Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2025-11-11

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 11
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
139 vs last sale 633 457 vs year ago 951 · 48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
77 vs last sale 141 9 vs year ago 55 · +16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
13 vs last sale 55 31 vs year ago 11 · +281.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold strong today 5.00-10.00 higher. Had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some bred heifers black hided 7-8 months bred @ $2600-3450.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $392.72/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits 73.53 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.
Average price
$392.72
67 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.97
vs MS average
32.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525406.682,1353thin
Medium and Large 1-2540394.002,12858
Medium and Large 2533378.052,0144thin
Medium and Large 3553364.002,0112thin
One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $124 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
527470413356median 466.2512/1602/2405/1206/2308/18
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 sale67 hd
392.72
MS average12 barns · 311 hd
379.75
+12.97
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−32.15
This barn, trailing median26 sales
466.25
−73.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,555177.812,76410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288150.411,9376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418141.102,0012thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006131.871,3266thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$2,8842thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$1,9182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)984$2,8907
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380472.53/cwt465.00–480.001,7964
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633337.31/cwt335.00–340.002,1353
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9591
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700652345.34/cwt342.00–348.002,2523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,83247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,14211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,38026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,12858
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,1581
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721316.68/cwt310.00–322.002,2834
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490444.00/cwt444.00–444.002,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8761
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310497.30/cwt485.00–510.001,5422
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380433.00/cwt427.00–439.001,6452
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1681,917.67/head1,650.00–2,150.001,9182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19882,883.54/head2,650.00–3,100.002,8842
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413415.05/cwt412.00–418.001,7142
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525406.68/cwt400.00–415.002,1353
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565359.27/cwt351.00–368.002,0302
Bulls1,487174.97/cwt172.00–177.002,6023
Bulls1,800194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,4921
CowsLean 85-90%935122.65/cwt120.00–125.001,1472
CowsLean 85-90%1,041136.48/cwt134.00–140.001,4214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263154.80/cwt150.00–160.001,9553
Bulls1,550166.71/cwt164.00–170.002,5842
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29052,306.08/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3062
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0163,123.62/head2,600.00–3,450.003,1245
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bulls1,546181.44/cwt179.00–185.002,8054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418141.10/cwt139.00–143.002,0012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313146.02/cwt145.00–147.001,9173
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670326.48/cwt325.00–328.002,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365397.12/cwt388.00–406.001,4492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450443392.49/cwt390.00–395.001,7392
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500474400.70/cwt380.00–412.001,8994
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530333.03/cwt324.00–340.001,7653
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360452.71/cwt445.00–460.001,6302
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0111
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575330.97/cwt330.00–332.001,9032
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550520368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9141
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527374.73/cwt370.00–380.001,9753
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500453415.99/cwt414.00–418.001,8842
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530347.65/cwt345.00–350.001,8433
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850810274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7931
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455389.10/cwt380.00–398.001,7702
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720283.00/cwt280.00–286.002,0382
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665332.99/cwt332.00–334.002,2142
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425394.94/cwt390.00–400.001,6782
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8811
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273494.95/cwt490.00–500.001,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,4901

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.