Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-01-13

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 441▲ 122 vs year ago 454 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 90▲ 52 vs year ago 58 · +89.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 47▼ 1 vs year ago 34 · −2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Had some really good feeder calves today that sold high and sold some really nice weaned calves in groups. They will be 1/2 in the feeder calf section.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $512.59/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 30 of 29 comparable sales and sits +76.22 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$512.59
49 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$85.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+73.05
vs MS average
+40.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521523.892,7294thin
Medium and Large 1-2519520.002,69939
Medium and Large 2549475.632,6103thin
Medium and Large 3557438.112,4393thin
One grade step is worth $85.78/cwt here — about $291 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 sale49 hd
512.59
—
MS average14 barns · 344 hd
439.54
+73.05
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
+40.61
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+76.22
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—Average1,884192.143,6198thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,160168.421,9548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,547161.152,4935thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,054140.511,48115

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)1,243$3,0003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$3,41110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,2836

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,5871
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1261709.19/cwt701.00–725.001,8515
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280676.61/cwt655.00–695.001,8953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3283594.47/cwt575.00–615.001,6822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323585.39/cwt575.00–595.001,8912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330634.39/cwt605.00–650.002,0933
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335691.77/cwt680.00–704.002,3175
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363633.28/cwt613.00–670.002,2993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415602.65/cwt580.00–622.002,5016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424638.58/cwt630.00–650.002,7084
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438556.00/cwt556.00–556.002,4357
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443557.46/cwt550.00–565.002,4702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465530.88/cwt515.00–548.002,4693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,69939
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521523.89/cwt508.00–555.002,7294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553483.45/cwt472.00–495.002,6732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565432.17/cwt420.00–445.002,4422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627415.99/cwt411.00–417.002,60829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628395.06/cwt390.00–400.002,4812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,8086
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6821
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240477.97/cwt455.00–500.001,1472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255575.49/cwt550.00–600.001,4672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329516.30/cwt500.00–540.001,6995
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335462.31/cwt450.00–475.001,5492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389498.00/cwt498.00–498.001,93718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390435.00/cwt425.00–445.001,6972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424489.00/cwt489.00–489.002,07311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430494.65/cwt480.00–510.002,1272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433468.75/cwt456.00–475.002,0304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,8712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455462.45/cwt458.00–467.002,1042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465417.10/cwt414.00–420.001,9402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523394.47/cwt385.00–404.002,0635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531413.35/cwt411.00–426.002,19524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569374.54/cwt368.00–380.002,13116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575362.59/cwt360.00–365.002,0852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658350.51/cwt350.00–351.002,3062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671360.39/cwt359.00–361.002,41817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679358.74/cwt356.00–361.002,4364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735345.00/cwt344.00–346.002,5362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465495.05/cwt490.00–500.002,3022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527415.69/cwt410.00–422.002,1913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584392.03/cwt382.00–400.002,2894
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,4001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,4471
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665354.40/cwt350.00–359.002,3572
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678338.99/cwt335.00–343.002,2982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,788177.69/cwt175.00–180.003,1772
Bulls——1,826192.72/cwt190.00–197.003,5194
Bulls——2,095205.43/cwt200.00–210.004,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014129.76/cwt125.00–134.001,3165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048141.37/cwt136.00–145.001,4825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101150.41/cwt147.00–155.001,6565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138158.24/cwt156.00–161.001,8012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151168.74/cwt165.00–171.001,9424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200177.96/cwt176.00–180.002,1362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,5091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577160.92/cwt155.00–167.002,5383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2683,576.82/head3,200.00–3,850.003,5778
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2432,999.73/head2,950.00–3,050.003,0003

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.