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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 14

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

454 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 255▲ 178 vs year ago 276 · +64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 10 vs year ago 68 · −14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 33▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5-10 higher had some really nice calves slaughter cattle sold steady bulls 3-5 higher. Stocker cows had a good selling today.

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 $322.27/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −114.09 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$322.27

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.09

vs MS average

−20.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	340.00	1,768	5thin
Medium and Large 2	573	311.19	1,782	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.81/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale13 hd

322.27

—

MS average13 barns · 293 hd

294.19

+28.09

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−20.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−114.09

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	—	Average	1,885	154.13	2,905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	134.35	1,673	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	128.56	1,905	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	114.60	1,237	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,765	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,429	6

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,045	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,396	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	441.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,619	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	395.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,553	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	404.62/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,695	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	359.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,504	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	332.91/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,575	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	340.00/cwt	328.00–358.00	1,768	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	309.65/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,796	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,776	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	302.36/cwt	293.00–324.00	1,926	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	272.52/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,807	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	292.52/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,945	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	283.09/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,911	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	275.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,988	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	261.35/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,981	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	258.48/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,101	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,110	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,287	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	363.12/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,155	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,027	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	348.51/cwt	342.00–354.00	1,296	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	330.24/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,265	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	309.99/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,311	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	316.61/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,447	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	291.82/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,404	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	287.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,474	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	271.30/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,438	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,380	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,525	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,599	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	238.45/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,490	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	260.39/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,633	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	274.06/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,822	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	245.42/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,664	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	221.57/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,828	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,362	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	309.58/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,604	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,591	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,796	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,897	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,098	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	163.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	3,083	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	150.02/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,945	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	110.56/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,109	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,379	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	119.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,405	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	134.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,708	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	143.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,943	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	128.56/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,905	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,764.74/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,765	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	2,429.32/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,429	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2

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 Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 255Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 25

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5-10 higher had some really nice calves slaughter cattle sold steady bulls 3-5 higher. Stocker cows had a good selling today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	360.00–366.00	363.12
3	350–400	372	342.00–354.00	348.51
2	400–450	423	308.00–312.00	309.99
3	450–500	457	313.00–322.00	316.61
2	500–550	513	280.00–295.00	287.39
1	550–600	575	278.00	278.00
5	600–650	627	255.00–265.00	260.39
3	650–700	665	266.00–278.00	274.06
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	825	216.00–227.00	221.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	625	232.00–245.00	238.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.00	302.00
3	350–400	383	320.00–338.00	330.24
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	481	284.00–300.00	291.82
3	500–550	530	270.00–273.00	271.30
2	550–600	565	265.00–275.00	269.96
2	650–700	678	241.00–250.00	245.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	250	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	321	430.00–440.00	434.94
5	350–400	367	420.00–450.00	441.27
7	400–450	419	380.00–430.00	404.62
5	500–550	520	328.00–358.00	340.00
6	600–650	637	293.00–324.00	302.36
2	650–700	665	291.00–294.00	292.52
4	700–750	723	260.00–285.00	275.01
2	800–850	813	252.00–265.00	258.48
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	393	385.00–405.00	395.06
4	400–450	419	345.00–375.00	359.03
1	500–550	520	322.00	322.00
7	550–600	580	297.00–320.00	309.65
2	600–650	623	280.00–290.00	285.10
2	650–700	675	279.00–287.00	283.09
3	750–800	758	250.00–269.00	261.35
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	473	320.00–341.00	332.91
2	650–700	663	268.00–277.00	272.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	304.00–320.00	309.58
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	253.00	253.00
1	750–800	765	248.00	248.00
1	850–900	860	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	293.00	293.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	124.00–132.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	124.00–126.00	125.01
3	—	1,357	140.00–148.00	143.21
4	—	1,268	131.00–139.00	134.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	106.00–115.00	110.56
4	—	1,174	116.00–123.00	119.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,963	146.00–154.00	150.02
4	—	1,885	160.00–166.00	163.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,764.74

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,158	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,429.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.