Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-02-03

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 3
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▲ 459 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 383 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 0▼ 63 vs year ago 121 · −52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 38 · +42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves were smoking had some really good quality calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Sold 41 good black angus heifers gentle heavy bred $4250-5000 bred to good hereford bulls, the bulls brought 6000-8200. And sold 3 nice purebred grey brahman heifers 6 weight at 2300.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.61/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.79 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.
Average price
$392.61
59 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs MS average
−38.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522414.782,1655thin
Medium and Large 1-2524405.002,12233
Medium and Large 2555380.552,1125thin
Medium and Large 3580363.892,11116thin
One grade step is worth $50.89/cwt here — about $55 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 sale59 hd
392.61
—
MS average9 barns · 153 hd
391.37
+1.24
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−38.93
This barn, trailing median31 sales
380.81
+11.79
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

31 sales
436397358318median 380.8103/0304/2106/2309/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $332.26, median $380.81 across 31 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—Average1,860195.003,6274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309176.442,31012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,622168.922,7403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,099148.811,63511

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 Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,078$4,6677

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,6281
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223602.36/cwt600.00–605.001,3432
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321665.67/cwt649.00–690.002,1374
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368570.00/cwt550.00–605.002,0983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378657.58/cwt655.00–660.002,4862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384634.27/cwt625.00–640.002,4367
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422614.97/cwt602.00–633.002,5958
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465562.65/cwt533.00–580.002,6165
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513524.13/cwt510.00–550.002,6894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,4051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531498.73/cwt495.00–502.002,6484
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565492.61/cwt480.00–505.002,7832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580424.44/cwt421.00–428.002,4622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618403.56/cwt398.00–416.002,4949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,4916
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,6461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676385.46/cwt377.00–393.002,6067
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720373.88/cwt365.00–383.002,6922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8736
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,98511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283507.70/cwt500.00–515.001,4372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318484.76/cwt475.00–500.001,5423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363454.06/cwt442.00–468.001,6484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368505.00/cwt502.00–508.001,8583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368409.49/cwt395.00–425.001,5072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410399.80/cwt375.00–424.001,6392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433432.54/cwt430.00–435.001,8732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434453.08/cwt448.00–458.001,9665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,9531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455452.91/cwt445.00–461.002,0612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,9971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515405.98/cwt400.00–410.002,0914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,12233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525382.94/cwt377.00–389.002,0102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575378.96/cwt375.00–385.002,1793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584364.15/cwt351.00–366.002,12715
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,2141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,43851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727353.66/cwt353.00–358.002,57131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,63913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5501
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023220.98/cwt220.00–222.002,2612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523407.72/cwt405.00–410.002,1323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,1591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622394.27/cwt390.00–398.002,4523
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628375.92/cwt370.00–385.002,3613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670367.34/cwt360.00–380.002,4613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,6661
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,4531
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783304.01/cwt300.00–308.002,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,9551
Bulls——1,735189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,2791
Bulls——1,895215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,0741
Bulls——2,150198.00/cwt198.00–198.004,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978135.83/cwt134.00–138.001,3283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084147.78/cwt142.00–152.001,6024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204159.57/cwt153.00–164.001,9214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233166.99/cwt165.00–169.002,0592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261175.56/cwt170.00–179.002,2146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420182.47/cwt180.00–185.002,5914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622168.92/cwt164.00–174.002,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0784,667.26/head4,250.00–5,000.004,6677

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.