Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-05-19

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 19
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 483▼ 240 vs year ago 608 · −39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 55▼ 25 vs year ago 94 · −26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 28▼ 43 vs year ago 161 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold stronger. Had a good offering of stock cows today, that brought very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $465.91/cwt on 20 head, down $17.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +29.55 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$465.91
▼ 17.23 vs prior sale
20 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$81.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.78
vs MS average
−8.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540522.572,8222thin
Medium and Large 2535497.032,6584thin
Medium and Large 3526468.762,4664thin
Medium and Large 1-2581441.002,56210thin
One grade step is worth $81.57/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd
465.91
—
MS average13 barns · 322 hd
437.14
+28.78
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−8.57
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
+29.55
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—Average1,837219.804,0376thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211191.202,3159thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,666177.812,9624thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,052158.061,6638thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$4,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$3,1973thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$3,1262thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)957$3,6224thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$4,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,357$4,01116
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)985$3,4002thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335597.43/cwt595.00–600.002,0012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382576.55/cwt570.00–585.002,2023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433557.54/cwt550.00–565.002,4142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435519.99/cwt500.00–535.002,2624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450506.00/cwt506.00–506.002,2775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483482.55/cwt475.00–490.002,3314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518468.34/cwt460.00–480.002,4263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528495.37/cwt493.00–498.002,6163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540522.57/cwt515.00–530.002,8222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,7861
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,56210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622422.65/cwt418.00–428.002,6293
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,4071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642401.64/cwt395.00–407.002,5793
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,5871
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,55810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,7741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680364.96/cwt360.00–370.002,4822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727344.54/cwt334.00–360.002,5053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310507.98/cwt495.00–520.001,5753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380442.50/cwt435.00–450.001,6822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393482.45/cwt475.00–490.001,8962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458480.03/cwt475.00–485.002,1992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470452.47/cwt450.00–455.002,1272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,0136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516402.06/cwt396.00–410.002,0755
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518374.07/cwt360.00–388.001,9382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528424.73/cwt412.00–445.002,2433
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555395.95/cwt390.00–402.002,1982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555372.94/cwt366.00–380.002,0702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,2296
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673369.25/cwt360.00–378.002,4853
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708342.49/cwt340.00–345.002,4252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,3781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415500.06/cwt495.00–505.002,0752
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3458466.76/cwt450.00–480.002,1383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625361.97/cwt360.00–364.002,2622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,823217.29/cwt216.00–219.003,9613
Bulls——1,850222.30/cwt220.00–226.004,1133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978140.03/cwt138.00–142.001,3693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065164.50/cwt164.00–165.001,7522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118171.80/cwt167.00–175.001,9213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133199.52/cwt199.00–200.002,2612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177183.87/cwt180.00–187.002,1643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275192.53/cwt188.00–196.002,4554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,666177.81/cwt174.00–180.002,9624
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1504,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3474,064.23/head3,800.00–4,300.004,06412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4254,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0383,126.27/head2,950.00–3,300.003,1262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,294.91/head3,250.00–3,350.003,2952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3054,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29133,049.59/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0004,194.00/head4,000.00–4,400.004,1942
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 29853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002

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.