Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: holy cow the feeder calves were high 25.00-30.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.59/cwt on 25 head, up $76.63 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +10.34 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$476.59

▲ 76.63 vs prior sale

25 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$75.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+55.12

vs MS average

+10.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	498.00	2,550	11thin
Medium and Large 1	507	495.59	2,513	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	461.40	2,486	4thin
Medium and Large 3	556	422.65	2,351	5thin

One grade step is worth $75.35/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

476.59

—

MS average11 barns · 147 hd

421.48

+55.12

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+10.26

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

+10.34

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	1,605	193.74	3,109	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	169.36	2,222	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	160.90	2,389	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	141.96	1,692	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,409	$2,802	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$2,260	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$3,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	500–550	525	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	547.57/cwt	524.00–570.00	2,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	693.78/cwt	645.00–750.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	610.20/cwt	570.00–651.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	599.85/cwt	585.00–620.00	2,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	499.84/cwt	480.00–511.00	2,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	422.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	465.20/cwt	451.00–475.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	487.56/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	529.82/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	371.64/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	360.48/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	462.50/cwt	450.00–472.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	364.13/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	375.74/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	542.50/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	495.59/cwt	490.00–503.00	2,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	401.61/cwt	386.00–413.00	2,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	687.03/cwt	650.00–725.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	593.66/cwt	580.00–601.00	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	350.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	390.97/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	149.25/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,994	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	183.49/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	195.16/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	207.00/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,018	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	160.90/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,389	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	167.53/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,245	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	175.28/cwt	172.00–178.50	2,338	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	2,259.77/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	2,801.73/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,800	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	408.32/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	377.22/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,303	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	490.34/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	346.72/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 304Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 31Year ago 33

As compared to the last market: holy cow the feeder calves were high 25.00-30.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	378	500.00–550.00	529.82
2	400–450	435	485.00–490.00	487.56
6	450–500	479	480.00–511.00	499.84
2	500–550	525	420.00–425.00	422.50
3	550–600	577	410.00–435.00	422.75
1	650–700	680	358.00	358.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	330	570.00–651.00	610.20
4	350–400	366	585.00–620.00	599.85
4	400–450	420	524.00–570.00	547.57
2	450–500	460	535.00–550.00	542.50
3	500–550	535	451.00–475.00	465.20
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	622	370.00–382.00	375.74
3	650–700	678	350.00–377.00	364.13
1	850–900	870	311.00	311.00
1	950–1000	975	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	650.00–725.00	687.03
4	300–350	318	645.00–750.00	693.78
3	400–450	415	580.00–601.00	593.66
5	500–550	507	490.00–503.00	495.59
8	600–650	615	386.00–413.00	401.61
2	700–750	705	360.00–370.00	365.00
2	750–800	755	340.00–360.00	350.07
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	512	498.00	498.00
13	600–650	639	400.00	400.00
7	800–850	837	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	373	480.00–500.00	490.34
3	400–450	417	450.00–472.00	462.50
3	500–550	510	390.00–440.00	408.32
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	613	355.00–366.00	360.48
1	800–850	810	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	372.00	372.00
3	550–600	590	365.00–380.00	371.64
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–353.00	346.72
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	614	375.00	375.00
13	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	423	420.00–425.00	422.54
2	450–500	478	395.00–400.00	397.57
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	695	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	567	385.00–398.00	390.97
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	568	370.00–384.00	377.22
1	650–700	665	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	140.00–143.00	141.52
5	—	1,336	145.00–154.00	149.25
3	—	952	125.00–135.00	130.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	158.00–165.00	160.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	164.00–171.00	167.53
2	—	1,160	160.00–162.00	160.95
5	—	1,334	172.00–178.50	175.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	180.00–186.00	183.49
3	—	1,795	192.00–199.00	195.16
2	—	1,458	205.00–210.00	207.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	883	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,259.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,409	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,801.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,800	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,550	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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