Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.61/cwt on 63 head, down $40.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.64 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$440.61

▼ 40.95 vs prior sale

63 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$50.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs MS average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	535	470.00	2,515	1thin
Medium and Large 1	533	452.48	2,413	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	442.51	2,495	47
Medium and Large 2	548	419.48	2,297	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $217 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 sale63 hd

440.61

—

MS average10 barns · 378 hd

434.36

+6.25

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−18.87

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−25.64

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	—	Average	1,784	220.30	3,930	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,201	189.83	2,280	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	171.22	2,034	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$3,161	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$3,450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	507.22/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	426.46/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	382.02/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	405.53/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	433.22/cwt	428.00–440.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	376.91/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	414.71/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	379.23/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	572.71/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	362.58/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	363.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	447.53/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	513.18/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	412.04/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	365.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	343.67/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	376.34/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	378.90/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	343.93/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	375.81/cwt	373.00–378.00	2,668	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,346	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	578.00/cwt	578.00–578.00	2,208	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,594	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,311	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	373.52/cwt	367.00–388.00	2,532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	435.21/cwt	433.00–436.00	1,889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,188	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	412.68/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,538	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	609.85/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	417.04/cwt	405.00–428.00	2,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	580.51/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	418.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	441.03/cwt	440.00–442.00	2,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	387.93/cwt	378.00–397.00	2,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	407.70/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	466.52/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	558.40/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	397.15/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	317.32/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	458.20/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	363.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	357.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	410.00/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	411.28/cwt	403.00–425.00	2,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	318.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	506.79/cwt	498.00–520.00	1,657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	406.60/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	465.93/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,976	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	217.57/cwt	216.00–219.00	3,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	223.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	4,416	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	185.05/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,143	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	204.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,372	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	185.93/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	165.14/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,722.22/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	175.78/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	494.76/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	536.55/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	562.43/cwt	552.00–570.00	1,873	3

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 0Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 181

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00 -10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	500.00–515.00	507.22
3	300–350	333	552.00–570.00	562.43
4	350–400	363	550.00–585.00	572.71
4	400–450	415	515.00–555.00	536.55
6	500–550	528	410.00–438.00	426.46
3	550–600	587	400.00–415.00	405.53
4	600–650	626	373.00–395.00	382.02
2	650–700	663	370.00–388.00	378.90
4	750–800	766	335.00–351.00	343.93
1	850–900	880	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	382	578.00	578.00
16	400–450	424	516.00	516.00
18	450–500	498	471.00	471.00
17	500–550	509	454.00	454.00
30	550–600	595	436.00	436.00
35	600–650	615	390.00–425.00	412.68
81	700–750	710	373.00–378.00	375.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	550.00–570.00	558.40
3	350–400	380	595.00–630.00	609.85
3	400–450	407	560.00–600.00	580.51
4	500–550	515	450.00–470.00	458.20
2	550–600	570	440.00–442.00	441.03
4	600–650	614	405.00–428.00	417.04
3	650–700	662	400.00–430.00	418.07
4	700–750	714	378.00–397.00	387.93
4	800–850	818	300.00–335.00	317.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	420	485.00–505.00	494.76
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	500.00–525.00	513.18
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	383	440.00–455.00	447.53
4	400–450	423	428.00–440.00	433.22
7	450–500	484	400.00–438.00	414.71
4	500–550	521	370.00–395.00	379.23
3	550–600	567	365.00–393.00	376.91
2	600–650	620	350.00–376.00	362.58
5	650–700	687	355.00–370.00	363.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	512.00	512.00
11	400–450	434	433.00–436.00	435.21
9	450–500	478	426.00	426.00
8	550–600	578	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	649	375.00	375.00
17	650–700	678	367.00–388.00	373.52
7	700–750	727	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
5	300–350	327	498.00–520.00	506.79
3	400–450	405	450.00–495.00	466.52
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	516	403.00–425.00	411.28
3	550–600	580	400.00–413.00	407.70
6	600–650	616	385.00–407.00	397.15
3	650–700	655	402.00–415.00	410.00
2	700–750	705	350.00–365.00	357.45
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	473	400.00–433.00	412.04
2	500–550	533	365.00–388.00	376.34
4	550–600	563	350.00–375.00	365.19
1	600–650	635	349.00	349.00
3	650–700	658	340.00–348.00	343.67
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	293.00	293.00
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	450.00–480.00	465.93
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	517	390.00–420.00	406.60
3	600–650	612	350.00–375.00	363.42
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	719	300.00–330.00	318.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,722.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	216.00–219.00	217.57
2	—	1,980	220.00–226.00	223.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	184.00–186.00	185.05
2	—	1,158	200.00–210.00	204.82
4	—	1,255	179.00–192.00	185.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	162.00–168.00	165.14
4	—	1,205	171.00–180.00	175.78

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle