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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls 2-4 higher. Sold some really nice black hided calves weaned 70 days, steers average 701 lbs. @ $ 2.5250. and heifer mates weighed 665 @ $ 2.3210.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.96/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$253.96

142 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	363	262.50	952	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	650	254.42	1,655	112
Medium and Large 1	506	254.26	1,287	12thin
Medium and Large 2	494	249.40	1,233	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale142 hd

253.96

—

MS average13 barns · 996 hd

250.46

+3.49

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	1,465	115.00	1,685	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	104.05	1,282	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	94.94	1,364	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	74.20	699	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,218	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,191	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,688	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,591	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,338	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	86.73/cwt	83.00–90.00	905	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	94.94/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,182	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,218.10/head	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,190.97/head	1,075.00–1,315.00	1,191	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	236.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	252.37/cwt	250.00–254.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,774	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	276.42/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	247.96/cwt	246.00–250.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	298.25/cwt	290.00–306.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	231.50/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	242.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	236.97/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	251.49/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	256.71/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,461	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	262.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	240.06/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	64.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	584	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	76.60/cwt	74.00–80.00	709	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	110.60/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,386	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,591.28/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	215.45/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	233.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	239.98/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.02/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,374	1

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 85Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,720	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	83.00–90.00	86.73
7	—	899	60.00–70.00	64.98
6	—	925	74.00–80.00	76.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	90.00–102.00	94.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	95.00–100.00	97.50
5	—	1,253	108.00–112.00	110.60

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)	2	—	1,160	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,218.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,075.00–1,315.00	1,190.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,591.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
3	—	332	250.00–254.00	252.37
3	—	383	246.00–250.00	247.96
1	—	1,200	113.00	113.00
2	—	623	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	—	1,115	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	236.00	236.00
5	—	574	230.00–238.00	233.07
2	—	425	238.00–242.00	239.98
2	—	1,018	109.00–112.00	110.50
3	—	525	230.00–233.00	232.02
2	—	970	116.00–117.00	116.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	230.00–240.00	236.68
2	—	515	213.00–218.00	215.45
2	—	450	226.00–230.00	228.00
1	—	420	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	665	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	701	253.00	253.00
43	—	569	254.00–257.00	256.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	274.00–280.00	276.42
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
1	—	650	230.00	230.00
2	—	575	231.00–232.00	231.50
2	—	523	236.00–238.00	236.97
2	—	470	251.00–252.00	251.49
1	—	605	228.00	228.00
3	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	267.00	267.00
1	—	335	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	290.00–306.00	298.25
6	—	531	240.00–250.00	242.10
1	—	420	280.00	280.00
1	—	665	240.00	240.00
1	—	605	241.00	241.00
1	—	570	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	224.00	224.00
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
2	—	470	238.00–242.00	240.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
2	—	513	235.00–236.00	235.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	200.00	200.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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