Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-5 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.65/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$167.65

26 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	175.85	730	12thin
Medium and Large 2	364	172.80	629	5thin
Medium and Large 3	453	153.85	697	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $33 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 sale26 hd

167.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,087 hd

170.46

−2.81

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	1,688	92.15	1,556	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	83.67	1,059	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	878	49.52	435	2thin

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)	1,141	$1,101	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$1,371	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	420	169.45/cwt	168.00–171.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	175.54/cwt	170.00–181.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	164.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	199.44/cwt	195.00–205.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	189.07/cwt	182.00–195.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	196.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	213.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	208.52/cwt	206.00–211.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	165.71/cwt	164.00–168.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,354.30/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,354	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	1,129.29/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,129	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	983	924.94/head	900.00–950.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	91.92/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	83.67/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,059	5

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 58Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 8Year ago 52

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-5 higher and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	168.00–171.00	169.45
2	—	308	170.00–181.00	175.54
1	—	365	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	160.00–167.00	164.59
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
4	—	475	150.00–158.00	153.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
4	—	324	182.00–195.00	189.07
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	188.00	188.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
2	—	415	177.00–180.00	178.46
2	—	508	159.00–160.00	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
2	—	525	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	428	179.00–180.00	179.50
2	—	630	136.00–145.00	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
3	—	480	164.00–168.00	165.71
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
2	—	440	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	850	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	190.00	190.00
3	—	362	190.00–200.00	196.45
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	195.00–205.00	199.44
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
4	—	321	210.00–220.00	213.49
2	—	368	206.00–211.00	208.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	900.00–950.00	924.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,545	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,354.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	775	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,129.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,615	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,665	90.00–93.00	91.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	49.00–50.00	49.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	79.00–88.00	83.67

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle