Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold a group of Tiger stripe heifers 571 lb. average @ $2600.00 by the head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.76/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −89.49 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$376.76

107 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.18

vs MS average

−10.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	385.00	2,044	81
Medium and Large 2	525	365.05	1,917	2thin
Medium and Large 3	582	349.92	2,036	24

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale107 hd

376.76

—

MS average14 barns · 450 hd

361.58

+15.18

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−10.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−89.49

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	1,781	196.67	3,503	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	175.80	2,184	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	160.88	2,518	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	145.53	1,504	12

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,157	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,725	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	500–550	531	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,044	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,502	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	537.03/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,157.03/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.01/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,697	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	432.84/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	330.02/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,776	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	426.73/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	405.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	385.18/cwt	378.00–393.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	160.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,518	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	166.71/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	184.22/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	174.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	195.83/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	134.72/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	156.30/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	349.83/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	475.76/cwt	472.00–480.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	435.63/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	409.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,034	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	480.09/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	298.90/cwt	284.00–301.00	2,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	583.67/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	562.30/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	452.56/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,662	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,935	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,233	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,398	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,204	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 487Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 41Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 64Year ago 12

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold a group of Tiger stripe heifers 571 lb. average @ $2600.00 by the head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	439	425.00	425.00
81	500–550	531	385.00	385.00
50	600–650	649	344.00	344.00
23	700–750	729	329.00	329.00
13	750–800	782	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	530.00–540.00	537.03
1	350–400	360	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	420	454.00	454.00
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.05
4	600–650	616	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	261.00	261.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	472.00–480.00	475.76
1	400–450	420	393.00	393.00
1	450–500	465	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	530	352.00	352.00
23	550–600	584	346.00–350.00	349.83
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	575.00–590.00	583.67
2	300–350	320	550.00–575.00	562.30
2	400–450	413	465.00–495.00	480.09
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	415.00–450.00	432.84
3	350–400	377	420.00–435.00	426.73
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	377.00	377.00
42	500–550	538	330.00–331.00	330.02
2	650–700	658	290.00–300.00	294.98
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–410.00	405.19
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
13	300–350	324	450.00–470.00	452.56
2	400–450	433	400.00–420.00	409.83
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
8	750–800	781	284.00–301.00	298.90
1	800–850	845	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	434	383.00	383.00
19	550–600	599	323.00	323.00
42	650–700	658	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	736	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	560	330.00–339.00	335.01
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	378.00–393.00	385.18
2	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	315.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	432.00–440.00	435.63
1	500–550	505	353.00	353.00
1	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
9	650–700	669	304.00	304.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	176.00–180.00	177.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	467	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,157.03
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	155.00–165.00	160.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	165.00–168.00	166.71
3	—	1,232	180.00–188.00	184.22
5	—	1,234	170.00–178.00	174.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	131.00–137.00	134.72
6	—	1,053	140.00–150.00	145.54
3	—	1,012	153.00–161.00	156.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,800	194.00–198.00	195.83
1	—	2,000	215.00	215.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle