Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-07-28

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 28
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
945 vs last sale 1,277 321 vs year ago 653 · 49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
20 vs last sale 46 25 vs year ago 51 · 49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
18 vs last sale 37 39 vs year ago 58 · 67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some good tiger stripe calves in the regular calf run, that brought the bank 515 lb. heifer @ $5.45, 485 lb. @ $ 4.95, 535 lb. @ $ 5.05 and a 605 lb. @ $ 4.80. Really nice heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.81/cwt on 37 head, down $90.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 96.44 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.
Average price
$369.81
90.80 vs prior sale
37 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.43
vs MS average
29.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527377.381,9893thin
Medium and Large 1-2544372.002,02425
Medium and Large 2570361.972,0638thin
Medium and Large 3535355.001,8991thin
One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd
369.81
MS average14 barns · 191 hd
375.24
−5.43
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−29.48
This barn, trailing median26 sales
466.25
−96.44
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
BullsLow1,670198.983,3246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250198.392,4803thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,071164.991,7687thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$4,2754thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527377.38/cwt375.00–380.001,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378462.25/cwt450.00–475.001,7472
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473380.00/cwt375.00–385.001,7973
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555347.50/cwt347.00–348.001,9292
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418419.01/cwt418.00–420.001,7512
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550503354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,78115
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665317.48/cwt315.00–320.002,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523400.72/cwt393.00–415.002,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218499.48/cwt485.00–515.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223549.61/cwt545.00–555.001,2262
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422433.58/cwt426.00–440.001,8303
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9841
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670343.91/cwt340.00–348.002,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335442.50/cwt435.00–450.001,4822
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4255,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408459.94/cwt450.00–470.001,8772
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Bulls1,855198.83/cwt196.00–202.003,6882
Bulls1,693216.61/cwt212.00–221.003,6672
CowsLean 85-90%1,030144.02/cwt140.00–148.001,4832
CowsLean 85-90%1,110167.98/cwt161.00–172.001,8653
CowsLean 85-90%1,055181.49/cwt179.00–184.001,9152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250198.39/cwt195.00–204.002,4803
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530365.24/cwt360.00–371.001,9363
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,02425
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600594360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1385
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418407.72/cwt395.00–420.001,7042
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650639355.73/cwt353.00–360.002,2734
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338402.48/cwt400.00–405.001,3602
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8271
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600555350.52/cwt348.00–353.001,9452
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3711
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500477373.59/cwt365.00–380.001,7823
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463398.85/cwt390.00–408.001,8472
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250230445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617372.22/cwt368.00–376.002,2975
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500483368.95/cwt360.00–378.001,7822
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450426381.52/cwt375.00–388.001,6254
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8991
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650610334.11/cwt320.00–348.002,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Bulls1,463181.51/cwt181.00–182.002,6552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.