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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 25

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 385▼ 364 vs year ago 685 · −53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 83▲ 40 vs year ago 44 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 53▲ 72 vs year ago 28 · +257.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, quality was not as good as last weeks. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower as well.

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 $341.00/cwt on 26 head, down $30.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −95.36 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$341.00

▼ 30.64 vs prior sale

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$33.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

vs MS average

−30.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	368.00	1,950	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	349.94	1,971	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	340.00	1,836	16thin
Medium and Large 3	564	334.70	1,888	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

341.00

—

MS average13 barns · 237 hd

355.39

−14.39

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−30.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−95.36

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	1,795	193.86	3,480	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	166.40	2,198	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	155.51	2,560	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	144.66	1,570	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$3,835	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,327	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$3,206	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,981	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,664	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	427.42/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,368	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	447.55/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,602	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	446.55/cwt	445.00–448.00	1,898	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	393.91/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,851	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	334.70/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,888	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	349.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,012	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,113	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,221	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	332.68/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,262	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,309	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	336.71/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,431	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,370	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,285	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	389.00/cwt	375.00–403.00	1,381	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	423.27/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,748	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	431.90/cwt	428.00–438.00	1,814	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,648	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,916	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	332.06/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,727	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	369.00/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,930	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	323.45/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,708	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	323.90/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,008	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,010	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,114	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	317.63/cwt	312.00–323.00	2,296	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,433	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	415.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,744	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	406.56/cwt	405.00–408.00	1,720	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	207.72/cwt	200.00–216.00	4,036	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,390	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,561	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	150.95/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,721	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	159.93/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,012	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	170.09/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,308	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	155.51/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,560	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,078	2,438.40/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	3,835.44/head	3,360.00–4,200.00	3,835	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	3,502.15/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,502	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	3,559.51/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,560	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,981.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,981	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,260	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	3,664.32/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,664	6

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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 385Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 83Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 53Year ago 28

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, quality was not as good as last weeks. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower as well.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	3,360.00–4,200.00	3,835.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,559.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,981.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,502.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,438.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	6	—	1,327	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,664.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	410.00–420.00	415.12
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	405.00–408.00	406.56
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	413	413.00–425.00	423.27
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	520	330.00–334.00	332.06
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	314.00	314.00
2	650–700	693	300.00–310.00	304.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	355	375.00–403.00	389.00
2	400–450	428	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	485	390.00–400.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	322.00–325.00	323.45
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	443.00	443.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	420	428.00–438.00	431.90
2	500–550	523	368.00–370.00	369.00
2	600–650	620	318.00–330.00	323.90
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	723	312.00–323.00	317.63
1	750–800	790	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	328	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	358	440.00–455.00	447.55
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	575	345.00–355.00	349.91
5	600–650	625	338.00	338.00
3	650–700	680	330.00–337.00	332.68
1	700–750	715	323.00	323.00
1	750–800	750	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	425.00–430.00	427.42
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	390.00–398.00	393.91
6	550–600	564	330.00–338.00	334.70
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
16	500–550	540	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	425	445.00–448.00	446.55
1	500–550	530	368.00	368.00
1	600–650	640	347.00	347.00
3	700–750	722	332.00–340.00	336.71
1	1000–1050	1,000	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	155.00–164.00	159.93
7	—	1,357	165.00–176.00	170.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	135.00–139.00	136.95
4	—	1,140	149.00–153.00	150.95
4	—	1,083	140.00–148.00	144.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	152.00–162.00	155.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,943	200.00–216.00	207.72
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00

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.