Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-03-17

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 17
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 211▼ 159 vs year ago 307 · −51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 51 vs year ago 77 · −66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 62 vs year ago 85 · −72.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little stronger, top Bull brought $2.20 a lb.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.58/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +30.22 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$466.58
10 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.44
vs MS average
−5.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532497.372,6463thin
Medium and Large 2555476.332,6443thin
Medium and Large 3579436.182,5254thin
One grade step is worth $61.19/cwt here — about $121 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 sale10 hd
466.58
—
MS average12 barns · 108 hd
444.15
+22.44
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−5.54
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+30.22
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—High1,794203.303,6475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242180.602,2424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450167.002,4221thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,115150.411,6777thin

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)1,350$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$3,3203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)788$2,5642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$4,0228

Every lot

61 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,5721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320681.07/cwt665.00–695.002,1794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345631.00/cwt613.00–650.002,1773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,5501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,4701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477485.37/cwt470.00–500.002,3153
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532497.37/cwt490.00–502.002,6463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545482.50/cwt480.00–485.002,6302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,6681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3579436.18/cwt425.00–450.002,5254
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608425.03/cwt420.00–430.002,5843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663388.00/cwt380.00–396.002,5723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,8961
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760386.00/cwt380.00–392.002,9342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315464.76/cwt460.00–470.001,4642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318525.32/cwt510.00–555.001,6713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340503.00/cwt503.00–503.001,7101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430475.25/cwt471.00–480.002,0443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430455.12/cwt450.00–460.001,9572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483446.51/cwt445.00–448.002,1572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505439.00/cwt418.00–460.002,2172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525407.20/cwt400.00–414.002,1382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572375.50/cwt370.00–385.002,1483
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,3381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673343.87/cwt340.00–348.002,3142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,4681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483459.84/cwt450.00–470.002,2212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527392.66/cwt388.00–400.002,0693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405187.02/cwt186.00–188.002,6282
Bulls——2,000217.22/cwt214.00–220.004,3442
Bulls——2,160208.00/cwt208.00–208.004,4931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082135.41/cwt131.00–140.001,4653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105164.21/cwt162.00–167.001,8153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220172.54/cwt170.00–175.002,1052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263188.66/cwt187.00–190.002,3832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27882,564.29/head2,150.00–2,900.002,5642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0073,320.45/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1694,021.76/head3,850.00–4,400.004,0228

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.