Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, and happy new year. As compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 10 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold really good 10 higher on them.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −171.38 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$294.87

21 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$51.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs MS average

−47.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	332.54	1,729	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	300.78	1,624	4thin
Medium and Large 3	573	283.95	1,627	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	281.00	1,669	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.54/cwt here — about $60 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

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 sale21 hd

294.87

—

MS average11 barns · 240 hd

294.45

+0.41

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−47.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−171.38

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	1,759	150.51	2,648	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	127.14	1,690	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	115.00	1,788	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	107.16	1,130	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$2,483	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	650–700	678	233.91/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	356.33/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,818	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	332.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	402.24/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	291.35/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	301.71/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	283.95/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	365.07/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	356.94/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	317.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	311.58/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	290.05/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	295.70/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	311.60/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	276.50/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	264.34/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	329.30/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.62/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	234.11/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	292.30/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	2,482.62/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,483	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	157.93/cwt	156.00–159.50	2,966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	145.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,641	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,810	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	113.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,230	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	103.56/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,516	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 483Year ago 1,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 85Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 92

Good day, and happy new year. As compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 10 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold really good 10 higher on them.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	423	308.00–315.00	311.60
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	555	275.00–278.00	276.50
1	600–650	640	239.00	239.00
12	650–700	678	230.00–237.00	233.91
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	350.00–363.00	356.33
3	400–450	430	325.00–333.00	329.30
1	450–500	495	323.00	323.00
4	500–550	509	282.00–303.00	295.70
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	720	232.00–240.00	236.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	478	285.00–300.00	292.30
3	500–550	527	260.00–268.00	264.34
1	550–600	560	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	295	428.00	428.00
4	350–400	369	390.00–410.00	402.24
2	400–450	433	375.00–380.00	377.49
2	450–500	473	385.00–395.00	390.08
4	500–550	520	325.00–340.00	332.54
3	600–650	633	290.00–293.00	291.35
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	723	255.00–257.00	256.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	340.00–368.00	356.94
1	450–500	490	358.00	358.00
3	500–550	530	295.00–310.00	301.71
1	550–600	570	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	628	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	594	281.00	281.00
27	700–750	713	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	358	355.00–375.00	365.07
3	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	317.38
2	550–600	573	280.00–288.00	283.95
1	600–650	605	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	303.00–320.00	311.58
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	725	230.00–238.00	234.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	525	285.00–295.00	290.05
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,111	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,482.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	156.00–159.50	157.93
3	—	1,680	144.00–147.00	145.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	123.00–128.00	125.43
4	—	1,371	130.00–135.00	132.00
1	—	1,285	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	110.00–118.00	113.25
2	—	1,010	103.00–104.00	103.56
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00

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