Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves for the most part sold steady, but were higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Just remember no sales for the next two weeks, Merry Christmas and happy new year. Next sale will be January the 6th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.96/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −66.29 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$399.96

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$55.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs MS average

−44.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	430.48	2,238	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	403.01	2,129	3thin
Medium and Large 3	554	374.78	2,076	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.70/cwt here — about $162 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 sale10 hd

399.96

—

MS average14 barns · 260 hd

407.39

−7.43

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−44.14

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−66.29

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	1,875	186.46	3,496	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	165.39	2,095	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	148.71	2,327	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	136.14	1,432	9thin

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)	1,020	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,109	$3,177	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	390.92/cwt	375.00–403.00	1,861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	490.36/cwt	478.00–500.00	2,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	546.16/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	367.06/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	513.36/cwt	502.00–525.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	510.81/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	491.11/cwt	480.00–499.00	2,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	467.84/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	402.02/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.48/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.48/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	372.67/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	446.58/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	154.04/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	144.25/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	126.15/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	148.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	189.40/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	165.55/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	174.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,315	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	163.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,084	3
Bulls	—	—	2,128	205.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,367	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	3,371.56/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,372	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,547.55/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	426.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	375.02/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	468.37/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	353.59/cwt	349.00–358.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	390.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	402.56/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.04/cwt	398.00–402.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	328.63/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	309.31/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	575.00/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	450.29/cwt	440.00–456.00	1,945	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 342Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 65Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	523	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	375.00–403.00	390.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	505.00	505.00
4	300–350	318	490.00–530.00	510.81
3	350–400	375	502.00–525.00	513.36
4	400–450	420	425.00–465.00	446.58
1	450–500	485	458.00	458.00
2	500–550	515	400.00–404.00	402.02
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	625	350.00–351.00	350.48
2	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	355.02
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	565.00–585.00	575.00
4	300–350	318	535.00–565.00	546.16
4	400–450	416	480.00–499.00	491.11
3	450–500	475	478.00–500.00	490.36
3	500–550	520	421.00–440.00	430.48
4	600–650	629	365.00–380.00	372.67
2	700–750	733	335.00–340.00	337.51
3	800–850	820	300.00–318.00	309.31
1	900–950	900	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	370	455.00–480.00	467.84
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.51
2	550–600	585	360.00–374.00	367.06
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	642	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	432	420.00–435.00	426.96
1	450–500	475	412.00	412.00
3	550–600	567	367.00–380.00	375.02
2	600–650	633	322.00–335.00	328.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	337	460.00–475.00	468.37
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	432	440.00–456.00	450.29
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	518	390.00–415.00	402.56
2	550–600	563	398.00–402.00	400.04
2	600–650	623	349.00–358.00	353.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	395.00–405.00	399.97
2	400–450	415	385.00–395.00	390.06
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	675	290.00–300.00	294.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	153.00–155.00	154.04
3	—	1,327	170.00–178.00	174.47
3	—	1,272	160.00–166.00	163.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	141.00–149.00	144.25
3	—	1,010	124.00–128.00	126.15
2	—	1,008	132.00–138.00	134.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	145.00–152.00	148.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	186.00–194.00	189.40
2	—	1,713	165.00–166.00	165.55
2	—	2,128	200.00–210.00	205.19
1	—	1,850	182.00	182.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,547.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,371.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

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