Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Had some really good calves today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.64/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$182.64

57 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$25.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	190.44	821	26
Medium and Large 2	436	180.55	787	22
Medium and Large 3	477	165.20	789	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

182.64

—

MS average13 barns · 1,183 hd

172.65

+9.99

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	1,390	82.50	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	55.66	667	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	949	37.58	357	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$939	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.53/cwt	171.00–181.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.32/cwt	148.00–151.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	194.37/cwt	190.00–199.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	183.12/cwt	179.00–187.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	183.74/cwt	183.00–185.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	198.54/cwt	195.00–202.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.08/cwt	180.00–193.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	170.46/cwt	169.00–173.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	204.94/cwt	201.00–210.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.96/cwt	156.00–158.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	167.27/cwt	165.00–171.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	28.87/cwt	25.00–35.00	270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.58/cwt	36.00–44.00	372	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	55.66/cwt	55.00–57.00	667	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	809.05/head	750.00–875.00	809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	159.15/cwt	155.00–163.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.38/cwt	168.00–173.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	151.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.49/cwt	164.00–173.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	714	3

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 169Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 16

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Had some really good calves today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
4	—	465	169.00–173.00	170.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
5	—	519	171.00–181.00	175.53
5	—	424	190.00–199.00	194.37
2	—	280	200.00–203.00	201.53
1	—	555	174.00	174.00
1	—	850	135.00	135.00
6	—	372	195.00–202.00	198.54
5	—	338	201.00–210.00	204.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	179.00–187.00	183.12
4	—	469	183.00–185.00	183.74
6	—	380	180.00–193.00	185.08
3	—	530	160.00–165.00	161.64
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	148.00–151.00	149.32
2	—	325	168.00–173.00	170.38
2	—	280	170.00–175.00	172.59
3	—	362	165.00–171.00	166.94
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
5	—	534	146.00–156.00	151.46
7	—	416	164.00–173.00	167.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	155.00–163.00	159.15
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
8	—	474	150.00–160.00	156.62
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
4	—	575	138.00–145.00	140.70
3	—	378	160.00–163.00	162.00
1	—	265	161.00	161.00
2	—	520	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	533	133.00–135.00	133.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	156.00–158.00	156.96
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
4	—	464	165.00–171.00	167.27
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	82.00–83.00	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	25.00–35.00	28.87
5	—	940	36.00–44.00	39.58
2	—	1,003	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,198	55.00–57.00	55.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	750.00–875.00	809.05

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle