Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-03-10

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 249▲ 37 vs year ago 174 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 53▼ 32 vs year ago 61 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 46▼ 56 vs year ago 77 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did Slaughter cattle to.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.02/cwt on 13 head, down $3.98 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.21 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.
Average price
$397.02
▼ 3.98 vs prior sale
13 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.53
vs MS average
−16.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520430.402,2382thin
Medium and Large 2534395.282,1099thin
Medium and Large 3558371.502,0712thin
One grade step is worth $58.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale13 hd
397.02
—
MS average14 barns · 199 hd
386.49
+10.53
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−16.76
This barn, trailing median31 sales
380.81
+16.21
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—Low1,609194.293,1264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,251177.382,2196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,563164.402,5702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,085150.511,6338thin

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)1,080$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,5001thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278645.23/cwt640.00–650.001,7942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,2101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3386585.03/cwt575.00–600.002,2584
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415566.58/cwt475.00–595.002,3515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455549.89/cwt540.00–560.002,5022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473514.03/cwt508.00–520.002,4312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523456.13/cwt452.00–460.002,3862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560435.00/cwt430.00–440.002,4362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628397.93/cwt392.00–402.002,4993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630378.46/cwt374.00–383.002,3842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,6671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,1661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323478.43/cwt470.00–490.001,5453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330525.23/cwt520.00–530.001,7332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424479.50/cwt465.00–490.002,0334
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425449.44/cwt445.00–453.001,9103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425426.44/cwt418.00–436.001,8123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457455.73/cwt452.00–460.002,0833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520430.40/cwt420.00–441.002,2382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526393.93/cwt380.00–410.002,0727
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560400.00/cwt398.00–402.002,2402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665344.52/cwt343.00–346.002,2912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675357.94/cwt354.00–362.002,4162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735355.96/cwt350.00–362.002,6162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760346.49/cwt345.00–348.002,6332
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730282.55/cwt280.00–285.002,0632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3361
Bulls——1,510195.08/cwt190.00–199.002,9462
Bulls——2,065214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023141.74/cwt138.00–145.001,4504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093152.50/cwt152.00–153.001,6672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200166.04/cwt165.00–167.001,9922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249179.12/cwt176.00–184.002,2374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255173.91/cwt173.00–175.002,1832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563164.40/cwt162.00–167.002,5702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.