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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 16

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

610 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 754▲ 183 vs year ago 427 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 74▼ 49 vs year ago 106 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 29▲ 29 vs year ago 49 · +59.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well. Sold some nice cross bred open heifers. There average weight was 750-1005lbs @ $3100-3700.00.

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 $396.90/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.47 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$396.90

88 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$7.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.19

vs MS average

−7.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	401.00	2,097	40
Medium and Large 1	540	393.48	2,125	48

One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale88 hd

396.90

—

MS average13 barns · 416 hd

378.70

+18.19

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−7.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−39.47

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	—	Low	1,679	180.63	3,033	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	165.83	2,104	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	149.44	2,152	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	148.22	1,557	11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,199	$3,208	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$3,276	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,733	$3,133	6

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	592.34/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,741	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	568.61/cwt	553.00–585.00	1,751	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	465.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,526	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,999	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	512.35/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,126	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	404.00/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,697	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	450.00/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,070	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	394.27/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,991	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,097	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,205	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,201	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	339.82/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,070	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,579	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,545	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,284	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,521	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,384	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	482.41/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,505	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,395	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,814	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	432.09/cwt	432.00–436.00	1,737	45
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,851	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	374.82/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,585	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,730	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	367.26/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,910	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,323	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,238	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	699	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,062	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,981	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,701	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,664	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,861	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	399.07/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,836	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,882	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,975	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,993	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,138	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,304	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	180.05/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,732	1
Bulls	—	—	2,200	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,158	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	137.62/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,318	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	160.28/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,792	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	150.62/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,725	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	169.61/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,061	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	160.78/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,154	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	149.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	3,415.92/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,416	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	3,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	3,512.67/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,513	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,490	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 754Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 29Year ago 49

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well. Sold some nice cross bred open heifers. There average weight was 750-1005lbs @ $3100-3700.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	456.00	456.00
11	550–600	594	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
13	300–350	312	450.00–485.00	482.41
2	350–400	388	465.00–470.00	467.52
45	400–450	402	432.00–436.00	432.09
52	500–550	520	367.00–377.00	367.26
10	650–700	668	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	385.00–390.00	387.50
2	400–450	423	365.00–385.00	374.82
1	450–500	470	368.00	368.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
5	650–700	699	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	408	490.00	490.00
40	500–550	523	401.00	401.00
13	650–700	653	395.00	395.00
9	700–750	703	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	294	590.00–645.00	592.34
2	300–350	308	553.00–585.00	568.61
2	400–450	415	500.00–525.00	512.35
18	500–550	505	390.00–402.00	394.27
30	550–600	561	393.00	393.00
13	600–650	603	365.00	365.00
19	700–750	748	337.00	337.00
1	800–850	800	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	460.00–470.00	465.19
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	420	398.00–410.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	460	430.00–470.00	450.00
47	600–650	609	332.00–340.00	339.82
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	441	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
16	500–550	528	374.00	374.00
18	600–650	615	324.00	324.00
11	700–750	715	299.00	299.00
1	800–850	800	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	380.00–385.00	382.47
1	500–550	520	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	395.00–402.00	399.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,398	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,415.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	3,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,512.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	159.00–163.00	160.78
4	—	1,215	166.00–174.00	169.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	132.00–142.00	137.62
4	—	1,118	156.00–166.00	160.28
2	—	1,145	149.00–152.00	150.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	145.00–155.00	149.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	174.00	174.00
1	—	2,200	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,542	179.00–181.00	180.05

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.