Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2026-08-04

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 4
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
67 vs last sale 332 88 vs year ago 487 · 18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
40 vs last sale 26 25 vs year ago 41 · +61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
85 vs last sale 19 40 vs year ago 64 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. There was a lot of activity from the calf buyers today .Slaughter Cows sold steady to a little higher. Sold some really good stocker cows that brought really good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.57/cwt on 7 head, up $2.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits 93.67 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.
Average price
$372.57
2.77 vs prior sale
7 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.56
vs MS average
41.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540383.672,0723thin
Medium and Large 2560371.002,0782thin
Medium and Large 3555357.501,9842thin
One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $88 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
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 sale7 hd
372.57
MS average13 barns · 354 hd
380.14
−7.56
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−41.67
This barn, trailing median26 sales
466.25
−93.67
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
BullsAverage1,806212.853,8445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280192.012,4578thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468174.782,5664thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170167.431,9597thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,9001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,327$3,2157
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$2,9404thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)990$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$3,0762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,278$4,1638
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1400–450435467.50/cwt460.00–475.002,0342
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638392.53/cwt390.00–395.002,5042
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8941
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663378.98/cwt378.00–380.002,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,6621
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328521.73/cwt515.00–530.001,7113
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,6811
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735343.50/cwt343.00–344.002,5252
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265535.22/cwt520.00–555.001,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6331
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515380.51/cwt380.00–381.001,9602
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623378.05/cwt374.00–382.002,3552
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823326.56/cwt320.00–333.002,6882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650647369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,38710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950938271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,5425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,74811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,23612
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430442.47/cwt440.00–445.001,9032
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623337.47/cwt335.00–340.002,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,8312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3854,725.63/head4,700.00–4,750.004,7264
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,7851
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710365.69/cwt362.00–370.002,5963
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430455.12/cwt450.00–460.001,9572
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19903,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580406.56/cwt403.00–410.002,3582
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618351.54/cwt348.00–355.002,1732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4253,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19303,076.34/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269190.34/cwt187.00–195.002,4154
Bulls1,480188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,7821
CowsLean 85-90%1,237175.46/cwt172.00–179.002,1703
CowsLean 85-90%955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228182.52/cwt180.00–185.002,2412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353204.84/cwt200.00–210.002,7712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3943,479.05/head3,100.00–3,800.003,4795
Bulls1,795210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,7701
Bulls1,918222.08/cwt220.00–225.004,2593
CowsLean 85-90%1,175165.21/cwt162.00–170.001,9413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468174.78/cwt170.00–179.002,5664
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1353,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0703,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1602,554.74/head1,950.00–3,100.002,5552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1202,786.31/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7863
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650610348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,1231
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600580355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0591
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700663340.98/cwt339.00–344.002,2613
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400358476.74/cwt470.00–485.001,7073
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328413.79/cwt410.00–418.001,3572
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625348.00/cwt337.00–359.002,1752
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523353.98/cwt350.00–358.001,8512
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375416.55/cwt413.00–420.001,5622
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300250495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465389.96/cwt382.00–400.001,8133
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450433419.17/cwt413.00–425.001,8152
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8813
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9901
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633362.68/cwt355.00–372.002,2964
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350321501.03/cwt490.00–510.001,6084
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750732352.67/cwt350.00–355.002,5823
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635377.48/cwt375.00–380.002,3972
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5521
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533376.69/cwt360.00–390.002,0083
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465369.32/cwt365.00–375.001,7173
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850833291.58/cwt283.00–300.002,4292
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750708325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,3012
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3921
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430433.29/cwt415.00–450.001,8633
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285511.50/cwt508.00–515.001,4582
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583352.65/cwt350.00–355.002,0563
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,9331

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.