Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-09-01

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 321▼ 125 vs year ago 531 · −23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 84▲ 43 vs year ago 45 · +95.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 100▼ 95 vs year ago 101 · −94.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, the lighter calves sold higher and bigger calves were a little lower. 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 $337.72/cwt on 27 head, down $3.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.65 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$337.72
▼ 3.29 vs prior sale
27 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.49
vs MS average
−33.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527348.851,8383thin
Medium and Large 1-2530347.001,83911thin
Medium and Large 2540337.651,8233thin
Medium and Large 3559324.181,81110thin
One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $28 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 sale27 hd
337.72
—
MS average13 barns · 365 hd
340.20
−2.49
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−33.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−98.65
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—Average1,793194.263,4846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255163.472,0526thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493155.612,3234thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,130144.241,63012

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$4,0002thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2258469.87/cwt465.00–475.001,2123
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318520.31/cwt505.00–535.001,6554
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340472.46/cwt470.00–475.001,6062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363487.55/cwt485.00–490.001,7702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365439.59/cwt430.00–450.001,6052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424458.14/cwt450.00–465.001,9434
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428487.43/cwt475.00–500.002,0862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460455.75/cwt444.00–468.002,0963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470429.89/cwt425.00–435.002,0202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527348.85/cwt342.00–360.001,8383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,83911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3532323.76/cwt318.00–328.001,7223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535337.48/cwt335.00–340.001,8062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570324.36/cwt310.00–328.001,8497
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613315.49/cwt315.00–316.001,9342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650305.67/cwt300.00–310.001,9873
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,9492
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1336
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758282.49/cwt280.00–285.002,1412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813284.04/cwt280.00–288.002,3092
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215420.00/cwt420.00–420.009031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278412.97/cwt395.00–430.001,1482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365365.84/cwt362.00–370.001,3352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368393.42/cwt385.00–400.001,4483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420402.56/cwt400.00–405.001,6912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423376.78/cwt360.00–395.001,5942
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,6931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,6789
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525344.11/cwt340.00–348.001,8072
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536332.24/cwt328.00–338.001,7814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568302.45/cwt294.00–313.001,7183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,8081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9225
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635321.55/cwt315.00–328.002,0422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665286.04/cwt280.00–290.001,9023
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670345.44/cwt338.00–353.002,3142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715305.21/cwt293.00–320.002,1823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3723272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,9702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415494.98/cwt490.00–500.002,0543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418452.51/cwt450.00–455.001,8912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435467.53/cwt465.00–470.002,0342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518335.56/cwt333.00–338.001,7382
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575312.49/cwt312.00–313.001,7972
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9181
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,1171
Bulls——1,770189.09/cwt188.00–190.003,3472
Bulls——1,845200.80/cwt195.00–210.003,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999136.24/cwt133.00–139.001,3614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175156.02/cwt155.00–157.001,8332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194143.99/cwt140.00–148.001,7195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198155.34/cwt150.00–159.001,8613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295167.19/cwt163.00–171.002,1654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493155.61/cwt150.00–160.002,3234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.