Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 500▼ 13 vs year ago 252 · −5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 29▲ 53 vs year ago 30 · +176.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 16▲ 47 vs year ago 31 · +151.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $453.71/cwt on 9 head, down $40.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +17.35 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$453.71
▼ 40.26 vs prior sale
9 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,463
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.95
vs MS average
−37.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540481.802,6033thin
Medium and Large 1-2540441.002,3815thin
Medium and Large 3565433.002,4461thin
One grade step is worth $48.80/cwt here — about $157 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 sale9 hd
453.71
—
MS average12 barns · 209 hd
461.67
−7.95
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−37.12
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+17.35
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—High1,433210.493,0175thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,267191.272,4238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455184.002,6771thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,101155.741,71512

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$3,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,9686
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$3,4644thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,2754thin

Every lot

66 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280697.54/cwt695.00–700.001,9532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,2441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,2581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358679.69/cwt665.00–695.002,4332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360627.50/cwt625.00–630.002,2592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425552.41/cwt550.00–555.002,3482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,6401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,2458
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470516.38/cwt500.00–530.002,4273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,3815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558485.20/cwt470.00–500.002,7072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,4461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,7741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,4391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728384.32/cwt374.00–395.002,7982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3293462.52/cwt460.00–465.001,3552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335508.00/cwt508.00–508.001,7021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430460.60/cwt456.00–465.001,9812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453445.03/cwt440.00–450.002,0162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483412.51/cwt410.00–415.001,9922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525400.00/cwt396.00–404.002,1002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558391.01/cwt390.00–392.002,1822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570425.93/cwt422.00–430.002,4282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578380.02/cwt377.00–385.002,1974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,4441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,4371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425512.49/cwt500.00–525.002,1784
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475478.83/cwt475.00–483.002,2742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,2421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518447.46/cwt445.00–450.002,3182
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573400.47/cwt393.00–408.002,2952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,2811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623400.47/cwt398.00–403.002,4952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310205.69/cwt200.00–214.002,6953
Bulls——1,618217.70/cwt215.00–220.003,5222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%958135.38/cwt132.00–140.001,2973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110152.12/cwt149.00–158.001,6893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168167.72/cwt164.00–172.001,9596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255190.94/cwt186.00–194.002,3965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268198.24/cwt195.00–202.002,5142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,3721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,6771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1883,164.84/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2452,575.10/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4453,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1053,463.80/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002

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.