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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 239▼ 45 vs year ago 464 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 18 vs year ago 42 · +42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 78▼ 67 vs year ago 90 · −74.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last sale: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher, top cow brought 2.05 and top bull 2.33.

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 $481.52/cwt on 13 head, down $12.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +45.16 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$481.52

▼ 12.45 vs prior sale

13 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.63

vs MS average

−6.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	506.30	2,613	4thin
Medium and Large 2	519	482.57	2,505	5thin
Medium and Large 3	548	455.43	2,496	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $117 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 sale13 hd

481.52

—

MS average13 barns · 229 hd

462.90

+18.63

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−6.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+45.16

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	—	High	1,637	217.10	3,554	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	194.29	2,400	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	178.00	2,679	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	165.42	1,866	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$2,489	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,350	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,807	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	609.76/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,921	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	659.78/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,230	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,176	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	587.13/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,454	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	523.54/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,382	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	557.38/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,553	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	495.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,302	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	506.30/cwt	498.00–525.00	2,613	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	482.57/cwt	473.00–492.00	2,505	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	459.37/cwt	454.00–465.00	2,448	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	451.49/cwt	450.00–453.00	2,542	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	405.24/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,525	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,592	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	396.49/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,609	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	373.33/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,483	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	384.47/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,634	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	379.49/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,751	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,772	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,923	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	351.98/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,921	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,982	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	500.04/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,690	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	469.54/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,231	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	457.51/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,118	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	445.29/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,120	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	412.00/cwt	406.00–418.00	2,184	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,093	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,217	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,277	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	372.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,132	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	372.72/cwt	369.00–375.00	2,326	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	357.06/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,242	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,288	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	333.88/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,381	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	537.13/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,272	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,295	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,279	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	379.44/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,326	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,358	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	210.09/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,214	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	220.88/cwt	218.00–224.00	3,545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,993	231.24/cwt	229.00–233.00	4,609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,597	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	177.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,012	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	163.52/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,856	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	187.68/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,140	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	194.67/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,428	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	203.24/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,740	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,679	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	2,932.70/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,933	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,783.82/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,784	2

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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 239Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 83Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 78Year ago 90

As compared to the last sale: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher, top cow brought 2.05 and top bull 2.33.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	428	465.00–475.00	469.54
2	450–500	463	455.00–460.00	457.51
3	500–550	530	390.00–400.00	394.91
1	550–600	550	403.00	403.00
2	600–650	628	355.00–359.00	357.06
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	810	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	476	440.00–450.00	445.29
1	500–550	545	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	572	360.00–385.00	372.70
2	650–700	668	340.00–345.00	342.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	495.00–505.00	500.04
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	460	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	530	406.00–418.00	412.00
4	600–650	624	369.00–375.00	372.72
2	700–750	713	323.00–345.00	333.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	554	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	340	640.00	640.00
5	450–500	455	515.00–535.00	523.54
5	500–550	519	473.00–492.00	482.57
2	650–700	685	380.00–389.00	384.47
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	595.00–625.00	609.76
1	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
2	450–500	465	490.00–500.00	495.05
2	500–550	533	454.00–465.00	459.37
2	550–600	563	450.00–453.00	451.49
3	650–700	665	370.00–377.00	373.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	695.00	695.00
2	300–350	338	650.00–670.00	659.78
2	400–450	418	575.00–600.00	587.13
2	450–500	458	550.00–565.00	557.38
4	500–550	516	498.00–525.00	506.30
4	600–650	623	400.00–408.00	405.24
2	650–700	658	395.00–398.00	396.49
4	700–750	725	375.00–385.00	379.49
2	800–850	830	350.00–354.00	351.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	648	400.00	400.00
29	750–800	788	371.00	371.00
9	900–950	926	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	450	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	613	375.00–384.00	379.44
1	750–800	750	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	525.00–550.00	537.13
2	500–550	515	440.00–445.00	442.45
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	352.00	352.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	173.00–180.00	177.27
2	—	1,105	144.00–145.00	144.56
3	—	1,135	161.00–168.00	163.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	201.00–205.00	203.24
5	—	1,247	191.00–198.00	194.67
3	—	1,140	186.00–189.00	187.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	229.00–233.00	231.24
4	—	1,530	208.00–214.00	210.09
5	—	1,605	218.00–224.00	220.88
1	—	1,515	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,932.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.