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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 20

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 576▲ 481 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 110▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady. Sold some good quality calves today, but were not the same as the calves last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady. And stocker cows sold high.

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 $444.32/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.95 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$444.32

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$70.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.38

vs MS average

−21.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	458.49	2,487	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	455.80	2,409	20
Medium and Large 2	577	414.53	2,392	3thin
Medium and Large 3	557	388.00	2,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.50/cwt here — about $325 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 sale33 hd

444.32

—

MS average13 barns · 166 hd

418.94

+25.38

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−21.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+7.95

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	1,683	182.31	3,067	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	168.74	2,289	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	160.00	2,144	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,159	140.55	1,629	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$2,931	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,505	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,273	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,100	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,463	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	639.57/cwt	625.00–655.00	1,682	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,634	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	689.97/cwt	675.00–700.00	1,911	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	666.34/cwt	645.00–685.00	2,152	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	618.59/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,041	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,118	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	567.69/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,123	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	547.45/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,234	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	581.19/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,418	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	595.11/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,738	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	482.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,218	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,409	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	459.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,410	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	457.90/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,564	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	390.66/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,199	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	414.53/cwt	402.00–422.00	2,392	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,367	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	381.00/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,393	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	365.36/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,441	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	381.06/cwt	378.00–384.00	2,565	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	353.03/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,411	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,553	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,795	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	326.74/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,689	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,885	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,189	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	503.20/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,419	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	488.92/cwt	478.00–500.00	1,750	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	443.67/cwt	442.00–445.00	1,633	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,866	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	416.90/cwt	408.00–426.00	1,814	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	430.99/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,995	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	414.89/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,971	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	391.45/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,867	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	390.80/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,044	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	370.35/cwt	366.00–375.00	1,937	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	365.46/cwt	363.00–368.00	2,047	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	363.02/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,251	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,349	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	347.07/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,360	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	334.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,287	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	350.32/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,494	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,496	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	307.54/cwt	293.00–322.00	2,500	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,626	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	392.38/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,915	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,052	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	371.52/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,055	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,967	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	182.61/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,732	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,124	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,692	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	168.43/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,392	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	2,931.45/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,647.55/head	1,850.00–3,500.00	2,648	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	2,272.84/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,273	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	3,149.93/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,150	6

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 0

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady. Sold some good quality calves today, but were not the same as the calves last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady. And stocker cows sold high.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	480.00–530.00	503.20
2	350–400	358	478.00–500.00	488.92
1	400–450	430	434.00	434.00
2	450–500	463	430.00–432.00	430.99
5	500–550	523	383.00–400.00	390.80
2	600–650	620	362.00–364.00	363.02
2	650–700	658	357.00	357.00
3	700–750	712	348.00–352.00	350.32
2	800–850	813	293.00–322.00	307.54
1	900–950	915	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	368	442.00–445.00	443.67
2	400–450	435	408.00–426.00	416.90
2	450–500	475	410.00–420.00	414.89
2	500–550	523	366.00–375.00	370.35
2	550–600	560	363.00–368.00	365.46
2	650–700	680	344.00–350.00	347.07
1	750–800	790	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	380.00–400.00	391.45
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	683	330.00–340.00	334.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	374	550.00–585.00	567.69
1	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	460	465.00–500.00	482.12
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	563	382.00–400.00	390.66
2	650–700	683	350.00–356.00	353.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	675.00–700.00	689.97
3	300–350	323	645.00–685.00	666.34
4	400–450	416	570.00–600.00	581.19
2	450–500	460	590.00–600.00	595.11
3	500–550	525	450.00–475.00	459.09
3	550–600	560	450.00–470.00	457.90
3	600–650	628	380.00–382.00	381.00
2	650–700	673	378.00–384.00	381.06
1	700–750	715	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	770	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	823	315.00–350.00	326.74
1	850–900	885	326.00	326.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	263	625.00–655.00	639.57
5	300–350	330	600.00–640.00	618.59
1	350–400	350	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	408	540.00–555.00	547.45
1	450–500	470	510.00	510.00
3	550–600	577	402.00–422.00	414.53
2	650–700	668	360.00–371.00	365.36
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	504	478.00	478.00
6	550–600	586	404.00	404.00
5	650–700	685	390.00	390.00
22	750–800	785	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	385.00–400.00	392.38
1	550–600	575	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	553	368.00–375.00	371.52
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	533	380.00–390.00	384.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,200	177.00	177.00
5	—	1,420	165.00–172.00	168.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,230	135.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	1,170	146.00–150.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,720	181.00–184.00	182.61
1	—	1,890	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,272.84

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)	6	—	1,140	1,850.00–3,500.00	2,647.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,931.45

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	—	950	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	6	—	1,245	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,149.93

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.