Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.20/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$179.20

15 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	184.14	1,026	7thin
Medium and Large 2	519	175.60	911	5thin
Medium and Large 3	494	173.68	857	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $169 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 sale15 hd

179.20

—

MS average13 barns · 1,126 hd

194.89

−15.69

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	91.27	1,076	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	75.49	728	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,368	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,195	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,167	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,584	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	225.50/cwt	223.00–228.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	226.89/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	197.42/cwt	193.00–204.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	203.50/cwt	203.00–204.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	170.52/cwt	166.00–175.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,346.05/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,346	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,636.64/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,637	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	1,737.69/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,441.65/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,442	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,267.84/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	94.10/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,109	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	87.88/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,035	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	82.21/cwt	80.00–85.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	68.76/cwt	64.00–75.00	636	4

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 52Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 7Year ago 8

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	167.00	167.00
2	—	405	223.00–228.00	225.50
2	—	463	220.00–234.00	226.89
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	193.00–204.00	197.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
1	—	750	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,015	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
2	—	428	203.00–204.00	203.50
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	198.00	198.00
2	—	330	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
2	—	558	166.00–175.00	170.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
1	—	505	214.00	214.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,346.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,277	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,636.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,483	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,441.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,267.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	90.00–98.00	94.10
5	—	1,178	86.00–89.00	87.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	80.00–85.00	82.21
4	—	925	64.00–75.00	68.76

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