Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle and bulls sold higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.14/cwt on 75 head, down $2.71 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +16.90 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$483.14

▼ 2.71 vs prior sale

75 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.81

vs MS average

+9.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	490.00	2,626	63
Medium and Large 1	523	472.39	2,471	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	450.15	2,435	6thin
Medium and Large 3	551	430.03	2,371	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.97/cwt here — about $256 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 sale75 hd

483.14

—

MS average13 barns · 335 hd

452.33

+30.81

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+9.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

+16.90

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	1,600	200.79	3,213	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	185.04	2,489	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	171.63	2,415	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,125	157.37	1,770	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,859	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	352.76/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	319.01/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	590.07/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,298	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	509.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	379.02/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	366.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	529.85/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	398.98/cwt	397.00–402.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	537.87/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,626	63
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	427.37/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	453.35/cwt	450.00–458.00	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	555.05/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	338.68/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	446.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	472.39/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	171.63/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	178.53/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	182.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	140.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	158.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	168.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	185.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,410	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,589	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,858.59/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,218	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	447.38/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	324.03/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	348.88/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	345.57/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	384.01/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	401.29/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	454.37/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	474.87/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	455.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	323.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,574	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 341Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 36Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 30

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle and bulls sold higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	335	585.00–595.00	590.07
1	350–400	360	595.00	595.00
2	400–450	418	525.00–550.00	537.87
2	500–550	523	465.00–480.00	472.39
3	600–650	612	397.00–402.00	398.98
1	650–700	675	390.00	390.00
5	700–750	729	348.00–360.00	352.76
1	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	817	335.00–341.00	338.68
1	850–900	880	331.00	331.00
4	900–950	923	314.00–322.00	319.01
1	950–1000	955	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	295.00	295.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	525.00–535.00	529.85
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	438.00	438.00
3	550–600	555	420.00–432.00	427.37
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	683	360.00–370.00	366.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	367	550.00–560.00	555.05
4	400–450	423	500.00–520.00	509.00
3	500–550	527	450.00–458.00	453.35
3	550–600	555	440.00–455.00	446.94
3	600–650	628	375.00–382.00	379.02
1	650–700	665	374.00	374.00
1	800–850	840	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	536	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	528	420.00	420.00
22	650–700	668	344.00	344.00
20	800–850	802	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	412.00	412.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	340.00–358.00	348.88
2	600–650	610	320.00–328.00	324.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	455.07
2	450–500	460	425.00–430.00	427.45
3	500–550	525	380.00–390.00	384.01
2	600–650	618	340.00–351.00	345.57
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	738	320.00–326.00	323.01
1	750–800	770	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	465.00–485.00	474.87
3	400–450	417	450.00–460.00	454.37
3	500–550	512	398.00–406.00	401.29
1	600–650	625	388.00	388.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	845	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	440.00–455.00	447.38
1	550–600	565	364.00	364.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	490.00–500.00	495.00
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	495	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	165.00–176.00	171.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	178.00–179.00	178.53
1	—	1,615	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,298	180.00–190.00	185.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	138.00–145.00	140.90
4	—	1,069	152.00–162.00	158.30
4	—	1,108	165.00–175.00	168.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	180.00–186.00	182.58
1	—	1,690	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,685	213.00	213.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	960	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,858.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,650.00	2,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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