Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. They had a stock cow sale over the weekend and cows did very good had some good pairs with big calves and bred back bring up to $ 3500.00 a pair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.55/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$204.55

35 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	210.79	946	24
Medium and Large 2	472	194.78	919	8thin
Medium and Large 3	470	180.67	849	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about $96 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 sale35 hd

204.55

—

MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd

198.00

+6.55

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	—	Low	1,562	103.41	1,615	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	91.18	1,007	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,202	74.00	889	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	72.77	763	16

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)	1,500	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,059	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,491	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	365	219.76/cwt	218.00–221.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	221.55/cwt	220.00–223.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.51/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,130	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	226.56/cwt	223.00–230.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.65/cwt	215.00–222.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	201.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	213.00/cwt	211.00–215.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	210.63/cwt	206.00–215.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	210.04/cwt	198.00–215.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,125.56/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,490.93/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	97.36/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,424	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	88.12/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	109.45/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	69.45/cwt	65.00–74.00	666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	58.09/cwt	55.00–60.00	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	80.35/cwt	77.00–85.00	929	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	92.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	993	8

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 100Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 9Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	218.00–221.00	219.76
2	—	315	220.00–223.00	221.55
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
6	—	420	215.00–222.00	217.65
5	—	515	195.00–210.00	201.42
6	—	471	206.00–215.00	210.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
2	—	395	211.00–215.00	213.00
2	—	425	200.00–205.00	202.56
2	—	473	190.00–195.00	192.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
1	—	460	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	205.00	205.00
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	232.00–233.00	232.51
3	—	538	225.00–235.00	230.02
2	—	763	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	—	890	168.00	168.00
1	—	350	238.00	238.00
2	—	420	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	—	670	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	225.00	225.00
1	—	560	222.00	222.00
1	—	525	216.00	216.00
2	—	458	210.00–213.00	211.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	178.00	178.00
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	770	156.00	156.00
4	—	470	198.00–215.00	210.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
2	—	413	223.00–230.00	226.56
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	183.00	183.00

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	—	1,035	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,338	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,490.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	93.00–100.00	97.36
2	—	1,660	109.00–110.00	109.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	72.00–75.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	87.00–89.00	88.12
8	—	1,076	90.00–96.00	92.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	65.00–74.00	69.45
3	—	912	55.00–60.00	58.09
8	—	1,156	77.00–85.00	80.35

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

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Replacement Cattle

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