Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-06-24

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 24
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 206▲ 58 vs year ago 205 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 56 · +41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 9▲ 28 vs year ago 24 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher had some really good calves. Slaughter cows were a little higher and bulls steady. Reminder that there will be no sales next week in the state, enjoy your fourth of July.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.12/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.70 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.
Average price
$327.12
7 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.33
vs MS average
−8.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523343.621,7972thin
Medium and Large 2522330.531,7253thin
Medium and Large 3548305.501,6732thin
One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $125 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 sale7 hd
327.12
—
MS average14 barns · 324 hd
317.79
+9.33
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−8.79
This barn, trailing median31 sales
380.81
−53.70
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—Low1,642184.223,0257thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218165.132,01213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,585155.622,4673thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971137.071,33114

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$2,2322thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$3,0002thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322495.21/cwt480.00–505.001,5953
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325448.26/cwt433.00–465.001,4572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380408.64/cwt405.00–413.001,5533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425406.79/cwt400.00–418.001,7293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,7711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468381.03/cwt375.00–385.001,7833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,8421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518353.50/cwt353.00–354.001,8312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,8342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563351.01/cwt348.00–355.001,9763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,0142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615332.76/cwt329.00–336.002,0464
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626322.53/cwt318.00–326.002,0194
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655299.05/cwt293.00–305.001,9592
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672321.32/cwt319.00–324.002,1593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1296
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,1161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725310.95/cwt304.00–315.002,2543
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763306.51/cwt303.00–310.002,3392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233434.46/cwt425.00–445.001,0122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,1392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320406.30/cwt400.00–413.001,3002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378364.28/cwt358.00–370.001,3772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420358.96/cwt358.00–360.001,5082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428370.69/cwt365.00–375.001,5874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473345.96/cwt345.00–347.001,6362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,7241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478354.62/cwt350.00–356.001,6956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,6121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522330.53/cwt324.00–336.001,7253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523343.62/cwt340.00–347.001,7972
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610319.44/cwt312.00–327.001,9492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633278.49/cwt275.00–282.001,7632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675292.57/cwt290.00–295.001,9752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728283.07/cwt280.00–286.002,0612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775277.46/cwt276.00–279.002,1502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870245.91/cwt242.00–250.002,1392
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1571
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,29115
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,2111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408400.36/cwt393.00–405.001,6333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460370.64/cwt364.00–375.001,7053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4751
Bulls——1,540197.02/cwt196.00–198.003,0342
Bulls——1,595177.11/cwt175.00–179.002,8252
Bulls——1,863188.13/cwt186.00–190.003,5052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%823123.34/cwt119.00–130.001,0153
Cows—Lean 85-90%923135.29/cwt131.00–140.001,2496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050177.27/cwt175.00–180.001,8612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117147.45/cwt143.00–150.001,6475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246166.58/cwt163.00–171.002,0766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252158.54/cwt155.00–161.001,9855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585155.62/cwt154.00–157.002,4673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0232,231.60/head1,925.00–2,525.002,2322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.