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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

441 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 304▲ 186 vs year ago 255 · +72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 66▲ 46 vs year ago 44 · +104.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 14 vs year ago 33 · +42.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: holy cow the feeder calves were high 25.00-30.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $476.59/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +40.23 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$476.59

25 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$75.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+55.12

vs MS average

+10.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	498.00	2,550	11thin
Medium and Large 1	507	495.59	2,513	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	461.40	2,486	4thin
Medium and Large 3	556	422.65	2,351	5thin

One grade step is worth $75.35/cwt here — about $199 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 sale25 hd

476.59

—

MS average11 barns · 147 hd

421.48

+55.12

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+10.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+40.23

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	—	Average	1,605	193.74	3,109	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	169.36	2,222	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	160.90	2,389	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	141.96	1,692	12

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)	1,409	$2,802	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$2,260	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$3,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	687.03/cwt	650.00–725.00	1,917	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	693.78/cwt	645.00–750.00	2,206	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	610.20/cwt	570.00–651.00	2,014	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	599.85/cwt	585.00–620.00	2,195	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	529.82/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,003	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	593.66/cwt	580.00–601.00	2,464	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	547.57/cwt	524.00–570.00	2,300	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	487.56/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,121	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	542.50/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,496	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	499.84/cwt	480.00–511.00	2,394	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	495.59/cwt	490.00–503.00	2,513	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,550	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,218	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	465.20/cwt	451.00–475.00	2,489	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	422.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,439	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	401.61/cwt	386.00–413.00	2,470	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	375.74/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,337	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,556	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	364.13/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,469	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,434	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,573	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	350.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,643	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,888	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,706	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,340	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,639	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,177	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	490.34/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,829	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	462.50/cwt	450.00–472.00	1,929	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,787	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,900	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	408.32/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,082	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	371.64/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,193	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	360.48/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,210	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,303	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,034	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	346.72/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,333	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,300	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,189	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,616	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,030	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	390.97/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,217	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	377.22/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,143	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,334	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	207.00/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	183.49/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	195.16/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,503	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,241	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,867	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,686	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	175.28/cwt	172.00–178.50	2,338	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,336	149.25/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,994	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	167.53/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,245	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	160.90/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,389	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	883	2,259.77/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,260	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,409	2,801.73/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,802	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,800	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 304Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 31Year ago 33

As compared to the last market: holy cow the feeder calves were high 25.00-30.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	378	500.00–550.00	529.82
2	400–450	435	485.00–490.00	487.56
6	450–500	479	480.00–511.00	499.84
2	500–550	525	420.00–425.00	422.50
3	550–600	577	410.00–435.00	422.75
1	650–700	680	358.00	358.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	330	570.00–651.00	610.20
4	350–400	366	585.00–620.00	599.85
4	400–450	420	524.00–570.00	547.57
2	450–500	460	535.00–550.00	542.50
3	500–550	535	451.00–475.00	465.20
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	622	370.00–382.00	375.74
3	650–700	678	350.00–377.00	364.13
1	850–900	870	311.00	311.00
1	950–1000	975	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	650.00–725.00	687.03
4	300–350	318	645.00–750.00	693.78
3	400–450	415	580.00–601.00	593.66
5	500–550	507	490.00–503.00	495.59
8	600–650	615	386.00–413.00	401.61
2	700–750	705	360.00–370.00	365.00
2	750–800	755	340.00–360.00	350.07
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	512	498.00	498.00
13	600–650	639	400.00	400.00
7	800–850	837	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	373	480.00–500.00	490.34
3	400–450	417	450.00–472.00	462.50
3	500–550	510	390.00–440.00	408.32
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	613	355.00–366.00	360.48
1	800–850	810	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	372.00	372.00
3	550–600	590	365.00–380.00	371.64
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–353.00	346.72
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	614	375.00	375.00
13	700–750	725	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	423	420.00–425.00	422.54
2	450–500	478	395.00–400.00	397.57
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	695	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	567	385.00–398.00	390.97
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	568	370.00–384.00	377.22
1	650–700	665	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	140.00–143.00	141.52
5	—	1,336	145.00–154.00	149.25
3	—	952	125.00–135.00	130.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	158.00–165.00	160.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	164.00–171.00	167.53
2	—	1,160	160.00–162.00	160.95
5	—	1,334	172.00–178.50	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	180.00–186.00	183.49
3	—	1,795	192.00–199.00	195.16
2	—	1,458	205.00–210.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	883	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,259.77

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,409	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,801.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	970	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,800	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.