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

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 11
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 633▼ 457 vs year ago 951 · −48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 141▲ 9 vs year ago 55 · +16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▲ 31 vs year ago 11 · +281.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold strong today 5.00-10.00 higher. Had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some bred heifers black hided 7-8 months bred @ $2600-3450.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $392.72/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −43.64 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$392.72
67 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.97
vs MS average
−32.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525406.682,1353thin
Medium and Large 1-2540394.002,12858
Medium and Large 2533378.052,0144thin
Medium and Large 3553364.002,0112thin
One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $124 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 sale67 hd
392.72
—
MS average12 barns · 311 hd
379.75
+12.97
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−32.15
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−43.64
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—Average1,555177.812,76410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288150.411,9376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418141.102,0012thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006131.871,3266thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)988$2,8842thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$1,9182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)984$2,8907
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,0002thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273494.95/cwt490.00–500.001,3512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310497.30/cwt485.00–510.001,5422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360452.71/cwt445.00–460.001,6302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380472.53/cwt465.00–480.001,7964
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453415.99/cwt414.00–418.001,8842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474400.70/cwt380.00–412.001,8994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490444.00/cwt444.00–444.002,1761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525406.68/cwt400.00–415.002,1353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527374.73/cwt370.00–380.001,9753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,12858
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633337.31/cwt335.00–340.002,1353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652345.34/cwt342.00–348.002,2523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665332.99/cwt332.00–334.002,2142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670326.48/cwt325.00–328.002,1872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,38026
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721316.68/cwt310.00–322.002,2834
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5086
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,4901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365397.12/cwt388.00–406.001,4492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380433.00/cwt427.00–439.001,6452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413415.05/cwt412.00–418.001,7142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425394.94/cwt390.00–400.001,6782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455389.10/cwt380.00–398.001,7702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,83247
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530347.65/cwt345.00–350.001,8433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530333.03/cwt324.00–340.001,7653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565359.27/cwt351.00–368.002,0302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575330.97/cwt330.00–332.001,9032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,1581
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,14211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720283.00/cwt280.00–286.002,0382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443392.49/cwt390.00–395.001,7392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,487174.97/cwt172.00–177.002,6023
Bulls——1,546181.44/cwt179.00–185.002,8054
Bulls——1,550166.71/cwt164.00–170.002,5842
Bulls——1,800194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,4921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935122.65/cwt120.00–125.001,1472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041136.48/cwt134.00–140.001,4214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263154.80/cwt150.00–160.001,9553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313146.02/cwt145.00–147.001,9173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418141.10/cwt139.00–143.002,0012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19882,883.54/head2,650.00–3,100.002,8842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1681,917.67/head1,650.00–2,150.001,9182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29052,306.08/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3062
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0163,123.62/head2,600.00–3,450.003,1245
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.