Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were wild 10-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.37/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$233.37

39 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$699

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	235.06	1,204	26
Medium and Large 2	496	231.24	1,146	12thin
Medium and Large 3	235	215.00	505	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $699 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 sale39 hd

233.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,265 hd

221.61

+11.76

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	1,483	101.96	1,512	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	95.19	1,221	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	89.40	1,261	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	79.76	979	7thin

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)	1,068	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	218.68/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	234.94/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	236.49/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	182.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	230.71/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	223.47/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	249.45/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	231.12/cwt	220.00–243.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.06/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,057	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	72.92/cwt	70.00–76.00	797	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	112.60/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	103.28/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	89.40/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	101.24/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	91.83/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,129	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	197.12/cwt	190.00–204.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	221.67/cwt	220.00–223.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	206.85/cwt	198.00–223.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.05/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	216.19/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	196.78/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.50/cwt	213.00–222.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 11Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 15

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were wild 10-15 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
3	—	658	216.00–220.00	218.68
1	—	385	255.00	255.00
2	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.46
1	—	905	157.00	157.00
1	—	550	240.00	240.00
12	—	421	243.00–256.00	249.45
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
2	—	530	246.00–250.00	248.06
1	—	745	199.00	199.00
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	232.00–238.00	234.94
2	—	428	235.00–238.00	236.49
4	—	571	228.00–233.00	230.71
2	—	540	220.00–227.00	223.47
2	—	383	220.00–243.00	231.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	181.00–185.00	182.98
4	—	465	190.00–204.00	197.12
1	—	360	203.00	203.00
1	—	305	213.00	213.00
1	—	745	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
3	—	382	220.00–223.00	221.67
3	—	513	198.00–223.00	206.85
2	—	565	202.00–206.00	204.05
2	—	480	207.00–225.00	216.19
1	—	225	225.00	225.00
4	—	616	190.00–206.00	196.78
5	—	420	213.00–222.00	217.50
2	—	313	218.00–220.00	218.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	177.00	177.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
2	—	443	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	—	785	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	80.00–85.00	82.49
2	—	1,093	70.00–76.00	72.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	85.00–94.00	89.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	100.00–103.00	101.24
9	—	1,229	87.00–97.00	91.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	109.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	1,535	100.00–105.50	103.28
2	—	1,335	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,305	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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