Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. and slaughter cows and bulls 2-4 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.59/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$198.59

71 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	206.93	1,155	39
Medium and Large 2	562	191.78	1,077	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	854	186.00	1,588	15thin
Medium and Large 3	465	184.98	861	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $294 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 sale71 hd

198.59

—

MS average12 barns · 960 hd

221.45

−22.86

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	1,619	105.35	1,706	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	93.13	1,150	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	77.80	839	4thin

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)	1,280	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	327	231.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	197.97/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	131.45/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	216.36/cwt	215.00–219.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	197.96/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	220.43/cwt	218.00–225.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	84.98/cwt	84.00–86.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	102.83/cwt	102.50–103.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	89.93/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	109.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	185.84/cwt	180.00–192.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	183.98/cwt	180.00–188.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	204.67/cwt	203.00–206.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	189.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	200.61/cwt	198.00–206.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	201.12/cwt	196.00–206.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	194.00/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	216.60/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	215.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.71/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	214.89/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	218.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	208.75/cwt	203.00–213.00	685	3

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 92Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 4

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. and slaughter cows and bulls 2-4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	230.00–235.00	231.66
2	—	1,065	120.00–143.00	131.45
4	—	615	200.00–215.00	205.27
8	—	698	195.00	195.00
1	—	565	223.00	223.00
1	—	270	242.00	242.00
1	—	920	126.00	126.00
7	—	416	218.00–225.00	220.43
6	—	514	210.00–219.00	214.89
6	—	477	215.00–221.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	200.00–202.00	201.00
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
3	—	532	190.00–206.00	197.97
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
3	—	383	215.00–219.00	216.36
1	—	655	189.00	189.00
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
2	—	563	195.00–201.00	197.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
2	—	488	180.00–190.00	184.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	870	186.00	186.00
7	—	835	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
5	—	765	173.00	173.00
2	—	615	185.00–194.00	189.43
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
4	—	531	190.00–198.00	194.00
3	—	477	213.00–219.00	216.60
2	—	418	212.00–220.00	215.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	178.00	178.00
6	—	818	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	180.00–192.00	185.84
2	—	333	197.00–198.00	197.50
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	180.00–188.00	183.98
3	—	383	203.00–206.00	204.67
4	—	466	198.00–206.00	200.61
3	—	656	180.00	180.00
2	—	415	196.00–206.00	201.12
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	180.00	180.00
4	—	575	175.00–189.00	182.71
3	—	328	203.00–213.00	208.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	212.00	212.00
2	—	533	218.00	218.00
1	—	405	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	79.00–81.00	80.07
1	—	935	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	84.00–86.00	84.98
3	—	1,418	102.50–103.00	102.83
4	—	1,190	87.00–92.00	89.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	100.00–103.00	101.50
2	—	1,775	105.00–114.00	109.21

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00

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

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