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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 13

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 479▼ 370 vs year ago 705 · −52.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 91 · −12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 26▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, my my the market was HIGH today. Feeder steers were 5-10 higher and heifers were 15-20 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle were 5-10 higher. Had a 1920 lb. bull bring $2.00 a pound this market is unbelievable.

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 $357.14/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −79.23 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$357.14

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

vs MS average

−27.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	364.98	1,962	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	352.02	1,848	2thin
Medium and Large 2	575	350.09	2,013	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale9 hd

357.14

—

MS average12 barns · 221 hd

352.39

+4.75

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−27.46

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−79.23

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	1,852	177.99	3,296	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	156.08	1,916	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	137.29	2,160	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	122.12	1,406	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,210	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,500	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	516.27/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,394	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	465.27/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,317	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	500.98/cwt	500.00–502.00	1,553	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,404	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,612	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,693	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	400.80/cwt	398.00–403.00	1,888	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,938	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	352.02/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,848	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	359.96/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,016	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,013	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	348.00/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,133	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	332.01/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,082	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	320.63/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,126	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	324.26/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,325	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	304.90/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,348	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	411.52/cwt	410.00–413.00	1,296	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	368.84/cwt	362.00–378.00	1,357	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	338.01/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,497	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	352.66/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,605	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	336.46/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,575	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	334.59/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,733	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	346.70/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,799	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	307.98/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,642	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	316.03/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,842	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,959	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,827	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	323.22/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,991	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	289.33/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,918	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,050	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	283.51/cwt	283.00–284.00	2,050	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	257.40/cwt	251.00–264.00	2,106	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,182	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,609	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	370.42/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,722	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,616	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	309.47/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,888	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	274.00/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,904	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,266	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,813	168.42/cwt	165.00–174.00	3,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	185.39/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,323	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	113.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,261	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	144.55/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,677	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,933	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	168.69/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,125	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	130.34/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,646	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	137.29/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,160	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,210.29/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,210	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	770	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 479Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 50Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	455.00–475.00	465.27
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	393.00	393.00
5	450–500	471	398.00–403.00	400.80
3	550–600	575	345.00–355.00	350.09
3	600–650	627	328.00–335.00	332.01
3	650–700	663	317.00–325.00	320.63
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	770	301.00–309.00	304.90
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	500.00–535.00	516.27
2	300–350	310	500.00–502.00	500.98
1	400–450	405	418.00	418.00
1	450–500	475	408.00	408.00
2	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	560	358.00–362.00	359.96
4	600–650	613	345.00–351.00	348.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	717	320.00–328.00	324.26
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	340	413.00	413.00
1	350–400	395	408.00	408.00
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–365.00	352.02
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	368	362.00–378.00	368.84
2	400–450	443	336.00–340.00	338.01
2	450–500	468	334.00–339.00	336.46
3	500–550	518	330.00–338.00	334.59
1	550–600	590	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	670	306.00	306.00
2	700–750	723	283.00–284.00	283.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	315	410.00–413.00	411.52
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	455	348.00–358.00	352.66
4	500–550	519	343.00–350.00	346.70
4	600–650	616	320.00–329.00	323.22
2	800–850	818	251.00–264.00	257.40
1	850–900	880	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	533	304.00–312.00	307.98
2	550–600	583	310.00–322.00	316.03
1	600–650	615	297.00	297.00
3	650–700	663	286.00–292.00	289.33
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	383.00	383.00
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	306.00–313.00	309.47
1	950–1000	960	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	368.00–373.00	370.42
2	550–600	580	275.00–282.00	278.56
2	650–700	695	270.00–278.00	274.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	166.00–172.00	168.69
2	—	1,160	144.00–145.00	144.55
5	—	1,242	150.00–160.00	155.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	120.00–125.00	122.23
3	—	1,108	110.00–116.00	113.78
3	—	1,263	127.00–134.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	130.00–142.00	137.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	165.00–174.00	168.42
1	—	1,815	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,840	183.00–188.00	185.39
2	—	1,940	190.00–200.00	194.95

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,210.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.