Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-11-04

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 4
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▲ 238 vs last sale 395▲ 240 vs year ago 393 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 80▲ 81 vs year ago 60 · +135.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 43 vs year ago 12 · +358.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady for the most part but were 8.00-10.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Had some really good feeder calves today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $418.06/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −18.31 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$418.06
12 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+56.46
vs MS average
−1.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515437.742,2544thin
Medium and Large 2525422.132,2163thin
Medium and Large 3531399.872,1245thin
One grade step is worth $37.87/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd
418.06
—
MS average14 barns · 276 hd
361.60
+56.46
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−1.04
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−18.31
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—Low1,774177.173,1435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287160.802,06910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,508151.942,2913thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,127136.731,54112

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$2,3926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$3,1948
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,2502thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280525.36/cwt505.00–545.001,4712
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331496.28/cwt480.00–510.001,6434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3381428.94/cwt420.00–440.001,6344
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385470.50/cwt466.00–475.001,8112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423410.25/cwt400.00–418.001,7354
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430436.10/cwt430.00–444.001,8753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437454.09/cwt448.00–460.001,9843
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467457.65/cwt455.00–460.002,1373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,1631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515437.74/cwt430.00–450.002,2544
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3519402.34/cwt385.00–431.002,0884
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525422.13/cwt416.00–428.002,2163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2621
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618328.98/cwt325.00–333.002,0332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620372.66/cwt370.00–375.002,3103
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625347.98/cwt342.00–354.002,1754
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3688329.93/cwt324.00–336.002,2702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723306.54/cwt304.00–309.002,2162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,1461
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,1371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,2771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323430.53/cwt430.00–431.001,3912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363451.45/cwt445.00–464.001,6393
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390443.00/cwt436.00–450.001,7282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418414.65/cwt402.00–422.001,7333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433384.97/cwt380.00–390.001,6675
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433372.46/cwt370.00–375.001,6132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467369.07/cwt365.00–374.001,7243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485405.50/cwt395.00–416.001,9672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516359.96/cwt357.00–365.001,8574
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525338.00/cwt336.00–340.001,7752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562383.80/cwt374.00–400.002,1573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,9371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,1761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625329.39/cwt325.00–334.002,0592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3682322.65/cwt314.00–337.002,2003
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432404.65/cwt394.00–420.001,7483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460435.00/cwt430.00–440.002,0012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478387.46/cwt385.00–390.001,8522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507373.35/cwt370.00–378.001,8933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,7572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618317.47/cwt310.00–325.001,9622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450161.90/cwt160.00–164.002,3482
Bulls——1,910184.02/cwt183.00–185.003,5152
Bulls——2,150194.00/cwt194.00–194.004,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074136.24/cwt132.00–139.001,4634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132125.02/cwt120.00–129.001,4153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166144.14/cwt141.00–148.001,6815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250153.54/cwt149.00–156.001,9194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317163.76/cwt160.00–170.002,1575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508151.94/cwt150.00–155.002,2913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2383,193.94/head2,700.00–3,500.003,1948
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1842,637.75/head2,300.00–2,850.002,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2301,901.63/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9022

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.