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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 26

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

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Feeder Cattle receipts

685 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 677▼ 720 vs year ago 1,405 · −51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 84▼ 71 vs year ago 115 · −61.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 136▼ 52 vs year ago 80 · −65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared too last weeks market: feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.23/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.58 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.

Average price

$340.23

126 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$48.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs MS average

−29.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	375.00	2,063	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	364.00	2,159	14thin
Medium and Large 2	538	348.13	1,874	53
Medium and Large 3	577	326.67	1,886	58

One grade step is worth $48.33/cwt here — about $176 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 sale126 hd

340.23

—

MS average13 barns · 457 hd

345.04

−4.81

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−29.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

380.81

−40.58

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,615	183.58	2,965	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	178.00	2,118	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	170.00	2,669	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,105	152.41	1,684	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	562.37/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,310	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	568.32/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,586	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	497.72/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,667	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,622	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,925	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,885	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,292	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,583	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	241.00/cwt	239.00–243.00	2,615	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	294	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,388	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	422.27/cwt	420.00–438.00	1,786	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,858	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	404.07/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,851	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,808	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,872	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	326.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,889	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,159	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,103	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,395	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,443	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	245.57/cwt	241.00–250.00	2,394	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	380.44/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,761	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	37
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,994	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,003	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,125	22
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,827	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,959	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	2,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	196.50/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,710	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	141.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,508	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	165.62/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,777	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	181.43/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,028	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,764	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	175.71/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,175	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,669	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 677Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 84Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 136Year ago 80

As compared too last weeks market: feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00–575.00	562.37
10	250–300	279	565.00–600.00	568.32
2	300–350	335	490.00–505.00	497.72
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	239.00–243.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	423	455.00	455.00
48	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
9	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	785	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	477.00	477.00
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
71	650–700	676	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
51	400–450	423	420.00–438.00	422.27
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	915	267.00	267.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	431.00	431.00
14	550–600	593	364.00	364.00
5	750–800	753	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	458	400.00–408.00	404.07
52	500–550	538	348.00	348.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
57	650–700	653	322.00	322.00
2	950–1000	975	241.00–250.00	245.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	294	472.00	472.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
47	450–500	490	369.00	369.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
57	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	326.79
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	376.00–385.00	380.44
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	236.00	236.00
2	900–950	903	238.00–240.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	536	372.00	372.00
22	650–700	656	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	468	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	323.00	323.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	728	250.00–252.00	251.02

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	180.00–183.00	181.43
3	—	1,238	173.00–179.00	175.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	135.00–145.00	141.20
3	—	1,173	147.00–154.00	150.42
3	—	1,073	164.00–167.00	165.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	194.00–200.00	196.50
2	—	1,575	175.00–180.00	177.46
1	—	1,150	170.00	170.00

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.