Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-06-03

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 3
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
703 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 553▲ 494 vs year ago 209 · +236.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 51▲ 100 vs year ago 107 · +93.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 64▲ 82 vs year ago 37 · +221.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last week: feeder calves sold steady, stronger in spots. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a big run of cows today, stock cows sold really good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.76/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −66.06 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.
Average price
$314.76
10 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.31
vs MS average
−23.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525362.621,9042thin
Medium and Large 3564302.791,7068thin
One grade step is worth $59.83/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd
314.76
—
MS average12 barns · 300 hd
324.07
−9.31
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−23.48
This barn, trailing median31 sales
380.81
−66.06
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—Average1,769195.443,4589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214164.742,00016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440141.702,0405thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067131.711,40617

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$3,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,8572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,8322thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,3613thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$2,2783thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$3,4772thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,1823thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,2002thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285457.63/cwt450.00–465.001,3042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5068
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337451.53/cwt445.00–460.001,5223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375429.63/cwt420.00–438.001,6114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408392.48/cwt390.00–395.001,6012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,71230
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515349.99/cwt348.00–352.001,8023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,81845
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629304.81/cwt298.00–305.001,91738
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,0351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,20510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728292.53/cwt291.00–294.002,1302
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790283.05/cwt282.00–285.002,23614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2301
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4584
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218537.24/cwt530.00–545.001,1712
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,0481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330400.00/cwt395.00–405.001,3202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365343.99/cwt343.00–345.001,2562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410387.50/cwt375.00–400.001,5892
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,51864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470324.67/cwt323.00–326.001,5263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520301.50/cwt295.00–308.001,5682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525362.62/cwt350.00–375.001,9042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578303.22/cwt292.00–311.001,7536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604300.98/cwt300.00–301.001,81848
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,07427
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,16015
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9351
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,3221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9221
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418381.52/cwt378.00–385.001,5952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430315.50/cwt311.00–320.001,3572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433359.17/cwt353.00–365.001,5552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,4182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,7151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527312.69/cwt310.00–315.001,6483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,6102
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570309.46/cwt305.00–314.001,7642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610289.72/cwt285.00–296.001,7673
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3627277.03/cwt273.00–280.001,7373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680268.50/cwt268.00–269.001,8262
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503183.19/cwt177.00–189.002,7532
Bulls——1,833205.33/cwt200.00–210.003,7643
Bulls——1,855194.14/cwt191.00–197.003,6014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019128.52/cwt126.00–131.001,3106
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027120.48/cwt115.00–125.001,2373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119138.32/cwt133.00–143.001,5488
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128173.06/cwt170.00–175.001,9524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229165.29/cwt160.00–169.002,0318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271155.32/cwt150.00–159.001,9744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440141.70/cwt137.00–146.002,0405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1172,277.61/head1,925.00–2,500.002,2783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,856.52/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,361.05/head2,170.00–2,595.002,3613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3432,832.29/head2,735.00–2,950.002,8322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19503,182.46/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1823
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2133,476.80/head3,300.00–3,650.003,4772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.