Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last sale: had a light run of cattle today, but the market is still high. Feeder calves sold steady to 7.00 higher. And slaughter cattle sold a little higher. Top slaughter cow brought $1.97 and top bull brought $2.24.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.83/cwt on 9 head, up $9.59 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +15.58 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$481.83

▲ 9.59 vs prior sale

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$76.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.44

vs MS average

−5.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	507.38	2,708	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	481.65	2,723	3thin
Medium and Large 3	548	431.00	2,360	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.38/cwt here — about $348 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 sale9 hd

481.83

—

MS average13 barns · 295 hd

452.39

+29.44

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−5.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

+15.58

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	1,711	198.56	3,398	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	186.21	2,570	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	163.75	2,342	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	150.00	1,679	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,827	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,503	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,185	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	2,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	517.88/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	371.51/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	664.18/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	667.91/cwt	650.00–685.00	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	401.00/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	389.19/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	571.12/cwt	558.00–590.00	2,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	640.07/cwt	635.00–648.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	509.17/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	617.04/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	579.94/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	622.18/cwt	600.00–637.00	2,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	477.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	517.86/cwt	507.00–536.00	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	434.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	160.97/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,912	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	163.75/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	195.35/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	172.51/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	149.05/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,648	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	187.64/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	212.31/cwt	207.00–218.00	3,822	4
Bulls	—	—	2,150	222.09/cwt	220.00–224.00	4,775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	195.37/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,171	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	136.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	175.01/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,777	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,503.38/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,377.66/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,378	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,827.22/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	430.58/cwt	420.00–446.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	416.53/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	357.47/cwt	356.00–359.00	2,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	388.42/cwt	383.00–394.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	464.35/cwt	450.00–488.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	360.06/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	500.35/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	417.81/cwt	406.00–430.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	435.93/cwt	430.00–442.00	1,918	2

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 399Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 107Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	412	507.00–536.00	517.86
2	500–550	515	415.00–418.00	416.53
2	550–600	563	400.00–402.00	401.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	392.00	392.00
2	750–800	765	356.00–359.00	357.47
1	800–850	830	342.00	342.00
1	950–1000	985	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	368	490.00–510.00	500.35
5	400–450	431	450.00–488.00	464.35
3	500–550	537	383.00–394.00	388.42
2	550–600	565	384.00	384.00
3	650–700	662	355.00–365.00	360.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	440	430.00–442.00	435.93
3	450–500	462	420.00–446.00	430.58
1	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	538.00	538.00
2	450–500	460	500.00–535.00	517.88
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	422.00	422.00
2	650–700	693	370.00–373.00	371.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	655.00	655.00
2	250–300	275	650.00–680.00	664.18
5	300–350	323	650.00–685.00	667.91
1	350–400	390	660.00	660.00
7	400–450	419	600.00–637.00	622.18
3	500–550	525	500.00–525.00	509.17
1	550–600	560	502.00	502.00
2	600–650	635	406.00–430.00	417.81
1	650–700	685	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	720	365.00–375.00	370.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	600.00–635.00	617.04
3	350–400	382	635.00–648.00	640.07
2	400–450	425	575.00–585.00	579.94
3	450–500	455	558.00–590.00	571.12
1	500–550	530	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	583	475.00–480.00	477.47
3	650–700	667	380.00–398.00	389.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	486.00	486.00
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	420.00–450.00	434.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	528.00	528.00
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	156.00–165.00	160.97
4	—	1,106	145.00–152.00	149.05
3	—	1,045	130.00–143.00	136.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	157.00–168.00	163.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	194.00–197.00	195.35
2	—	1,188	172.00–173.00	172.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	186.00–189.00	187.64
4	—	1,800	207.00–218.00	212.31
2	—	2,150	220.00–224.00	222.09
3	—	1,623	190.00–201.00	195.37
3	—	1,587	171.00–180.00	175.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,377.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,827.22

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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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