Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were5-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.07/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$177.07

24 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	192.32	899	12thin
Medium and Large 2	630	162.22	1,021	8thin
Medium and Large 3	489	161.00	787	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $112 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 sale24 hd

177.07

—

MS average13 barns · 1,133 hd

189.09

−12.02

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	1,847	111.06	2,051	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	98.25	1,203	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	73.50	698	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$1,176	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	540	213.94/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	194.12/cwt	190.00–198.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	245.39/cwt	240.00–251.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	192.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	177.89/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	189.59/cwt	185.00–194.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	248.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,123	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	926	1,176.15/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,176	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	111.06/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	101.57/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,323	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	91.61/cwt	90.00–93.00	978	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	487	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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 36Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 15

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were5-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	208.00–220.00	213.94
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,335	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	176.00	176.00
1	—	605	221.00	221.00
1	—	455	228.00	228.00
2	—	373	240.00–251.00	245.39
1	—	1,285	122.00	122.00
3	—	327	240.00–255.00	248.21
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
2	—	433	190.00–198.00	194.12
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	169.00	169.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	185.00–190.00	187.53
1	—	605	171.00	171.00
3	—	488	190.00–195.00	192.67
3	—	523	185.00–194.00	189.59
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	145.00–150.00	147.47
2	—	570	175.00–181.00	177.89
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
2	—	785	140.00–146.00	143.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	470	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	160.00	160.00

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	2	—	1,025	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	926	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,176.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	110.00–112.00	111.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	100.00–104.00	101.57
2	—	1,068	90.00–93.00	91.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	89.00	89.00
1	—	840	58.00	58.00

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

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