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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 28

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 533▲ 169 vs year ago 214 · +79.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 42▲ 15 vs year ago 32 · +46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 11▼ 19 vs year ago 47 · −40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, had some really good weaned and a lot of condition to them yearlings. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $485.85/cwt on 10 head, up $51.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +49.49 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$485.85

▲ 51.68 vs prior sale

10 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+44.43

vs MS average

+4.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	507.21	2,612	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	487.34	2,534	3thin
Medium and Large 3	524	468.72	2,456	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $156 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 sale10 hd

485.85

—

MS average13 barns · 225 hd

441.42

+44.43

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+4.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

+49.49

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	—	Average	1,992	205.19	4,087	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	182.76	2,323	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	164.97	2,643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	158.99	1,876	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,521	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	667.50/cwt	650.00–685.00	1,802	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	555.05/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,515	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	669.76/cwt	655.00–685.00	2,076	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	602.64/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,947	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	516.27/cwt	365.00–575.00	1,884	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	562.32/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,306	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	612.61/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,530	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	514.82/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,162	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	489.63/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,340	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,381	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	507.21/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,612	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	487.34/cwt	480.00–492.00	2,534	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	468.72/cwt	460.00–479.00	2,456	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,214	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	414.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,593	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	392.71/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,482	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	395.60/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,623	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	367.73/cwt	357.00–392.00	2,677	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,751	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,876	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,784	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	340.98/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,813	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	344.49/cwt	343.00–346.00	2,956	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,881	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	873	321.97/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,811	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	506.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,610	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	461.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,730	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,055	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,171	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,967	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	401.99/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,082	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	378.24/cwt	373.00–385.00	2,111	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	391.98/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,215	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	357.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,048	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	349.92/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,170	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,288	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.48/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,296	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,558	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	338.50/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,386	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	319.67/cwt	317.00–322.00	2,292	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	306.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,531	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	307.01/cwt	306.00–308.00	2,649	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	519.88/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,183	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	457.54/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,187	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,333	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,371	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,287	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,334	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,935	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	4,181	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	136.21/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,434	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,863	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	179.28/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,178	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,213	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	186.24/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,471	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,643	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,223	2,520.57/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,521	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 533Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 47

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, had some really good weaned and a lot of condition to them yearlings. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	490	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–365.00	357.40
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	710	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	461.40
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	442.00	442.00
1	500–550	515	382.00	382.00
4	550–600	558	373.00–385.00	378.24
3	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	349.92
2	650–700	655	348.00–353.00	350.48
3	700–750	717	317.00–322.00	319.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	318	500.00–520.00	506.39
1	400–450	430	468.00	468.00
1	450–500	470	462.00	462.00
3	500–550	518	400.00–404.00	401.99
2	550–600	565	390.00–394.00	391.98
1	600–650	625	366.00	366.00
1	650–700	695	368.00	368.00
2	700–750	705	332.00–345.00	338.50
4	800–850	826	300.00–315.00	306.40
2	850–900	863	306.00–308.00	307.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–560.00	555.05
4	350–400	365	365.00–575.00	516.27
2	400–450	420	510.00–520.00	514.82
2	450–500	478	480.00–500.00	489.63
4	500–550	524	460.00–479.00	468.72
1	600–650	610	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
4	850–900	873	318.00–325.00	321.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	650.00–685.00	667.50
2	300–350	310	655.00–685.00	669.76
2	400–450	413	595.00–630.00	612.61
3	500–550	515	500.00–520.00	507.21
2	600–650	625	410.00–420.00	414.88
7	700–750	728	357.00–392.00	367.73
1	750–800	760	362.00	362.00
1	800–850	810	355.00	355.00
2	850–900	858	343.00–346.00	344.49
1	900–950	920	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	323	600.00–605.00	602.64
1	350–400	370	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	410	555.00–570.00	562.32
1	450–500	460	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	520	480.00–492.00	487.34
3	600–650	632	390.00–396.00	392.71
3	650–700	663	388.00–400.00	395.60
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	825	340.00–342.00	340.98
1	850–900	860	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	930	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	486.00	486.00
14	800–850	814	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	665	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	510.00–530.00	519.88
1	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	510	455.00–460.00	457.52
2	600–650	610	370.00–380.00	374.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	450.00–465.00	457.54
3	550–600	578	400.00–420.00	410.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	184.00–190.00	186.24
3	—	1,215	178.00–181.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	130.00–142.00	136.21
2	—	1,168	159.00–160.00	159.51
3	—	1,273	170.00–177.00	173.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	160.00–170.00	164.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	214.00–216.00	214.98
1	—	2,190	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,935	201.00	201.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,520.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.