Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. There was a lot of activity from the calf buyers today .Slaughter Cows sold steady to a little higher. Sold some really good stocker cows that brought really good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.57/cwt on 7 head, up $2.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −93.67 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$372.57

▲ 2.77 vs prior sale

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs MS average

−41.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	383.67	2,072	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	371.00	2,078	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	357.50	1,984	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $88 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 sale7 hd

372.57

—

MS average13 barns · 354 hd

380.14

−7.56

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−41.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−93.67

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	1,806	212.85	3,844	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	192.01	2,457	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	174.78	2,566	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	167.43	1,959	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,215	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,940	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$3,076	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,278	$4,163	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	400–450	435	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	378.98/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	521.73/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	343.50/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	535.22/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	380.51/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	378.05/cwt	374.00–382.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	326.56/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,831	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	4,725.63/head	4,700.00–4,750.00	4,726	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	365.69/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	455.12/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	406.56/cwt	403.00–410.00	2,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	351.54/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	3,076.34/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	190.34/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	175.46/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	3,479.05/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	222.08/cwt	220.00–225.00	4,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	165.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,941	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	174.78/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,554.74/head	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,786.31/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	340.98/cwt	339.00–344.00	2,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	476.74/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	413.79/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	348.00/cwt	337.00–359.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	353.98/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	416.55/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	389.96/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	419.17/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	362.68/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	501.03/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	352.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	376.69/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	369.32/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	291.58/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	433.29/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	511.50/cwt	508.00–515.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	352.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,933	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 332Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 26Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 19Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	520.00–555.00	535.22
3	300–350	328	515.00–530.00	521.73
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	435	460.00–475.00	467.50
2	500–550	515	380.00–381.00	380.51
1	550–600	590	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	623	374.00–382.00	378.05
2	650–700	663	378.00–380.00	378.98
3	700–750	710	362.00–370.00	365.69
2	800–850	823	320.00–333.00	326.56
1	900–950	910	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	647	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	358	470.00–485.00	476.74
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	465	382.00–400.00	389.96
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	348.00	348.00
3	650–700	663	339.00–344.00	340.98
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	508.00–515.00	511.50
4	300–350	321	490.00–510.00	501.03
3	400–450	430	415.00–450.00	433.29
1	500–550	535	372.00	372.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	633	355.00–372.00	362.68
3	700–750	732	350.00–355.00	352.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	413.00	413.00
2	550–600	580	403.00–410.00	406.56
2	600–650	638	390.00–395.00	392.53
1	650–700	650	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	735	343.00–344.00	343.50
1	750–800	765	348.00	348.00
1	800–850	805	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	465	376.00	376.00
12	600–650	611	366.00	366.00
5	700–750	727	358.00	358.00
5	900–950	938	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	410.00–418.00	413.79
2	350–400	375	413.00–420.00	416.55
2	500–550	523	350.00–358.00	353.98
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	625	337.00–359.00	348.00
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	465	365.00–375.00	369.32
3	500–550	533	360.00–390.00	376.69
1	550–600	555	389.00	389.00
2	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	377.48
2	700–750	708	320.00–330.00	325.02
2	800–850	833	283.00–300.00	291.58
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	440.00–445.00	442.47
1	500–550	540	358.00	358.00
3	550–600	583	350.00–355.00	352.65
2	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	337.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	450.00–460.00	455.12
2	500–550	505	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	600–650	618	348.00–355.00	351.54
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	413.00–425.00	419.17
3	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,385	4,700.00–4,750.00	4,725.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	3,100.00	3,100.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,076.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,394	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,479.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,554.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,786.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	187.00–195.00	190.34
2	—	1,228	180.00–185.00	182.52
2	—	1,353	200.00–210.00	204.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	172.00–179.00	175.46
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,175	162.00–170.00	165.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	170.00–179.00	174.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,795	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,918	220.00–225.00	222.08

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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