Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, sold some really good calves that brought very good money. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.64/cwt on 30 head, down $16.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −81.25 against this barn's trailing median of $452.89.

Average price

$371.64

▼ 16.71 vs prior sale

30 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs MS average

−25.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	375.02	1,989	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	501	375.00	1,879	21
Medium and Large 2	537	365.01	1,960	3thin
Medium and Large 3	565	351.33	1,986	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.97, low $337.72, median $452.89 across 28 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 sale30 hd

371.64

—

MS average10 barns · 317 hd

369.57

+2.06

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−25.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.89

−81.25

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	1,837	211.80	3,891	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	176.91	2,227	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	164.19	2,602	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,113	151.87	1,691	10

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)	1,210	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,561	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,950	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,879	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	341.93/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	459.00/cwt	458.00–460.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	516.12/cwt	506.00–525.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	436.33/cwt	433.00–438.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	354.49/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	376.53/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	341.24/cwt	337.00–347.00	2,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	326.99/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	319.04/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	385.57/cwt	383.00–388.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	445.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	323.05/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,665	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	451.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,504	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	411.84/cwt	403.00–425.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,781.07/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	182.26/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,486	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	173.35/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,061	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	207.99/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,864	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,232	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	155.13/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	164.51/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	164.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,237	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	316.43/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	339.08/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	382.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	391.49/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	421.26/cwt	410.00–433.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	354.50/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	426.46/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	428.44/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	331.96/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	341.51/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	392.40/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	407.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	331.98/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	457.78/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	367.51/cwt	367.00–368.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	443.98/cwt	443.00–445.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	329.06/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	347.06/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,971	2

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 872Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 73Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 136

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold mixed, sold some really good calves that brought very good money. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	423.00	423.00
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	418.00	418.00
1	500–550	540	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	568	345.00–349.00	347.06
4	600–650	620	325.00–340.00	331.98
1	750–800	770	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	268	440.00–450.00	445.33
3	300–350	333	440.00–460.00	451.63
3	400–450	423	433.00–438.00	436.33
2	500–550	530	383.00–388.00	385.57
1	550–600	575	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	645	352.00	352.00
1	650–700	685	343.00	343.00
2	700–750	710	313.00–325.00	319.04
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	900	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	400.00–415.00	407.43
2	300–350	308	380.00–405.00	392.40
2	350–400	383	390.00–393.00	391.49
2	400–450	420	370.00–395.00	382.80
1	450–500	455	393.00	393.00
2	500–550	520	335.00–343.00	339.08
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	658	310.00–323.00	316.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	501	375.00	375.00
16	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
10	700–750	701	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	506.00–525.00	516.12
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	478.00	478.00
2	400–450	420	458.00–460.00	459.00
2	500–550	508	370.00–383.00	376.53
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
2	600–650	618	354.00–355.00	354.49
1	650–700	650	357.00	357.00
3	700–750	728	337.00–347.00	341.24
2	750–800	773	339.00–345.00	341.93
2	800–850	825	320.00–326.00	323.05
2	850–900	853	324.00–330.00	326.99
1	900–950	945	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	424.88
2	350–400	358	410.00–433.00	421.26
2	400–450	433	425.00–432.00	428.44
2	450–500	453	420.00–433.00	426.46
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	578	354.00–355.00	354.50
1	650–700	680	329.00	329.00
1	750–800	765	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00–465.00	457.78
1	300–350	330	448.00	448.00
1	350–400	355	463.00	463.00
2	400–450	438	443.00–445.00	443.98
2	500–550	518	367.00–368.00	367.51
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	693	340.00–343.00	341.51
2	700–750	720	330.00–334.00	331.96
1	800–850	820	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	520	324.00–333.00	329.06
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	403.00–425.00	411.84
3	500–550	523	335.00–345.00	340.06
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,781.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	180.00–185.00	182.26
6	—	1,189	168.00–178.00	173.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	130.00–140.00	134.89
4	—	1,180	150.00–159.00	155.13
3	—	1,225	162.00–167.00	164.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	160.00–170.00	164.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	207.00–209.00	207.99
1	—	1,980	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,570	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,920	217.00	217.00

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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How this sale compares

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