Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 400# sold firmer to 17.00 higher; feeder steers over 400# sold steady ; feeder heifers under 400# sold steady ; feeder heifers over 400# sold 13.00-23.00 higher ; no tag ,feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00 -4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.53/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −140.72 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$325.53

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$28.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs MS average

−31.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	332.65	1,857	12thin
Medium and Large 2	575	304.17	1,749	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $108 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

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

325.53

—

MS average9 barns · 170 hd

329.74

−4.21

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−31.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−140.72

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	—	High	1,938	180.88	3,505	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	154.58	1,752	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	146.64	2,096	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	134.10	1,375	10

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,827	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,027	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,472	24

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	380.41/cwt	369.00–401.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	307.59/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,059.09/head	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,059	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.99/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	295.70/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,588	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,067.44/head	3,100.00–4,700.00	4,067	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	313.57/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	260.72/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	290.64/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	389.32/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	415.99/cwt	402.00–422.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	246.16/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	276.68/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,198	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	1,614.83/head	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	304.17/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	348.41/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.40/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.65/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	133.49/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,235	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,282.43/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,282	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,535.81/head	2,075.00–2,850.00	2,536	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	134.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,375	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	158.35/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	147.88/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,516	26
Bulls	—	—	1,938	180.88/cwt	160.00–194.00	3,505	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	163.29/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,082	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	242.23/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.65/cwt	235.00–255.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	298.18/cwt	280.00–306.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	397.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	361.51/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	331.31/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	357.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.70/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.82/cwt	324.00–327.50	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	362.73/cwt	359.00–366.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	396.45/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	443.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	314.22/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	418.73/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	328.86/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	447.72/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	491.68/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	344.36/cwt	337.00–351.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	202.99/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	406.20/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	267.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	324.99/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,026.70/head	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,027	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 174Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 61Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 77Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	485.00–500.00	491.68
2	250–300	275	445.00–450.00	447.72
3	300–350	333	430.00–450.00	443.99
4	350–400	375	415.00–422.00	418.73
3	450–500	466	369.00–401.00	380.41
4	500–550	525	335.00–345.00	340.23
8	550–600	575	320.00–337.00	328.86
2	600–650	625	324.00–327.50	325.82
2	650–700	675	308.00–320.00	314.22
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	855	261.00	261.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	430	397.00–415.00	406.20
2	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	402.00–422.00	415.99
4	350–400	375	380.00–397.50	389.32
2	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	355.29
4	450–500	475	340.00–356.00	348.41
4	550–600	575	300.00–308.00	304.17
2	650–700	675	279.00–301.00	290.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	395.00–400.00	397.77
4	300–350	325	340.00–380.00	361.51
4	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	330.65
2	450–500	475	330.00–332.50	331.31
1	1000–1050	1,005	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	375	302.00–312.50	307.59
4	400–450	425	332.00–349.00	340.99
6	450–500	475	302.00–324.00	313.57
3	600–650	616	253.00–275.00	260.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	390.00–402.00	396.45
2	350–400	375	359.00–366.00	362.73
3	400–450	416	350.00–370.00	357.19
6	450–500	475	337.00–351.00	344.36
4	500–550	525	320.00–350.00	335.70
2	600–650	625	312.00–337.00	324.99
2	650–700	675	260.00–275.00	267.77
1	700–750	735	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	775	207.00	207.00
2	850–900	878	198.00–208.00	202.99
1	900–950	940	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
1	1250–1300	1,265	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	280.00–306.00	298.18
4	350–400	375	235.00–255.00	245.65
3	400–450	433	258.00–285.00	276.68
3	450–500	483	225.00–250.00	242.23
6	500–550	525	280.00–310.00	295.70
2	550–600	575	275.00–305.00	290.64
2	600–650	625	242.00–250.00	246.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	396	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	475	320.00–325.00	322.63

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,100	2,200.00–3,600.00	3,059.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,026.70
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	725	1,510.00–1,700.00	1,614.83
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	2,075.00–2,850.00	2,535.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,075	3,100.00–4,700.00	4,067.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,282.43
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	121.00–142.00	133.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	130.00–137.00	134.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	155.00–162.00	158.35
6	—	1,435	140.00–145.00	142.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	135.00–157.00	147.88
20	—	1,275	158.00–168.00	163.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,938	160.00–194.00	180.88

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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