Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-06-02

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 357▼ 359 vs year ago 703 · −51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 115▼ 125 vs year ago 207 · −60.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 63▼ 42 vs year ago 119 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle sold steady as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $404.81/cwt on 62 head, down $82.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +8.53 against this barn's trailing median of $396.28.
Average price
$404.81
▼ 82.70 vs prior sale
62 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,198
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$75.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501425.002,12930
Medium and Large 1584387.042,25931
Medium and Large 2545350.001,9081thin
One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale62 hd
404.81
—
MS average12 barns · 187 hd
400.33
+4.48
This barn, trailing median4 sales
396.28
+8.53
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

4 sales
502444387330median 396.2805/0506/0207/0708/2508/25
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $344.09, median $396.28 across 4 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—High1,839216.093,9737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,357189.972,5788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530181.102,7713thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,116165.181,8439thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$3,0244thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,308$3,98110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,3002thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310602.38/cwt595.00–610.001,8672
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323531.65/cwt520.00–550.001,7173
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428554.91/cwt550.00–560.002,3752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,0811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450510.00/cwt500.00–520.002,2952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532445.70/cwt442.00–450.002,3713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550432.50/cwt430.00–435.002,3792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565414.92/cwt412.00–418.002,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3577393.94/cwt375.00–404.002,2733
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617408.76/cwt400.00–416.002,5223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627378.66/cwt375.00–383.002,3743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,8271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677388.40/cwt385.00–392.002,6293
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3682360.92/cwt350.00–370.002,4613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722346.02/cwt340.00–350.002,4983
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825309.85/cwt304.00–316.002,5562
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,6181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285492.37/cwt485.00–500.001,4032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340440.00/cwt430.00–450.001,4962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460392.58/cwt385.00–400.001,8062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472419.89/cwt415.00–425.001,9823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515400.42/cwt395.00–406.002,0623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523383.02/cwt378.00–388.002,0032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530360.42/cwt350.00–370.001,9103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3569354.94/cwt352.00–359.002,0204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622356.28/cwt350.00–364.002,2163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643344.51/cwt342.00–347.002,2152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670333.52/cwt331.00–336.002,2352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720321.52/cwt318.00–325.002,3152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,5521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,12930
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585387.27/cwt387.00–395.002,26630
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730311.97/cwt310.00–314.002,2772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,3331
Bulls——1,830215.95/cwt212.00–219.003,9524
Bulls——1,950223.41/cwt220.00–227.004,3562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988141.92/cwt140.00–144.001,4022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135175.37/cwt172.00–178.001,9904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175167.11/cwt160.00–170.001,9643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378189.96/cwt186.00–193.002,6186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,8281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530181.10/cwt174.00–185.002,7713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2754,274.51/head4,250.00–4,300.004,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3953,927.96/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0973,181.76/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.