Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.71/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$213.71

26 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$31.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	225.00	1,188	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	209.79	1,117	7thin
Medium and Large 3	523	193.83	1,013	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.17/cwt here — about $176 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 sale26 hd

213.71

—

MS average13 barns · 820 hd

217.42

−3.70

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	1,570	117.01	1,837	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	100.40	1,208	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	90.00	1,274	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	76.53	784	12

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)	1,300	$1,420	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,418	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,313	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	580	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	231.35/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	203.51/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	286.93/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	211.13/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	230.62/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	299.48/cwt	299.00–300.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	238.50/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	227.00/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	210.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	205.00/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	221.78/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	233.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,417.81/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,418	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	82.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	848	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	72.21/cwt	70.00–75.00	746	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	103.86/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,301	6

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 228Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 89Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	212.00	212.00
3	—	460	230.00–234.00	231.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	220.00–228.00	224.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	203.00–204.00	203.51
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
4	—	413	230.00–237.00	233.99
6	—	578	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
4	—	573	200.00–207.00	205.00
2	—	468	216.00–228.00	221.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	186.00	186.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	186.00	186.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
1	—	635	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	262.00	262.00
1	—	475	258.00	258.00
3	—	582	228.00–235.00	230.62
1	—	545	233.00	233.00
2	—	605	225.00–229.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	276.00–298.00	286.93
1	—	705	239.00	239.00
1	—	545	249.00	249.00
2	—	318	299.00–300.00	299.48
2	—	610	238.00–239.00	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	238.00	238.00
1	—	745	169.00	169.00
2	—	583	205.00–217.00	211.13
1	—	405	248.00	248.00
2	—	538	200.00–220.00	210.14

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	—	1,175	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,417.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,420.00	1,420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	115.00–119.00	117.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,253	100.00–111.00	103.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	80.00–88.00	82.05
5	—	1,033	70.00–75.00	72.21
1	—	920	65.00	65.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle