Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-04-21

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 419▲ 332 vs year ago 201 · +165.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 60▼ 25 vs year ago 67 · −37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 74 vs year ago 85 · −87.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, a lot of soft new crop calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $434.18/cwt on 70 head, down $47.34 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits −2.19 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$434.18
▼ 47.34 vs prior sale
70 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.64
vs MS average
−44.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542443.272,40344
Medium and Large 2533441.622,3553thin
Medium and Large 3568415.812,36323
One grade step is worth $27.46/cwt here — about $40 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 sale70 hd
434.18
—
MS average14 barns · 326 hd
442.82
−8.64
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−44.85
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−2.19
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—High1,345216.542,9123thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218191.102,3279thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350182.012,4572thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,152158.561,8268thin

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)1,153$3,4762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,2002thin

Every lot

76 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 2217640.23/cwt630.00–650.001,3893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325577.62/cwt575.00–580.001,8772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333601.78/cwt595.00–610.002,0043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415512.56/cwt510.00–515.002,1272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423475.03/cwt470.00–480.002,0092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477502.13/cwt500.00–503.002,39530
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520442.43/cwt435.00–450.002,3012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528421.38/cwt418.00–425.002,2252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542443.27/cwt442.00–444.002,40344
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3572415.28/cwt415.00–421.002,37521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623410.08/cwt400.00–425.002,5554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3633356.63/cwt352.00–361.002,2573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,56726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645384.00/cwt382.00–386.002,4772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660385.95/cwt380.00–390.002,5473
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755365.00/cwt360.00–370.002,7562
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,7931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320487.85/cwt480.00–495.001,5612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422457.67/cwt455.00–460.001,9313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425469.82/cwt465.00–475.001,9972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461440.55/cwt433.00–443.002,03116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,1626
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525392.89/cwt380.00–405.002,0634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528417.03/cwt410.00–424.002,2022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,90124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613371.00/cwt370.00–372.002,2742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615318.39/cwt312.00–325.001,9582
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627357.05/cwt355.00–360.002,2393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,23729
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,3121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,4021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720344.27/cwt340.00–350.002,4793
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3790306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4171
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830324.07/cwt320.00–328.002,6902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435472.59/cwt465.00–480.002,0562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,1731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,2241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513425.44/cwt423.00–428.002,1832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608372.99/cwt370.00–376.002,2682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,3271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280212.31/cwt210.00–215.002,7182
Bulls——1,475225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,3191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003144.94/cwt142.00–147.001,4542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095156.26/cwt152.00–161.001,7113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115184.41/cwt180.00–188.002,0563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269194.44/cwt190.00–199.002,4676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,308169.95/cwt166.00–174.002,2233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350182.01/cwt179.00–185.002,4572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1533,476.03/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.