Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-08-18

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 18
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 487 vs last sale 872▼ 292 vs year ago 677 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 73▼ 1 vs year ago 84 · −1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 83 vs year ago 136 · −61.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, sold some really good calves that brought very good money. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $371.64/cwt on 30 head, down $16.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.73 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$371.64
▼ 16.71 vs prior sale
30 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs MS average
−25.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530375.021,9893thin
Medium and Large 1-2501375.001,87921
Medium and Large 2537365.011,9603thin
Medium and Large 3565351.331,9863thin
One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd
371.64
—
MS average10 barns · 317 hd
369.57
+2.06
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−25.14
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−64.73
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—Low1,837211.803,8915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259176.912,22710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,585164.192,6023thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,113151.871,69110

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$3,5614thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,9504thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265457.78/cwt450.00–465.001,2132
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268516.12/cwt506.00–525.001,3832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323424.88/cwt420.00–430.001,3722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330448.00/cwt448.00–448.001,4781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355463.00/cwt463.00–463.001,6441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3358421.26/cwt410.00–433.001,5082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370478.00/cwt478.00–478.001,7691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420459.00/cwt458.00–460.001,9282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433428.44/cwt425.00–432.001,8552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438443.98/cwt443.00–445.001,9452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3453426.46/cwt420.00–433.001,9322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,87921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508376.53/cwt370.00–383.001,9132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518367.51/cwt367.00–368.001,9042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578354.50/cwt354.00–355.002,0492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,07016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618354.49/cwt354.00–355.002,1912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693341.51/cwt340.00–343.002,3672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,45410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720331.96/cwt330.00–334.002,3902
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728341.24/cwt337.00–347.002,4843
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773341.93/cwt339.00–345.002,6432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,5091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825323.05/cwt320.00–326.002,6652
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1853326.99/cwt324.00–330.002,7892
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,8731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225435.00/cwt435.00–435.009791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268445.33/cwt440.00–450.001,1932
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278407.43/cwt400.00–415.001,1332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308392.40/cwt380.00–405.001,2092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333451.63/cwt440.00–460.001,5043
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383391.49/cwt390.00–393.001,4992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420382.80/cwt370.00–395.001,6082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423436.33/cwt433.00–438.001,8463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,8811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,7881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,78910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520339.08/cwt335.00–343.001,7632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530385.57/cwt383.00–388.002,0442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568347.06/cwt345.00–349.001,9712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620331.98/cwt325.00–340.002,0584
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658316.43/cwt310.00–323.002,0822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,3501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710319.04/cwt313.00–325.002,2652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2021
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7281
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423411.84/cwt403.00–425.001,7423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520329.06/cwt324.00–333.001,7113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523340.06/cwt335.00–345.001,7793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,0771
Bulls——1,858207.99/cwt207.00–209.003,8642
Bulls——1,920217.00/cwt217.00–217.004,1661
Bulls——1,980230.00/cwt230.00–230.004,5541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%913134.89/cwt130.00–140.001,2323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180155.13/cwt150.00–159.001,8314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189173.35/cwt168.00–178.002,0616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225164.51/cwt162.00–167.002,0153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364182.26/cwt180.00–185.002,4864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585164.19/cwt160.00–170.002,6023
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2103,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2153,781.07/head3,700.00–3,900.003,7813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2303,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.