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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

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Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 407▲ 267 vs year ago 101 · +264.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 35▲ 45 vs year ago 47 · +95.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 118▲ 59 vs year ago 13 · +453.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle and bulls were 3-5 higher. Sold three loads of weaned calves on the board pick up early May. Mostly black hided first load are heifers average weight 750 lbs. brought $2.4550. Second load were steers 750 lb. average brought $ 2.64. Third load are steers 850 lb. average brought $ 2.45.

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 $314.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −121.98 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$314.38

16 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$53.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs MS average

−34.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	323.28	1,687	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	305.46	1,674	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	270.00	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.28/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

314.38

—

MS average12 barns · 194 hd

323.63

−9.25

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−34.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−121.98

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	1,641	176.48	2,896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	153.54	1,975	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	142.74	2,110	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	133.72	1,468	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,413	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,268	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,056	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,886	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,691	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,150	2thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,015	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	423.60/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,195	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	418.97/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,186	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.33/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,261	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,334	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	396.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	379.97/cwt	362.00–388.00	1,425	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	355.94/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,502	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	338.71/cwt	333.00–344.00	1,575	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	322.79/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,527	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	323.42/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,675	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	306.98/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,590	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	304.45/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,729	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	304.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,904	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	282.98/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,786	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,870	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	659	270.28/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,781	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,942	60
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	273.59/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,942	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,874	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,852	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	918	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	861	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	355.88/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,153	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,115	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	356.33/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,336	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	318.03/cwt	293.00–328.00	1,345	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	287.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,532	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	257.99/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,440	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	275.39/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,564	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,724	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	252.73/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,575	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,612	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,627	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,558	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,535	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	157.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	171.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	189.94/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	181.57/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,263	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,327	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	134.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,496	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	163.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,963	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	142.49/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,773	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	154.66/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,156	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	142.74/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,110	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	2,412.78/head	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,413	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,056.30/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	2,267.72/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,268	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	2,711.91/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,712	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,885.78/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 407Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 35Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 118Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	353.00	353.00
4	300–350	324	350.00–361.00	355.88
2	350–400	375	350.00–363.00	356.33
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	287.44
1	600–650	620	278.00	278.00
1	800–850	825	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	423	293.00–328.00	318.03
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	568	272.00–279.00	275.39
4	600–650	623	250.00–256.00	252.73
1	650–700	650	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	558	253.00–261.00	257.99
1	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	685	235.00–240.00	237.50
1	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	554	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	432.00	432.00
3	250–300	282	420.00–426.00	423.60
1	300–350	320	417.00	417.00
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
9	500–550	518	319.00–324.00	323.42
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	304.63
2	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	418.00–420.00	418.97
2	300–350	315	395.00–406.00	400.33
4	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	396.15
3	400–450	422	353.00–360.00	355.94
4	450–500	465	333.00–344.00	338.71
2	500–550	518	306.00–308.00	306.98
3	550–600	568	295.00–310.00	304.45
4	600–650	631	279.00–288.00	282.98
2	650–700	655	285.00–286.00	285.50
5	700–750	710	270.00–278.00	273.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	362.00–388.00	379.97
3	450–500	473	315.00–328.00	322.79
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	659	266.00–275.00	270.28
2	700–750	735	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	750–800	775	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	650–700	672	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	318.00	318.00
1	500–550	505	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	137.00–147.00	142.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	138.00–147.00	142.49
6	—	1,202	160.00–166.00	163.28
7	—	1,394	151.00–159.00	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	129.50	129.50
5	—	1,112	132.00–139.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	165.00–175.00	171.44
2	—	1,665	187.00–192.00	189.94
2	—	1,463	155.00–160.00	157.85
5	—	1,797	179.00–186.00	181.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,412.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,267.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,711.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,885.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.