Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows a little higher, had some really good slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.63/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$216.63

34 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	219.47	1,254	13thin
Medium and Large 3	454	218.33	991	10thin
Medium and Large 1	646	211.74	1,367	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale34 hd

216.63

—

MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd

237.44

−20.80

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	1,773	111.37	1,975	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	98.40	1,209	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	75.54	835	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	200.08/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	228.00/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.49/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	221.58/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	230.98/cwt	228.00–235.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	236.31/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	236.96/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	253.03/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	214.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	203.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	104.06/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,344	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	73.39/cwt	70.00–76.00	770	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	63.08/cwt	60.00–65.00	642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	91.12/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,064	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	995	7

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 120Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 14

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows a little higher, had some really good slaughter cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	191.00	191.00
1	—	695	174.00	174.00
3	—	370	200.00–210.00	203.33
1	—	450	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	183.00	183.00
2	—	485	180.00–184.00	182.04
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	183.00–184.00	183.49
1	—	580	204.00	204.00
5	—	411	210.00–220.00	214.74
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	190.00–210.00	200.08
1	—	795	198.00	198.00
2	—	688	190.00–195.00	192.47
1	—	800	183.00	183.00
1	—	920	178.00	178.00
2	—	438	248.00–258.00	253.03
2	—	538	239.00–240.00	239.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	222.00–232.00	228.00
2	—	560	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	—	1,040	144.00	144.00
2	—	768	180.00–185.00	182.44
1	—	300	250.00	250.00
4	—	470	230.00–241.00	236.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
1	—	700	169.00	169.00
4	—	471	218.00–228.00	221.58
3	—	358	228.00–235.00	230.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	235.00–243.00	236.96

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	2	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	115.00–120.00	117.73
2	—	1,733	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,292	101.00–108.00	104.06
1	—	1,200	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,168	87.00–97.00	91.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	70.00–76.00	73.39
3	—	1,018	60.00–65.00	63.08
7	—	1,198	80.00–85.00	83.03

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle