Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little stronger, top Bull brought $2.20 a lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.58/cwt on 10 head, down $21.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.33 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$466.58

▼ 21.67 vs prior sale

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$61.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.44

vs MS average

−5.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	497.37	2,646	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	476.33	2,644	3thin
Medium and Large 3	579	436.18	2,525	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.19/cwt here — about $121 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

466.58

—

MS average12 barns · 108 hd

444.15

+22.44

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−5.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

+0.33

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	1,794	203.30	3,647	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	180.60	2,242	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	167.00	2,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	150.41	1,677	7thin

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)	1,350	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$3,320	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$2,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$4,022	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	500–550	525	407.20/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	631.00/cwt	613.00–650.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.12/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	681.07/cwt	665.00–695.00	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	482.50/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	386.00/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	485.37/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	497.37/cwt	490.00–502.00	2,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	436.18/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,422	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	188.66/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,105	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	164.21/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,815	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	217.22/cwt	214.00–220.00	4,344	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	135.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	4,021.76/head	3,850.00–4,400.00	4,022	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	788	2,564.29/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	3,320.45/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	375.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	392.66/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	439.00/cwt	418.00–460.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	343.87/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	464.76/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	475.25/cwt	471.00–480.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	388.00/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	446.51/cwt	445.00–448.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	525.32/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,671	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 211Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 85

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little stronger, top Bull brought $2.20 a lb.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	503.00	503.00
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	430	450.00–460.00	455.12
2	450–500	483	445.00–448.00	446.51
2	500–550	525	400.00–414.00	407.20
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	625	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	510.00–555.00	525.32
3	400–450	430	471.00–480.00	475.25
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	505	418.00–460.00	439.00
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	460.00–470.00	464.76
1	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	572	370.00–385.00	375.50
2	650–700	673	340.00–348.00	343.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	613.00–650.00	631.00
1	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	475	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	545	480.00–485.00	482.50
1	550–600	575	464.00	464.00
3	650–700	663	380.00–396.00	388.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
3	450–500	477	470.00–500.00	485.37
4	550–600	579	425.00–450.00	436.18
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	655.00	655.00
4	300–350	320	665.00–695.00	681.07
1	400–450	425	600.00	600.00
3	500–550	532	490.00–502.00	497.37
3	600–650	608	420.00–430.00	425.03
1	700–750	735	394.00	394.00
2	750–800	760	380.00–392.00	386.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	470	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	527	388.00–400.00	392.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	450.00–470.00	459.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	187.00–190.00	188.66
2	—	1,220	170.00–175.00	172.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,105	162.00–167.00	164.21
3	—	1,082	131.00–140.00	135.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	214.00–220.00	217.22
1	—	2,160	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,405	186.00–188.00	187.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,320.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,564.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,169	3,850.00–4,400.00	4,021.76

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