Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-04-15

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 252▼ 17 vs year ago 481 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 30▼ 65 vs year ago 107 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 31▲ 65 vs year ago 25 · +260.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves regained all they lost last week and stronger market today 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows a little better and bulls were higher. Sold some really fancy bred heifers Tiger stripe and brahman cross 2-4 months bred brought $2800-3650.00 really nice set of heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $331.54/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −104.83 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$331.54
26 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$402
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.38
vs MS average
−33.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533348.051,8566thin
Medium and Large 2556328.611,82719thin
Medium and Large 3505288.001,4541thin
One grade step is worth $60.05/cwt here — about $402 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 sale26 hd
331.54
—
MS average13 barns · 344 hd
331.92
−0.38
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−33.22
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−104.83
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—Average1,734167.752,9097thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197143.201,71310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042121.561,2663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,597119.891,9153thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$3,5125
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)993$3,2252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$4,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$4,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,1504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,8002thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223494.96/cwt490.00–500.001,1043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273482.29/cwt480.00–485.001,3172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323461.70/cwt440.00–477.001,4915
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375414.60/cwt402.00–428.001,5553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417403.33/cwt390.00–418.001,6827
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429380.78/cwt370.00–393.001,6345
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,8041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478360.44/cwt351.00–368.001,7235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523327.88/cwt323.00–333.001,7152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524348.06/cwt342.00–354.001,8245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560328.70/cwt317.00–330.001,84117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620311.78/cwt303.00–318.001,9336
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725281.27/cwt275.00–289.002,0393
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728258.80/cwt252.00–263.001,8844
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828255.62/cwt250.00–262.002,1173
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220476.55/cwt470.00–485.001,0483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263447.55/cwt440.00–455.001,1774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410323.50/cwt317.00–330.001,3262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5406
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463323.41/cwt320.00–327.001,4972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,4781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521299.28/cwt295.00–303.001,5594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568306.11/cwt298.00–307.001,73910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568271.94/cwt269.00–275.001,5453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643283.02/cwt278.00–288.001,8202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667284.35/cwt282.00–286.001,8973
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732262.89/cwt260.00–269.001,9243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0141
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8551
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433360.60/cwt355.00–366.001,5612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458357.46/cwt355.00–360.001,6372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7941
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533316.94/cwt313.00–321.001,6892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533300.99/cwt300.00–302.001,6042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575313.76/cwt308.00–324.001,8043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613271.04/cwt267.00–276.001,6613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678260.97/cwt258.00–264.001,7692
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630154.37/cwt151.00–158.002,5162
Bulls——1,698167.45/cwt164.00–171.002,8432
Bulls——1,828176.88/cwt175.00–180.003,2333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005116.84/cwt114.00–119.001,1742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130148.49/cwt144.00–153.001,6785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263137.90/cwt135.00–141.001,7425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597119.89/cwt116.00–125.001,9153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3754,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4404,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19933,225.19/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0203,511.76/head3,350.00–3,650.003,5125
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,800.00/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.