Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.89/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$244.89

30 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$45.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.56

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	256.57	1,148	12thin
Medium and Large 2	535	242.33	1,297	15thin
Medium and Large 3	502	210.99	1,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.58/cwt here — about $89 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 sale30 hd

244.89

—

MS average13 barns · 1,299 hd

231.33

+13.56

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	1,806	113.04	2,042	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	102.47	1,193	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	90.75	1,314	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	64.84	647	11

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,383	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,158	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,788	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,564	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	258.53/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	250.34/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	247.95/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,399	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	262.97/cwt	260.00–272.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	242.50/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	243.97/cwt	242.00–246.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	205.48/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	215.96/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	211.15/cwt	206.00–216.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	221.07/cwt	218.00–225.00	955	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	1,591.72/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,592	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,536.16/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,536	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	1,300.25/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,112.41/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	102.78/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,227	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	112.68/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	94.20/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	54.64/cwt	50.00–63.00	486	7
Bulls	—	—	1,967	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.50	2,341	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	108.57/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	90.75/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	981	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 47Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 39Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 15Year ago 14

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls 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	—	560	229.00	229.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
1	—	520	230.00	230.00
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
2	—	723	175.00–176.00	175.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	209.00	209.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
2	—	363	215.00–220.00	217.52
2	—	418	206.00–216.00	211.15
3	—	270	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	213.00–220.00	215.96
3	—	482	220.00	220.00
3	—	432	218.00–225.00	221.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	253.00–264.00	258.53
3	—	520	250.00–251.00	250.34
2	—	570	246.00–250.00	247.95
5	—	371	260.00–272.00	262.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	242.00	242.00
2	—	450	237.00–248.00	242.50
2	—	385	242.00–246.00	243.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	222.00	222.00
2	—	583	200.00–211.00	205.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,127	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,591.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,536.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,194	97.00–107.50	102.78
2	—	1,110	111.00–114.00	112.68
3	—	1,062	93.00–95.00	94.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	50.00–63.00	54.64
4	—	1,186	80.00–86.00	82.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	85.00–95.00	90.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,967	116.00–122.50	119.00
4	—	1,686	105.00–111.00	108.57

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle