Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared too last weeks market: feeder cattle were 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were a little stronger.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.32/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.92 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$423.32

77 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$77.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.95

vs MS average

−45.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	431.00	2,177	38
Medium and Large 1	536	421.00	2,257	36
Medium and Large 3	528	354.00	1,869	3thin

One grade step is worth $77.00/cwt here — about $307 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 sale77 hd

423.32

—

MS average13 barns · 437 hd

390.37

+32.95

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−45.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−42.92

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	1,565	187.50	2,934	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	161.70	2,217	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	155.21	2,382	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	137.03	1,500	8thin

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)	1,135	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,946	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,406	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	250–300	298	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	500.13/cwt	490.00–501.00	2,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,139	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	424.42/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,749	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,257	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	194.10/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	528.49/cwt	528.00–529.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,976	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	306.72/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	434.06/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	135.70/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,425	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	155.21/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	172.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,120	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	148.08/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,607	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,439	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	2,406.27/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	2,945.50/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,141	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,408	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	369.87/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,820	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	340.91/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,177	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	212	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	462.63/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	473.78/cwt	472.00–485.00	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,029	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,418	19

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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 543Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 113Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 46Year ago 28

As compared too last weeks market: feeder cattle were 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were a little stronger.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	298	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	378	528.00–529.00	528.49
12	400–450	442	490.00–501.00	500.13
1	450–500	450	501.00	501.00
36	500–550	536	421.00	421.00
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	755	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	381	472.00–485.00	473.78
2	450–500	480	450.00–475.00	462.63
35	600–650	603	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	350–400	385	527.00	527.00
28	400–450	413	518.00	518.00
94	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
38	500–550	505	431.00	431.00
19	600–650	643	376.00	376.00
2	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	352	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	528	354.00	354.00
5	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
15	400–450	449	403.00	403.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
21	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	335	430.00–438.00	434.06
33	400–450	412	407.00–425.00	424.42
17	600–650	606	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	705	301.00	301.00
4	750–800	754	300.00–309.00	306.72
2	1050–1100	1,073	188.00–200.00	194.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	492	365.00–371.00	369.87
11	550–600	585	340.00–341.00	340.91
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	307	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	479	461.00	461.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,945.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,406.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	133.00–140.00	135.70
3	—	1,085	145.00–152.00	148.08
2	—	1,175	120.00–125.00	122.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	150.00–161.00	155.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	170.00–175.00	172.18
4	—	1,355	155.00–158.00	156.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,680	194.00	194.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle