Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-07-21

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,277 head
728 vs last sale 549 885 vs year ago 392 · +225.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
47 vs last sale 93 31 vs year ago 77 · 40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
12 vs last sale 49 4 vs year ago 41 · 9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market Feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Sold several loads and groups of weaned calves today, 115 steers 520lb. average @ $4.98. Heifers 110 head average weight 532 lbs. @ $4.38. And a load of 600 lb. steers @ $4.08.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $460.61/cwt on 232 head, up $15.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits 5.64 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.
Average price
$460.61
15.37 vs prior sale
232 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,396
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$125.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.70
vs MS average
+41.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520498.002,590115
Medium and Large 1514440.002,26263
Medium and Large 2525409.872,15047
Medium and Large 3548372.532,0417thin
One grade step is worth $125.47/cwt here — about $548 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
527470413356median 466.2512/1602/2405/1206/2308/18
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 sale232 hd
460.61
MS average11 barns · 511 hd
431.91
+28.70
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
+41.57
This barn, trailing median26 sales
466.25
−5.64
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,807194.163,5086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234182.372,2517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,412170.882,4133thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,122159.181,7865thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$4,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,8554thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,7771
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610368.53/cwt365.00–372.002,2482
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524410.41/cwt393.00–411.002,15146
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,26263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,448101
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800763316.51/cwt313.00–320.002,4152
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650616361.49/cwt355.00–376.002,2274
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3331
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423459.46/cwt450.00–465.001,94414
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350322526.79/cwt510.00–540.001,6963
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0341
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,8661
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422453.10/cwt445.00–465.001,9123
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518362.01/cwt360.00–364.001,8752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618348.28/cwt343.00–350.002,15281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426483.41/cwt480.00–485.002,05998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520498.00/cwt498.00–498.002,590115
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720350.61/cwt346.00–354.002,5243
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,1071
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7211
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250205670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3741
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450443419.32/cwt410.00–420.001,85875
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650644380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,44728
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528382.12/cwt382.00–390.002,01868
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670390.07/cwt380.00–400.002,6132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2102,854.96/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288176.94/cwt175.00–179.002,2793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194186.45/cwt184.00–189.002,2264
Bulls2,285227.00/cwt227.00–227.005,1871
Bulls1,810210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,8011
CowsLean 85-90%1,053172.01/cwt169.00–175.001,8112
CowsLean 85-90%1,165147.94/cwt146.00–150.001,7242
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522370.39/cwt365.00–375.001,9333
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460393.00/cwt390.00–396.001,8082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,79363
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700653365.82/cwt350.00–374.002,38980
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750723337.44/cwt335.00–340.002,4402
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600553324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,7972
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,2031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,330110
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700665338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2481
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400373459.38/cwt455.00–465.001,7133
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470426.44/cwt413.00–435.002,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625323.97/cwt320.00–328.002,0252
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250215610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3121
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550538350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,88318
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600572370.87/cwt365.00–380.002,1213
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530373.77/cwt370.00–376.001,9814
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450440388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,7071
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420401.95/cwt400.00–404.001,6882
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250235565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450427370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,5803
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610379.30/cwt375.00–388.002,31451
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
Bulls1,625174.71/cwt170.00–179.002,8392
Bulls1,748189.28/cwt188.00–191.003,3092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412170.88/cwt167.00–175.002,4133
CowsLean 85-90%1,175156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1703,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.