Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

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 class

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 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −32.07 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	443.27	2,403	44
Medium and Large 2	533	441.62	2,355	3thin
Medium and Large 3	568	415.81	2,363	23

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.59, low $369.81, median $466.25 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median26 sales

466.25

−32.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,345	216.54	2,912	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	191.10	2,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	182.01	2,457	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	158.56	1,826	8thin

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)	1,153	$3,476	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	469.82/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	392.89/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	577.62/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	415.28/cwt	415.00–421.00	2,375	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	356.63/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	417.03/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	640.23/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	384.00/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	421.38/cwt	418.00–425.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	487.85/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	324.07/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	425.44/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	318.39/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	472.59/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	3,476.03/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	194.44/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,467	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	184.41/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,056	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	212.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	156.26/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	144.94/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,454	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	182.01/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	169.95/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	385.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	410.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	512.56/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	443.27/cwt	442.00–444.00	2,403	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	502.13/cwt	500.00–503.00	2,395	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	442.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	475.03/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,567	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	601.78/cwt	595.00–610.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	372.99/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	440.55/cwt	433.00–443.00	2,031	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,237	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	357.05/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	457.67/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	344.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	371.00/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,402	1

How this sale compares

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 419Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 60Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 85

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	422	455.00–460.00	457.67
1	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	528	410.00–424.00	417.03
3	600–650	627	355.00–360.00	357.05
1	650–700	655	353.00	353.00
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	320	480.00–495.00	487.85
2	400–450	425	465.00–475.00	469.82
1	550–600	580	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	613	370.00–372.00	371.00
1	650–700	660	364.00	364.00
3	700–750	720	340.00–350.00	344.27
2	800–850	830	320.00–328.00	324.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
16	450–500	461	433.00–443.00	440.55
4	500–550	525	380.00–405.00	392.89
2	600–650	615	312.00–325.00	318.39
1	750–800	790	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	467.00	467.00
24	500–550	543	350.00	350.00
29	600–650	639	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	630.00–650.00	640.23
3	300–350	333	595.00–610.00	601.78
1	350–400	385	590.00	590.00
2	400–450	415	510.00–515.00	512.56
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	520	435.00–450.00	442.43
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	645	382.00–386.00	384.00
3	650–700	660	380.00–390.00	385.95
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	870	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	575.00–580.00	577.62
1	350–400	395	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	475.03
2	500–550	528	418.00–425.00	421.38
21	550–600	572	415.00–421.00	415.28
3	600–650	633	352.00–361.00	356.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	640.00	640.00
1	400–450	405	550.00	550.00
4	600–650	623	400.00–425.00	410.08
2	750–800	755	360.00–370.00	365.00
1	800–850	825	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	477	500.00–503.00	502.13
44	500–550	542	442.00–444.00	443.27
26	600–650	645	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	448.00	448.00
1	500–550	540	403.00	403.00
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	465.00–480.00	472.59
1	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	513	423.00–428.00	425.44
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	358.00	358.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	510	436.00	436.00
2	600–650	608	370.00–376.00	372.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,476.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,280	210.00–215.00	212.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	190.00–199.00	194.44
3	—	1,115	180.00–188.00	184.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	152.00–161.00	156.26
2	—	1,003	142.00–147.00	144.94
3	—	1,308	166.00–174.00	169.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	179.00–185.00	182.01

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.

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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle