Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were higher. Sold 5 loads 50,000 lb. loads, first load were steers 750 average 75% black brought $ 2.63. Load 2 was heifers 75% black 700 lb. average @ $2.5250. Load 3 was steers 85% black 825 lb. average @ $2.52. The last were two loads of heifers black and black baldies 1/4 to 3/8 ear 775 lb. average @ $ 2.43.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.02/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −130.32 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$264.02

8 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs MS average

−33.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	280.52	1,431	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	267.04	1,469	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	249.99	1,375	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $351.03, median $394.33 across 29 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 sale8 hd

264.02

—

MS average11 barns · 156 hd

260.79

+3.22

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−33.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−130.32

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	1,586	166.85	2,646	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	144.81	1,697	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	125.00	1,838	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	123.03	1,313	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	—	—	1,598	173.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	256.47/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	376.06/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	351.00/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	304.00/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	231.87/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	152.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.91/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,792	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	125.71/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,299	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	136.70/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	157.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.64/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.56/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	284.32/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.52/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,431	2

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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 349Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	170.00–177.00	173.14
1	—	1,560	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,285	155.00–159.00	157.34
1	—	1,480	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,940	180.00–185.00	182.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,033	123.00–131.00	125.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	150.00–157.00	152.70
8	—	1,245	139.00–148.00	143.91
3	—	1,052	136.00–138.00	136.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	560	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	314.00	314.00
1	400–450	440	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00
2	550–600	570	263.00–270.00	266.56
1	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	750	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	358.00	358.00
3	450–500	470	284.00–285.00	284.32
2	500–550	510	278.00–283.00	280.52
1	600–650	605	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	308.00	308.00
2	550–600	560	253.00–260.00	256.47
1	650–700	680	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	268.00	268.00
1	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	718	225.00–236.00	231.87
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	338.00	338.00
1	450–500	450	348.00	348.00
1	500–550	510	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	620	258.00–264.00	260.64
1	700–750	720	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	372.00–380.00	376.06
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	505	300.00–308.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	348.00–355.00	351.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	508	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	1000–1050	1,013	200.00–202.00	201.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle