Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle and bulls were 3-5 higher. Sold three loads of weaned calves on the board pick up early May. Mostly black hided first load are heifers average weight 750 lbs. brought $2.4550. Second load were steers 750 lb. average brought $ 2.64. Third load are steers 850 lb. average brought $ 2.45.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −151.87 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$314.38

16 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$53.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs MS average

−34.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	323.28	1,687	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	305.46	1,674	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	270.00	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.28/cwt here — about $256 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

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 sale16 hd

314.38

—

MS average12 barns · 194 hd

323.63

−9.25

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−34.90

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−151.87

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	—	Low	1,641	176.48	2,896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	153.54	1,975	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	142.74	2,110	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	133.72	1,468	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,413	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,268	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,056	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,886	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,691	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	350–400	375	356.33/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,607	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.33/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	304.45/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	659	270.28/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	282.98/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	273.59/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	396.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	306.98/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	355.94/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	323.42/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	304.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	423.60/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	418.97/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	338.71/cwt	333.00–344.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	379.97/cwt	362.00–388.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	322.79/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	142.74/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,110	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	142.49/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,773	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	163.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,963	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	154.66/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,156	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	134.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	171.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	189.94/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	157.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	181.57/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,263	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,711.91/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,712	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,885.78/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,886	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,412.78/head	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,413	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	2,267.72/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,268	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,056.30/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	257.99/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	252.73/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	287.44/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,942	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.03/cwt	293.00–328.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	275.39/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.88/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,153	4

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 407Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 35Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 118Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	353.00	353.00
4	300–350	324	350.00–361.00	355.88
2	350–400	375	350.00–363.00	356.33
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	287.44
1	600–650	620	278.00	278.00
1	800–850	825	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	423	293.00–328.00	318.03
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	568	272.00–279.00	275.39
4	600–650	623	250.00–256.00	252.73
1	650–700	650	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	558	253.00–261.00	257.99
1	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	685	235.00–240.00	237.50
1	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	554	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	432.00	432.00
3	250–300	282	420.00–426.00	423.60
1	300–350	320	417.00	417.00
2	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
9	500–550	518	319.00–324.00	323.42
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	304.63
2	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	418.00–420.00	418.97
2	300–350	315	395.00–406.00	400.33
4	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	396.15
3	400–450	422	353.00–360.00	355.94
4	450–500	465	333.00–344.00	338.71
2	500–550	518	306.00–308.00	306.98
3	550–600	568	295.00–310.00	304.45
4	600–650	631	279.00–288.00	282.98
2	650–700	655	285.00–286.00	285.50
5	700–750	710	270.00–278.00	273.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	362.00–388.00	379.97
3	450–500	473	315.00–328.00	322.79
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	659	266.00–275.00	270.28
2	700–750	735	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	750–800	775	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	650–700	672	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	318.00	318.00
1	500–550	505	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	137.00–147.00	142.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	138.00–147.00	142.49
6	—	1,202	160.00–166.00	163.28
7	—	1,394	151.00–159.00	154.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	129.50	129.50
5	—	1,112	132.00–139.00	134.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	165.00–175.00	171.44
2	—	1,665	187.00–192.00	189.94
2	—	1,463	155.00–160.00	157.85
5	—	1,797	179.00–186.00	181.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,412.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,267.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,056.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,711.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,885.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

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

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