Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves regained all they lost last week and stronger market today 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows a little better and bulls were higher. Sold some really fancy bred heifers Tiger stripe and brahman cross 2-4 months bred brought $2800-3650.00 really nice set of heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.54/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.71 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$331.54

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$60.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs MS average

−33.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	348.05	1,856	6thin
Medium and Large 2	556	328.61	1,827	19thin
Medium and Large 3	505	288.00	1,454	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.05/cwt here — about $402 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 sale26 hd

331.54

—

MS average13 barns · 344 hd

331.92

−0.38

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−33.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−134.71

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	1,734	167.75	2,909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	143.20	1,713	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	121.56	1,266	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	119.89	1,915	3thin

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)	1,105	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,512	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$3,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	250–300	263	447.55/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	306.11/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	323.50/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	262.89/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	380.78/cwt	370.00–393.00	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	271.94/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	461.70/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	328.70/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	327.88/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	323.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	360.44/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	414.60/cwt	402.00–428.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	494.96/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	258.80/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	311.78/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	281.27/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	348.06/cwt	342.00–354.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	482.29/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	255.62/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	403.33/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	313.76/cwt	308.00–324.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	360.60/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	271.04/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,742	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	116.84/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	119.89/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	148.49/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	154.37/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	167.45/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	176.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	3,225.19/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,511.76/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	316.94/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	299.28/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	260.97/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	476.55/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	283.02/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	284.35/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,897	3

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 252Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 31Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	440.00–455.00	447.55
1	350–400	360	354.00	354.00
2	400–450	410	317.00–330.00	323.50
2	450–500	463	320.00–327.00	323.41
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	660	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	845	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
3	550–600	568	269.00–275.00	271.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	470.00–485.00	476.55
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	521	295.00–303.00	299.28
10	550–600	568	298.00–307.00	306.11
2	600–650	643	278.00–288.00	283.02
3	650–700	667	282.00–286.00	284.35
3	700–750	732	260.00–269.00	262.89
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	875	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	935	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	402.00–428.00	414.60
5	400–450	429	370.00–393.00	380.78
1	450–500	465	388.00	388.00
2	500–550	523	323.00–333.00	327.88
17	550–600	560	317.00–330.00	328.70
1	600–650	630	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	728	252.00–263.00	258.80
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	478	351.00–368.00	360.44
1	500–550	505	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	490.00–500.00	494.96
2	250–300	273	480.00–485.00	482.29
5	300–350	323	440.00–477.00	461.70
7	400–450	417	390.00–418.00	403.33
5	500–550	524	342.00–354.00	348.06
1	550–600	580	348.00	348.00
6	600–650	620	303.00–318.00	311.78
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	725	275.00–289.00	281.27
3	800–850	828	250.00–262.00	255.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	533	313.00–321.00	316.94
3	550–600	575	308.00–324.00	313.76
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	678	258.00–264.00	260.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	355.00–366.00	360.60
2	450–500	458	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	565	342.00	342.00
3	600–650	613	267.00–276.00	271.04
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	950	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	300.00–302.00	300.99
1	550–600	590	303.00	303.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	135.00–141.00	137.90
5	—	1,130	144.00–153.00	148.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	114.00–119.00	116.84
1	—	1,115	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	116.00–125.00	119.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	151.00–158.00	154.37
2	—	1,698	164.00–171.00	167.45
3	—	1,828	175.00–180.00	176.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,225.19
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,511.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle