Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. Last Saturday (3/28/26), 240 light bred fancy brangus and baldie heifers sold bringing $3,800-$5,100.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.02/cwt on 80 head, up $39.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +27.69 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$422.02

▲ 39.54 vs prior sale

80 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$722

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

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.92

vs MS average

−1.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	445.00	2,648	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	427.38	2,188	70
Medium and Large 2	547	385.02	2,107	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	363.33	1,926	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $722 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $351.03, median $394.33 across 29 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 sale80 hd

422.02

—

MS average13 barns · 265 hd

404.10

+17.92

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−1.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

+27.69

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	1,635	203.56	3,328	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	193.49	2,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	189.29	2,288	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	154.20	1,729	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,892	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	655	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	347.11/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	382.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	503.59/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	261.31/cwt	253.00–270.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	609.14/cwt	602.00–618.00	2,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	646.39/cwt	625.00–660.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	375.79/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	349.35/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	539.80/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	382.68/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	614.63/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	403.47/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	416.43/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	377.13/cwt	364.00–389.00	2,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	414.79/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	332.45/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	481.52/cwt	478.00–485.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	462.30/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	532.34/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	755	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	655	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	194.53/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	188.52/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,022	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,769	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	217.05/cwt	215.00–219.00	4,044	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	198.38/cwt	194.00–203.00	2,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	413.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	184.04/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,891.76/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	664.51/cwt	650.00–676.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	690.41/cwt	680.00–701.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	418.88/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	576.40/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	421.44/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	331.25/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	427.38/cwt	404.00–430.00	2,188	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,034	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,642	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	600.73/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	359.00/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	509.25/cwt	504.00–518.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.25/cwt	500.00–508.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	446.97/cwt	440.00–456.00	2,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	381.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	460.48/cwt	444.00–470.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	359.11/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.67/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	484.85/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 435Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 72Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 49Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	490.00–515.00	503.59
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	578	375.00–390.00	382.66
2	650–700	675	342.00–352.00	347.11
2	750–800	768	253.00–270.00	261.31
1	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	472.00	472.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	565.00	565.00
3	500–550	513	409.00–430.00	421.44
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	392.00	392.00
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	509.00	509.00
37	500–550	519	509.00	509.00
3	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
13	950–1000	960	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	625.00–660.00	646.39
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	308	600.00–630.00	614.63
3	350–400	378	602.00–618.00	609.14
3	400–450	425	530.00–550.00	539.80
1	450–500	465	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	510	450.00–460.00	455.10
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	620	375.00–390.00	382.68
4	650–700	660	364.00–389.00	377.13
3	700–750	713	340.00–360.00	349.35
1	800–850	800	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	390	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	480	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	585	400.00–420.00	413.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	680.00–701.00	690.41
6	300–350	315	650.00–676.00	664.51
3	400–450	428	560.00–595.00	576.40
2	500–550	515	470.00–500.00	484.85
1	550–600	580	501.00	501.00
3	600–650	615	410.00–435.00	418.88
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
5	700–750	717	370.00–400.00	381.61
1	800–850	835	333.00	333.00
1	850–900	850	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	273	530.00–535.00	532.34
2	300–350	320	450.00–475.00	462.30
2	350–400	383	478.00–485.00	481.52
3	400–450	428	402.00–430.00	414.79
2	450–500	475	410.00–423.00	416.43
2	500–550	510	400.00–407.00	403.47
4	550–600	566	370.00–381.00	375.79
2	650–700	690	325.00–340.00	332.45
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	500	360.00–375.00	367.50
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	275	590.00–610.00	600.73
3	300–350	317	504.00–518.00	509.25
3	350–400	373	500.00–508.00	504.25
5	400–450	426	444.00–470.00	460.48
4	450–500	463	440.00–456.00	446.97
1	550–600	595	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	633	350.00–373.00	359.11
2	650–700	668	358.00–360.00	359.00
4	700–750	723	325.00–340.00	331.25
3	750–800	750	326.00–338.00	330.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	511.00	511.00
70	500–550	512	404.00–430.00	427.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,891.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	191.00–198.00	194.53
2	—	1,208	181.00–187.00	184.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	155.00–159.00	157.27
1	—	1,110	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	193.00–194.00	193.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	188.00–189.00	188.52
3	—	1,863	215.00–219.00	217.05
2	—	1,325	194.00–203.00	198.38

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle