Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-09-08

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 8
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 406▼ 328 vs year ago 754 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 88▼ 6 vs year ago 74 · −8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.97/cwt on 34 head, up $32.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −66.39 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$369.97
▲ 32.26 vs prior sale
34 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.67
vs MS average
−20.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503378.451,90422
Medium and Large 1513375.271,9254thin
Medium and Large 2532354.991,8893thin
Medium and Large 3556337.431,8765thin
One grade step is worth $41.02/cwt here — about $28 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 sale34 hd
369.97
—
MS average12 barns · 232 hd
348.31
+21.67
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−20.62
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−66.39
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—Average1,833176.313,2317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,335148.491,9837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,647143.212,3593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,135122.761,3938thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)858$1,9242thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,8001thin

Every lot

80 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 1240555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315552.42/cwt550.00–555.001,7402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3358497.45/cwt495.00–500.001,7812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365534.20/cwt525.00–540.001,9503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410459.00/cwt455.00–463.001,8822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428423.96/cwt418.00–430.001,8152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,7511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473385.51/cwt383.00–388.001,8232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503378.45/cwt377.00–379.001,90422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513375.27/cwt370.00–380.001,9254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523357.49/cwt355.00–360.001,8702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538331.48/cwt330.00–333.001,7832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568341.39/cwt335.00–347.001,9393
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620345.69/cwt344.00–347.002,1433
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630335.76/cwt334.00–338.002,1154
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,02917
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720321.48/cwt318.00–325.002,3152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,24213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730311.45/cwt308.00–315.002,2742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760303.59/cwt297.00–310.002,3072
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808297.52/cwt295.00–300.002,4042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0471
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0531
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278474.86/cwt470.00–480.001,3202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303480.04/cwt475.00–485.001,4552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318454.16/cwt450.00–458.001,4442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373450.20/cwt440.00–460.001,6792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378427.83/cwt406.00–438.001,6174
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423405.49/cwt403.00–408.001,7152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,5141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435404.93/cwt372.00–470.001,7613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452368.58/cwt362.00–370.001,6667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465345.91/cwt340.00–350.001,6083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513350.54/cwt348.00–353.001,7982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,74710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529332.24/cwt330.00–340.001,75810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573333.97/cwt332.00–336.001,9142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623322.98/cwt320.00–325.002,0123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640301.80/cwt301.00–310.001,93212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715372.06/cwt364.00–380.002,6602
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413430.04/cwt428.00–432.001,7762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428397.43/cwt395.00–400.001,7012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473388.99/cwt388.00–390.001,8402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473362.54/cwt360.00–365.001,7152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7181
Bulls——1,788167.06/cwt165.00–170.002,9873
Bulls——1,985184.34/cwt182.00–186.003,6593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103117.77/cwt115.00–120.001,2994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140128.67/cwt127.00–130.001,4673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253150.61/cwt145.00–155.001,8874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338138.99/cwt137.00–141.001,8602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,647143.21/cwt140.00–148.002,3593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,660159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28581,923.91/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.