Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder cattle sold steady very strong market. Slaughter cattle sold steady as well, top cow brought $1.96 and top bull $2.21 that is very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.05/cwt on 8 head, down $25.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 26 comparable sales and sits −3.19 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$463.05

▼ 25.20 vs prior sale

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$60.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.98

vs MS average

−12.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	500.00	2,713	2thin
Medium and Large 2	528	461.70	2,438	3thin
Medium and Large 3	558	439.78	2,454	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

463.05

—

MS average12 barns · 162 hd

447.08

+15.98

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−12.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−3.19

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	—	Low	1,654	201.88	3,340	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	185.70	2,546	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	170.32	2,424	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	154.54	1,700	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,435	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,585	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,760	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	500–550	535	370.15/cwt	362.00–378.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	476.54/cwt	475.00–478.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	396.11/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	460.34/cwt	458.00–464.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	461.70/cwt	450.00–472.00	2,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	580.09/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	609.46/cwt	600.00–618.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	400.19/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	491.01/cwt	467.00–505.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	406.18/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	380.38/cwt	372.00–389.00	2,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	548.18/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	475.40/cwt	473.00–478.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	665.08/cwt	650.00–675.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	374.47/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	544.97/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	439.78/cwt	436.00–447.00	2,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	473.42/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	517.24/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	149.16/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	186.35/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,667	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	163.31/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,852	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	170.32/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,424	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	172.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	194.33/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,829	4
Bulls	—	—	1,418	186.73/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	219.98/cwt	219.00–221.00	4,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,545.28/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,623.87/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,434.61/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,414	3,974.80/head	3,850.00–4,050.00	3,975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	429.73/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	312.18/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	462.08/cwt	458.00–465.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	458.29/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	432.00–438.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 364Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 61Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 23Year ago 72

As compared to the last market: feeder cattle sold steady very strong market. Slaughter cattle sold steady as well, top cow brought $1.96 and top bull $2.21 that is very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	370	458.00–465.00	462.08
2	400–450	440	432.00–438.00	435.00
2	500–550	535	362.00–378.00	370.15
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	330	513.00	513.00
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	475.00–478.00	476.54
1	450–500	450	468.00	468.00
4	500–550	513	420.00–434.00	429.73
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	755	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	473.00–478.00	475.40
3	400–450	427	458.00–464.00	460.34
3	450–500	473	450.00–465.00	458.29
2	500–550	530	390.00–402.00	396.11
3	550–600	562	382.00–410.00	400.19
2	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	344.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	600.00–618.00	609.46
2	400–450	418	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	463	540.00–550.00	544.97
3	500–550	528	450.00–472.00	461.70
3	650–700	653	372.00–389.00	380.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	270	655.00	655.00
3	300–350	312	650.00–675.00	665.08
2	400–450	418	575.00–585.00	580.09
1	450–500	485	580.00	580.00
1	500–550	525	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	560	500.00	500.00
4	600–650	620	400.00–413.00	406.18
2	700–750	718	365.00–384.00	374.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	370	525.00–560.00	548.18
3	450–500	463	467.00–505.00	491.01
3	550–600	558	436.00–447.00	439.78
1	700–750	705	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	495	509.00	509.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	465.00–480.00	473.42
1	550–600	550	422.00	422.00
1	650–700	660	352.00	352.00
1	850–900	850	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	510.00–525.00	517.24
1	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	454.97
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	670	300.00–324.00	312.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	145.00–152.00	149.16
4	—	1,134	160.00–168.00	163.31
1	—	1,030	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	181.00–190.00	186.35
3	—	1,138	170.00–175.00	172.90
4	—	1,456	192.00–196.00	194.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	165.00–174.00	170.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	185.00–189.00	186.73
2	—	1,933	219.00–221.00	219.98
1	—	1,570	196.00	196.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,623.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,434.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,414	3,850.00–4,050.00	3,974.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle