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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 12

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

599 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 487▲ 390 vs year ago 209 · +186.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 41▲ 32 vs year ago 69 · +46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 64▲ 14 vs year ago 12 · +116.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold a group of Tiger stripe heifers 571 lb. average @ $2600.00 by the head.

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 $376.76/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.61 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$376.76

107 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.18

vs MS average

−10.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	385.00	2,044	81
Medium and Large 2	525	365.05	1,917	2thin
Medium and Large 3	582	349.92	2,036	24

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $9 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 sale107 hd

376.76

—

MS average14 barns · 450 hd

361.58

+15.18

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−10.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−59.61

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	—	Average	1,781	196.67	3,503	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	175.80	2,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	160.88	2,518	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	145.53	1,504	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,157	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,725	4thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	583.67/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,623	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	562.30/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,799	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	537.03/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,740	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	475.76/cwt	472.00–480.00	1,775	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	480.09/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,983	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,907	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,651	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,866	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,809	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,917	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,866	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,044	81
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	349.83/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,043	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,002	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,233	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,398	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,502	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,114	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	432.84/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,125	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	452.56/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,466	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	405.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,349	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	426.73/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,609	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	409.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,775	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,662	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,697	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	330.02/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,776	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,929	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,935	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,204	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,941	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,326	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	298.90/cwt	284.00–301.00	2,334	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,265	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	435.63/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,795	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,821	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	385.18/cwt	378.00–393.00	1,830	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,783	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	335.01/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,876	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,034	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	195.83/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,525	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	156.30/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,582	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	134.72/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,370	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,533	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	184.22/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,270	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	174.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,152	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	166.71/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,131	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	160.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,518	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	960	2,157.03/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,157	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 487Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 41Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 64Year ago 12

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold a group of Tiger stripe heifers 571 lb. average @ $2600.00 by the head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	439	425.00	425.00
81	500–550	531	385.00	385.00
50	600–650	649	344.00	344.00
23	700–750	729	329.00	329.00
13	750–800	782	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	530.00–540.00	537.03
1	350–400	360	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	420	454.00	454.00
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.05
4	600–650	616	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	261.00	261.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	472.00–480.00	475.76
1	400–450	420	393.00	393.00
1	450–500	465	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	530	352.00	352.00
23	550–600	584	346.00–350.00	349.83
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	575.00–590.00	583.67
2	300–350	320	550.00–575.00	562.30
2	400–450	413	465.00–495.00	480.09
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	415.00–450.00	432.84
3	350–400	377	420.00–435.00	426.73
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	377.00	377.00
42	500–550	538	330.00–331.00	330.02
2	650–700	658	290.00–300.00	294.98
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–410.00	405.19
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
13	300–350	324	450.00–470.00	452.56
2	400–450	433	400.00–420.00	409.83
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
8	750–800	781	284.00–301.00	298.90
1	800–850	845	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	434	383.00	383.00
19	550–600	599	323.00	323.00
42	650–700	658	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	736	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	560	330.00–339.00	335.01
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	378.00–393.00	385.18
2	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	315.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	432.00–440.00	435.63
1	500–550	505	353.00	353.00
1	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
9	650–700	669	304.00	304.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	176.00–180.00	177.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	467	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,157.03
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,150	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	155.00–165.00	160.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	165.00–168.00	166.71
3	—	1,232	180.00–188.00	184.22
5	—	1,234	170.00–178.00	174.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	131.00–137.00	134.72
6	—	1,053	140.00–150.00	145.54
3	—	1,012	153.00–161.00	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,800	194.00–198.00	195.83
1	—	2,000	215.00	215.00

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.