Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-08-11

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 11
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
872 head
▲ 473 vs last sale 399▲ 273 vs year ago 599 · +45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 66▼ 28 vs year ago 101 · −27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 104▲ 24 vs year ago 26 · +92.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Sold some really nice weaned calves in several groups they will be the 1/2 in the calf prices. Slaughter cattle sold a little lower today, didn't have the good high yield cows today like last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $388.35/cwt on 123 head, up $18.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.02 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$388.35
▲ 18.54 vs prior sale
123 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs MS average
−13.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2556394.432,1945thin
Medium and Large 1-2533392.002,08957
Medium and Large 1522385.402,01159
Medium and Large 3570356.002,0292thin
One grade step is worth $38.43/cwt here — about $165 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 sale123 hd
388.35
—
MS average13 barns · 369 hd
383.23
+5.12
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−13.48
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−48.02
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—Low1,840210.223,8684thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,256183.812,3099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605171.612,7543thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,096158.831,74111

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$4,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$3,1076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,339$4,1606
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$3,2426

Every lot

90 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208617.47/cwt615.00–620.001,2842
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268529.25/cwt510.00–550.001,4183
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325492.46/cwt490.00–495.001,6002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325437.88/cwt425.00–450.001,4232
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360450.07/cwt445.00–455.001,6202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370469.93/cwt460.00–480.001,7394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415483.95/cwt480.00–488.002,0082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415456.48/cwt455.00–458.001,8942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,01219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460426.15/cwt420.00–433.001,9603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521385.41/cwt382.00–400.002,00858
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,08957
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564400.54/cwt371.00–480.002,2594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570356.00/cwt352.00–360.002,0292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,20272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626364.48/cwt360.00–372.002,2824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3668342.43/cwt340.00–345.002,2872
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681378.53/cwt375.00–382.002,5784
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2699350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,44778
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,37546
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738348.43/cwt342.00–355.002,5712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773337.02/cwt335.00–339.002,6052
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,5831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323445.95/cwt443.00–450.001,4403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334424.77/cwt418.00–438.001,4194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3387391.49/cwt385.00–400.001,5153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,81929
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428389.12/cwt385.00–393.001,6652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462391.31/cwt384.00–400.001,8083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,9021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515368.08/cwt366.00–371.001,89685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,9631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578372.42/cwt370.00–375.002,1532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,13533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620368.98/cwt364.00–372.002,2884
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,31562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,26614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710322.52/cwt320.00–325.002,2902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768332.02/cwt331.00–333.002,5502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429432.51/cwt428.00–438.001,8554
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,0031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,9002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558353.48/cwt352.00–355.001,9722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625357.00/cwt353.00–361.002,2312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,4431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0211
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738307.37/cwt295.00–320.002,2682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540202.91/cwt200.00–205.003,1252
Bulls——2,140217.52/cwt216.00–219.004,6552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038143.39/cwt140.00–147.001,4883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052156.00/cwt153.00–161.001,6413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158169.80/cwt165.00–174.001,9665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173178.73/cwt177.00–180.002,0973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298186.35/cwt183.00–191.002,4196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605171.61/cwt169.00–176.002,7543
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1853,263.71/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2504,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3834,065.19/head3,450.00–4,500.004,0654
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1532,490.56/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2054,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2663,415.05/head3,050.00–3,700.003,4154

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.