,187	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	172.01/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,811	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	147.94/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,724	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,833	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	186.45/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,226	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	176.94/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,279	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	170.88/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,413	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,854.96/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,855	4

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,277Last week 549Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 93Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 49Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	418.00	418.00
1	450–500	450	423.00	423.00
1	500–550	530	352.00	352.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	445.00–465.00	453.10
2	500–550	518	360.00–364.00	362.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	388.00	388.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	553	320.00–330.00	324.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	265	595.00	595.00
3	300–350	322	510.00–540.00	526.79
46	500–550	524	393.00–411.00	410.41
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	610	365.00–372.00	368.53
80	650–700	653	350.00–374.00	365.82
2	700–750	723	335.00–340.00	337.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	310	555.00	555.00
14	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	459.46
63	500–550	514	440.00	440.00
51	600–650	610	375.00–388.00	379.30
3	700–750	720	346.00–354.00	350.61
1	750–800	750	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
98	400–450	426	480.00–485.00	483.41
115	500–550	520	498.00	498.00
101	600–650	600	408.00	408.00
63	700–750	733	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	270	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	373	455.00–465.00	459.38
3	450–500	470	413.00–435.00	426.44
4	500–550	530	370.00–376.00	373.77
3	550–600	572	365.00–380.00	370.87
1	650–700	665	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	310	388.00	388.00
2	400–450	420	400.00–404.00	401.95
2	450–500	460	390.00–396.00	393.00
3	500–550	522	365.00–375.00	370.39
4	600–650	616	355.00–376.00	361.49
2	750–800	763	313.00–320.00	316.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
75	400–450	443	410.00–420.00	419.32
68	500–550	528	382.00–390.00	382.12
1	550–600	550	383.00	383.00
28	600–650	644	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	670	380.00–400.00	390.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
110	500–550	532	438.00	438.00
81	600–650	618	343.00–350.00	348.28
4	700–750	717	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
18	500–550	538	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–328.00	323.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,210	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,854.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	175.00–179.00	176.94
4	—	1,194	184.00–189.00	186.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	169.00–175.00	172.01
2	—	1,165	146.00–150.00	147.94
1	—	1,175	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	167.00–175.00	170.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,285	227.00	227.00
1	—	1,810	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,625	170.00–179.00	174.71
2	—	1,748	188.00–191.00	189.28

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.