Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, to higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold for sure steady were surely not cheaper. Had a high yield bull bring $2.26 @ 2260 lbs. just 5,107.60 pretty dang good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.56/cwt on 48 head, up $0.25 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −10.77 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$383.56

▲ 0.25 vs prior sale

48 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$40.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.94

vs MS average

−44.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	395.20	2,057	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	391.00	2,237	20
Medium and Large 2	542	375.45	2,035	22
Medium and Large 3	570	355.00	2,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $33 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

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 sale48 hd

383.56

—

MS average14 barns · 276 hd

401.50

−17.94

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−44.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−10.77

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	1,754	206.50	3,622	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	185.53	2,607	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	169.55	2,637	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,198	142.78	1,711	5thin

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)	1,070	$3,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$3,094	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,573	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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	400–450	423	477.49/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	414.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	597.50/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,083	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	527.05/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	371.46/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	573.38/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	553.45/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	403.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	452.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	484.85/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	434.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,548	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	460.05/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,589	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	156.95/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,794	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	169.55/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,637	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	5,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	3,093.53/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,094	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,127.34/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,127	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,573.19/head	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	445.96/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	487.92/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	395.50/cwt	388.00–404.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	551.82/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	472.45/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	373.68/cwt	373.00–379.00	1,966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	340.50/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,237	20

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 383Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 28Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	540.00–565.00	551.82
3	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	487.92
1	350–400	390	482.00	482.00
2	400–450	423	475.00–480.00	477.49
4	500–550	513	388.00–404.00	395.50
1	550–600	550	394.00	394.00
2	650–700	675	380.00–390.00	384.93
1	750–800	775	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	470.00–475.00	472.45
2	450–500	455	442.00–450.00	445.96
9	500–550	526	373.00–379.00	373.68
13	550–600	553	370.00–380.00	376.67
2	600–650	613	368.00–375.00	371.46
2	700–750	725	340.00–341.00	340.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	430.00–435.00	432.47
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	352.00	352.00
3	650–700	668	350.00–360.00	355.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	572	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	500.00–510.00	505.00
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	578	400.00–425.00	414.90
2	650–700	670	360.00–370.00	364.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	325	595.00–600.00	597.50
1	350–400	360	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	430	545.00–565.00	553.45
2	500–550	505	470.00–500.00	484.85
9	600–650	620	400.00–420.00	403.30
1	750–800	760	358.00	358.00
1	900–950	905	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	745	367.00	367.00
7	750–800	764	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	288	555.00–600.00	573.38
2	350–400	373	520.00–535.00	527.05
1	400–450	440	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	475	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	518	450.00–455.00	452.44
1	600–650	645	384.00	384.00
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	420.00–450.00	434.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	465	480.00–485.00	482.45
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	520	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	545.00	545.00
2	500–550	518	450.00–470.00	460.05
2	650–700	650	365.00–370.00	367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	184.00–190.00	186.91
1	—	1,485	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	130.00–137.00	133.33
2	—	1,143	155.00–159.00	156.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	166.00–173.00	169.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	204.00	204.00
1	—	2,260	226.00	226.00
2	—	1,630	210.00–217.00	213.24
1	—	1,850	176.00	176.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,093.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,127.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,573.19

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

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