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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 26

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 368▼ 196 vs year ago 553 · −35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 69▲ 64 vs year ago 51 · +125.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 118▼ 1 vs year ago 64 · −1.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Stock cows sold really good.

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 $412.50/cwt on 10 head, down $53.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −23.87 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$412.50

▼ 53.42 vs prior sale

10 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$35.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.43

vs MS average

−47.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	424.80	2,268	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	407.66	2,195	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	389.00	2,140	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $129 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 sale10 hd

412.50

—

MS average12 barns · 295 hd

430.93

−18.43

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−47.87

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−23.87

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	—	Low	1,859	214.63	3,989	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	195.89	2,467	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	178.73	2,806	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	166.20	1,711	13

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,874	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,431	$3,351	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$4,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$4,000	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	609.78/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,402	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,497	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	615.19/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,049	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	559.88/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,368	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	506.25/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,182	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	469.94/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,082	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,309	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	423.50/cwt	421.00–428.00	2,245	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	411.49/cwt	410.00–413.00	2,284	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,224	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	376.19/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,310	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	390.27/cwt	384.00–394.00	2,412	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	350.06/cwt	346.00–354.00	2,520	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	346.33/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,646	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,655	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	510.09/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,367	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	502.64/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,624	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	424.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,819	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	412.56/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,774	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	384.00/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,843	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,931	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	353.00/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,899	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,998	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	336.40/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,904	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	345.43/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,124	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	336.52/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,130	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,223	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,402	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,056	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	369.39/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,969	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	384.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,124	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,218	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	202.19/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	218.01/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,833	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	221.99/cwt	221.00–223.00	4,795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	145.76/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,375	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	169.05/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,687	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,896	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	180.27/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,026	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	202.10/cwt	199.00–206.00	2,458	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	192.53/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,570	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	178.73/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,806	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	3,874.13/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,874	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,431	3,351.09/head	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,351	4

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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 368Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 69Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 118Year ago 64

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Stock cows sold really good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	323	500.00–505.00	502.64
2	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	424.91
1	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	374.90
3	600–650	615	340.00–353.00	345.43
1	650–700	650	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	760	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	430	410.00–415.00	412.56
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	538	352.00–354.00	353.00
2	550–600	555	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	600–650	633	335.00–338.00	336.52
1	750–800	765	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00–520.00	510.09
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	382.00–386.00	384.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	566	330.00–344.00	336.40
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	565.00	565.00
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
4	400–450	431	495.00–515.00	506.25
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	555	410.00–413.00	411.49
6	600–650	614	375.00–379.00	376.19
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	483	478.00	478.00
14	750–800	781	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	605.00–615.00	609.78
2	300–350	333	610.00–620.00	615.19
1	350–400	360	630.00	630.00
3	400–450	423	550.00–570.00	559.88
4	500–550	530	421.00–428.00	423.50
1	550–600	550	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	618	384.00–394.00	390.27
3	700–750	720	346.00–354.00	350.06
5	750–800	764	340.00–353.00	346.33
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	970	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	443	460.00–480.00	469.94
1	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	580	388.00	388.00
9	600–650	606	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	670	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	533	365.00–374.00	369.39
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	530	388.00	388.00
3	550–600	553	380.00–390.00	384.04
1	600–650	630	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	4,700.00	4,700.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,431	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,351.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,874.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	200.00–205.00	202.19
2	—	2,160	221.00–223.00	221.99
3	—	1,758	217.00–219.00	218.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	140.00–151.00	145.76
4	—	998	160.00–182.00	169.05
5	—	1,124	174.00–185.00	180.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	173.00–184.00	178.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	188.00–196.00	192.53
5	—	1,216	199.00–206.00	202.10
1	—	1,025	185.00	185.00

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.