Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market weaned feeder calves were 5-10 higher and regular run of calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady. Sold a mixed load of steers and heifers 90 percent red hided, steers average weight 704 lbs. @ $ 2.3875 and heifers 640 lbs. @ $ 2.3150. Weaned 60 days.,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.75/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$219.75

119 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	640	232.00	1,485	44
Medium and Large 1	598	218.55	1,307	55
Medium and Large 2	444	202.01	897	12thin
Medium and Large 3	511	187.23	957	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about $527 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 sale119 hd

219.75

—

MS average11 barns · 1,061 hd

213.58

+6.18

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	1,523	111.06	1,691	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	93.46	1,124	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	83.74	1,223	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	966	71.68	693	14

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)	1,220	$1,235	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,163	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,606	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,492	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	415	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	253.87/cwt	249.00–262.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	238.38/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	250.65/cwt	250.00–252.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	217.35/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	242.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,401	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,683	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	219.84/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,385	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	62.77/cwt	60.00–66.00	564	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	83.74/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	89.39/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,099	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	96.71/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,142	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	69.55/cwt	67.00–72.00	654	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	79.03/cwt	75.00–84.00	812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	111.06/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,225.26/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,491.86/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,492	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,605.53/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,606	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.50/cwt	199.00–202.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	187.94/cwt	185.00–190.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.35/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	206.01/cwt	204.00–208.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	204.66/cwt	200.00–209.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	207.89/cwt	206.00–210.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	234.22/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,567	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 85Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 26Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
29	—	630	204.00–221.00	219.84
10	—	530	220.00	220.00
9	—	598	220.00	220.00
4	—	660	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	640	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	194.00	194.00
2	—	460	199.00–202.00	200.50
3	—	520	194.00–200.00	197.35
2	—	388	204.00–208.00	206.01
2	—	425	200.00–209.00	204.66
2	—	328	206.00–210.00	207.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	196.00	196.00
2	—	483	191.00–192.00	191.50
3	—	525	185.00–190.00	187.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	192.00	192.00
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	310	230.00	230.00
1	—	760	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	235.00–240.00	237.46
4	—	319	249.00–262.00	253.87
3	—	467	235.00–240.00	238.38
3	—	367	250.00–252.00	250.65
2	—	518	230.00	230.00
21	—	669	230.00–236.00	234.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
1	—	585	211.00	211.00
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
2	—	355	240.00–245.00	242.50
5	—	530	212.00–225.00	217.35
2	—	420	228.00–232.00	229.93
2	—	333	240.00–246.00	242.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	239.00	239.00
35	—	704	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	205.00	205.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	60.00–66.00	62.77
4	—	941	67.00–72.00	69.55
6	—	1,028	75.00–84.00	79.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	82.50–85.00	83.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	88.00–91.00	89.39
5	—	1,181	93.00–102.00	96.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	110.00–112.00	111.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,225.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,303	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,605.53

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle