Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher and heifers sold 5.00 higher, had some really good calves today. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.87/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −73.37 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$392.87

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$48.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.49

vs MS average

−36.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	417.51	2,142	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	392.24	2,130	7thin
Medium and Large 3	534	369.13	1,971	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.38/cwt here — about $171 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 sale17 hd

392.87

—

MS average11 barns · 132 hd

376.39

+16.49

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−36.28

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−73.37

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	—	High	1,613	183.83	2,965	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	160.25	2,017	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	147.74	2,308	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	130.48	1,396	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$2,612	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	600–650	630	345.63/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	477.57/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	392.97/cwt	391.00–396.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	391.69/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	412.13/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	475.06/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	497.58/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	364.63/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	408.57/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	442.68/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	510.72/cwt	505.00–518.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	417.51/cwt	406.00–430.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	373.70/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	129.52/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	140.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,592	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	147.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,308	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	154.55/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	2,612.37/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.85/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	183.71/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,980	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	160.67/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,049	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	118.07/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	487.48/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	434.88/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	369.13/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	317.08/cwt	306.00–328.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	294.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	462.35/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	488.57/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	347.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,004	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 745Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 78Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 141Year ago 124

As compared to the last market: feeder calves steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher and heifers sold 5.00 higher, had some really good calves today. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00–485.00	477.57
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	378	480.00–495.00	488.57
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	391.69
3	550–600	570	391.00–396.00	392.97
3	600–650	630	340.00–355.00	345.63
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	378	455.00–470.00	462.35
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	534	362.00–375.00	369.13
2	650–700	685	306.00–328.00	317.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	410	462.00	462.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	495.00–500.00	497.58
4	300–350	323	505.00–518.00	510.72
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	413	485.00–490.00	487.48
5	500–550	513	406.00–430.00	417.51
3	600–650	613	360.00–368.00	364.63
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	354.00	354.00
1	550–600	555	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	430.00–440.00	434.88
2	500–550	513	370.00–390.00	379.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
7	900–950	935	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	308	400.00–416.00	408.57
2	400–450	428	400.00–425.00	412.13
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	344.00	344.00
3	550–600	577	345.00–350.00	347.30
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	470.00–480.00	475.06
2	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	442.68
2	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	523	370.00–378.00	373.70
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
2	650–700	668	290.00–300.00	294.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	126.00–132.00	129.52
4	—	1,133	137.00–145.00	140.51
3	—	997	113.00–125.00	118.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	145.00–150.00	147.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,223	154.00–155.00	154.55
4	—	1,275	156.00–165.00	160.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,475	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,622	181.00–186.00	183.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,294	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,612.37

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle