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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 945 vs last sale 1,277▼ 321 vs year ago 653 · −49.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 46▼ 25 vs year ago 51 · −49.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 37▼ 39 vs year ago 58 · −67.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some good tiger stripe calves in the regular calf run, that brought the bank 515 lb. heifer @ $5.45, 485 lb. @ $ 4.95, 535 lb. @ $ 5.05 and a 605 lb. @ $ 4.80. Really nice heifers.

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 $369.81/cwt on 37 head, down $90.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −66.56 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$369.81

▼ 90.80 vs prior sale

37 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs MS average

−29.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	377.38	1,989	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	372.00	2,024	25
Medium and Large 2	570	361.97	2,063	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	355.00	1,899	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $90 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 sale37 hd

369.81

—

MS average14 barns · 191 hd

375.24

−5.43

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−29.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−66.56

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	1,670	198.98	3,324	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	198.39	2,480	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	164.99	1,768	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,275	4thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	549.61/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,226	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	462.25/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,747	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	407.72/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,704	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	433.58/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,830	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	398.85/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,847	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,092	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	373.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,782	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	377.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,989	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	365.24/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,936	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,024	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,138	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	334.11/cwt	320.00–348.00	2,038	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	372.22/cwt	368.00–376.00	2,297	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	355.73/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,273	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,371	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,984	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	499.48/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,089	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,482	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,360	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	459.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,877	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	381.52/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,625	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	368.95/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,782	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,781	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	400.72/cwt	393.00–415.00	2,096	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	350.52/cwt	348.00–353.00	1,945	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	343.91/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,304	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	419.01/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,751	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,797	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	1,929	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,111	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	181.51/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	216.61/cwt	212.00–221.00	3,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	198.83/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	181.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,915	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	167.98/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,865	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	198.39/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,480	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	975	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,235	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 1,277Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 37Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	545.00–555.00	549.61
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	378	450.00–475.00	462.25
3	400–450	422	426.00–440.00	433.58
1	450–500	470	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	527	375.00–380.00	377.38
5	600–650	617	368.00–376.00	372.22
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	865	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	418	395.00–420.00	407.72
2	450–500	463	390.00–408.00	398.85
3	500–550	530	360.00–371.00	365.24
5	550–600	594	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	639	353.00–360.00	355.73
1	650–700	655	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	544	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	477	365.00–380.00	373.59
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	610	320.00–348.00	334.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	503	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	485.00–515.00	499.48
2	300–350	335	435.00–450.00	442.50
2	400–450	408	450.00–470.00	459.94
1	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	523	393.00–415.00	400.72
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	670	340.00–348.00	343.91
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	426	375.00–388.00	381.52
2	450–500	483	360.00–378.00	368.95
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	348.00–353.00	350.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	375.00–385.00	380.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	347.00–348.00	347.50
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	418.00–420.00	419.01
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	317.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	5,000.00	5,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	—	1,070	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,150.00	3,150.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	196.00–202.00	198.83
2	—	1,693	212.00–221.00	216.61
2	—	1,463	181.00–182.00	181.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	140.00–148.00	144.02
3	—	1,110	161.00–172.00	167.98
2	—	1,055	179.00–184.00	181.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	195.00–204.00	198.39

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.