Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-04-22

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 22
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 263 vs last sale 464▼ 305 vs year ago 506 · −60.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 42▲ 11 vs year ago 56 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 21 vs year ago 64 · +32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 10-15 higher and slaughter cattle 5-7 higher. Sold some really nice pairs up to $4800.00 Bred heifers up to $3700.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.44/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −85.38 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.
Average price
$295.44
14 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.50
vs MS average
−34.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511314.961,6094thin
Medium and Large 2561292.741,6417thin
Medium and Large 3564275.681,5543thin
One grade step is worth $39.28/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
295.44
—
MS average13 barns · 306 hd
303.94
−8.50
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−34.51
This barn, trailing median31 sales
380.81
−85.38
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

31 sales
436397358318median 380.8103/0304/2106/2309/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $332.26, median $380.81 across 31 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—Average1,706165.242,8199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241147.911,83513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442133.981,9323thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low929123.501,1479thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$2,2013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,0762thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,059$3,5114thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)2,098$4,5994thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2,065$4,4946
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,880$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$4,0002thin

Every lot

72 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 1235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315387.30/cwt375.00–400.001,2202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323472.44/cwt460.00–480.001,5263
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383424.97/cwt420.00–430.001,6282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412397.70/cwt390.00–403.001,6393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533330.91/cwt328.00–335.001,7643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3586320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8755
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620306.24/cwt300.00–313.001,8993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643324.97/cwt317.00–333.002,0902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,8321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708282.00/cwt281.00–283.001,9972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,1541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,1171
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,3712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390351.00/cwt350.00–352.001,3692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423351.98/cwt340.00–365.001,4892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483327.35/cwt320.00–332.001,5813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511314.96/cwt310.00–318.001,6094
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520306.53/cwt305.00–308.001,5942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577287.23/cwt283.00–300.001,6575
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583274.52/cwt270.00–279.001,6002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,95616
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460360.22/cwt350.00–370.001,6572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528337.67/cwt335.00–340.001,7833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,6151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585301.98/cwt300.00–304.001,7672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620297.87/cwt290.00–306.001,8472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0591
Bulls——1,618165.46/cwt160.00–168.002,6773
Bulls——1,638154.98/cwt152.00–157.002,5392
Bulls——1,935178.62/cwt175.00–181.003,4563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911123.86/cwt120.00–127.001,1284
Cows—Lean 85-90%927116.05/cwt114.00–119.001,0763
Cows—Lean 85-90%968133.96/cwt132.00–136.001,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148157.67/cwt155.00–161.001,8102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238141.19/cwt139.00–144.001,7484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269148.96/cwt145.00–153.001,8907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442133.98/cwt130.00–137.001,9323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0593,511.10/head3,300.00–3,700.003,5114
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1882,075.79/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2872,200.78/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,8804,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 12,0654,493.79/head4,200.00–4,800.004,4946
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 12,0984,599.34/head4,550.00–4,650.004,5994

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.