Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 531▲ 343 vs year ago 411 · +83.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 45▼ 12 vs year ago 86 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 101▲ 13 vs year ago 16 · +81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold mostly steady, but the bigger calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher and the grouped calves were the same being higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. The futures may have been down today, but the calf market trends sold higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.11/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −25.25 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$411.11
97 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$55.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.23
vs MS average
−2.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502414.002,07889
Medium and Large 1523406.022,1233thin
Medium and Large 2565380.002,1471thin
Medium and Large 3575358.512,0614thin
One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $18 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 sale97 hd
411.11
—
MS average13 barns · 436 hd
390.89
+20.23
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−2.41
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−25.25
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
508447385324median 436.3603/1705/1907/1409/0810/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,696183.403,1108thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258173.722,1867thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,491157.062,3425thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,049147.191,54411

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,144$2,4864thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,2892thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)870$2,1012thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,2002thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,67617
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3369450.99/cwt450.00–470.001,66420
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392486.00/cwt486.00–486.001,90545
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430461.70/cwt453.00–470.001,9852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443415.49/cwt413.00–418.001,8412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455446.99/cwt446.00–448.002,0342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475412.89/cwt403.00–423.001,9612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,07889
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523406.02/cwt394.00–425.002,1233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588360.01/cwt355.00–365.002,1173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,2511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,36792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,5921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,45327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733344.00/cwt340.00–348.002,5223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5561
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9751
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0891
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,34413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355425.94/cwt422.00–430.001,5122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,71362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417447.77/cwt435.00–452.001,8674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3491370.12/cwt370.00–380.001,81777
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520345.10/cwt340.00–350.001,7952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535408.44/cwt402.00–415.002,1852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,08977
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635346.48/cwt345.00–348.002,2002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678288.06/cwt285.00–291.001,9532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768290.50/cwt290.00–291.002,2312
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,93628
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,9261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,99515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2604344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,07822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3634300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9027
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362173.49/cwt170.00–176.002,3633
Bulls——1,810182.99/cwt180.00–186.003,3123
Bulls——2,025198.89/cwt194.00–203.004,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027135.98/cwt133.00–140.001,3973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039146.87/cwt144.00–150.001,5264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075155.91/cwt151.00–160.001,6764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243172.67/cwt169.00–177.002,1466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491157.06/cwt150.00–161.002,3425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28702,101.15/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29552,111.52/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2602,288.69/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3332,861.16/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.