Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold mostly steady, but the bigger calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher and the grouped calves were the same being higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. The futures may have been down today, but the calf market trends sold higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.11/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.13 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$411.11

97 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$55.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.23

vs MS average

−2.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	414.00	2,078	89
Medium and Large 1	523	406.02	2,123	3thin
Medium and Large 2	565	380.00	2,147	1thin
Medium and Large 3	575	358.51	2,061	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $18 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 sale97 hd

411.11

—

MS average13 barns · 436 hd

390.89

+20.23

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−2.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−55.13

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	1,696	183.40	3,110	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	173.72	2,186	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	157.06	2,342	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	147.19	1,544	11

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)	1,335	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$2,486	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,289	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,101	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,078	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,078	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,676	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	425.94/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	346.48/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	408.44/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	344.00/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,453	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	461.70/cwt	453.00–470.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	447.77/cwt	435.00–452.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,936	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	2,101.15/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	406.02/cwt	394.00–425.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,926	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,362	173.49/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,363	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	198.89/cwt	194.00–203.00	4,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	172.67/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,146	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	135.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	146.87/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,288.69/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,111.52/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	182.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	155.91/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,676	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	157.06/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	370.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,817	77
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,861.16/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	288.06/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	360.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	412.89/cwt	403.00–423.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	415.49/cwt	413.00–418.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	446.99/cwt	446.00–448.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	450.99/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	290.50/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,713	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,089	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,905	45

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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 531Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 45Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 101Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	355	422.00–430.00	425.94
2	500–550	520	340.00–350.00	345.10
2	750–800	768	290.00–291.00	290.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
13	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	417	435.00–452.00	447.77
2	500–550	535	402.00–415.00	408.44
2	600–650	635	345.00–348.00	346.48
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
77	450–500	491	370.00–380.00	370.12
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	678	285.00–291.00	288.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	400–450	403	425.00	425.00
77	600–650	602	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	350–400	392	486.00	486.00
89	500–550	502	414.00	414.00
92	600–650	607	390.00	390.00
27	700–750	703	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	302	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	430	453.00–470.00	461.70
3	500–550	523	394.00–425.00	406.02
1	600–650	605	372.00	372.00
1	650–700	695	373.00	373.00
3	700–750	733	340.00–348.00	344.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
20	350–400	369	450.00–470.00	450.99
2	400–450	443	413.00–418.00	415.49
2	450–500	475	403.00–423.00	412.89
1	500–550	535	354.00	354.00
3	550–600	588	355.00–365.00	360.01
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	446.00–448.00	446.99
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	770	332.00	332.00
1	900–950	910	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	604	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	441	439.00	439.00
1	450–500	450	428.00	428.00
15	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	634	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	870	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101.15
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,861.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,288.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,111.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	170.00–176.00	173.49
2	—	2,025	194.00–203.00	198.89
3	—	1,810	180.00–186.00	182.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	169.00–177.00	172.67
1	—	1,350	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	133.00–140.00	135.98
4	—	1,039	144.00–150.00	146.87
4	—	1,075	151.00–160.00	155.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	150.00–161.00	157.06

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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Replacement Cattle

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