Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady and heifers were 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.58/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$220.58

84 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$25.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	231.99	999	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	223.00	1,311	45
Medium and Large 2	476	210.57	1,002	15thin
Medium and Large 3	486	206.11	1,001	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.88/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale84 hd

220.58

—

MS average13 barns · 1,087 hd

214.34

+6.24

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	1,770	119.41	2,114	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	101.98	1,229	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	87.47	1,050	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	78.88	790	28

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,625	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$1,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,421	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	638	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	230.97/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	232.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,311	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	244.15/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	283.50/cwt	283.00–284.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,384	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,528	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.66/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	204.30/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	68.26/cwt	65.00–72.00	608	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	79.99/cwt	77.00–83.00	811	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	87.84/cwt	85.00–90.00	961	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	97.60/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,154	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	105.74/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	113.83/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,816	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,625.33/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,420.79/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,421	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	210.05/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	224.67/cwt	220.00–229.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,026	2

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 303Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 108Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 69Year ago 29

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady and heifers were 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	178.00–180.00	179.33
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
3	—	518	205.00–213.00	210.05
2	—	490	215.00–225.00	220.00
1	—	565	207.00	207.00
5	—	360	220.00–229.00	224.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
6	—	466	229.00–235.00	230.97
3	—	417	230.00–236.00	232.02
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
1	—	320	240.00	240.00
1	—	265	258.00	258.00
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	588	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	385	218.00	218.00
2	—	550	190.00–200.00	195.00
2	—	535	200.00	200.00
2	—	483	210.00–215.00	212.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	—	525	265.00	265.00
1	—	475	288.00	288.00
1	—	410	285.00	285.00
1	—	395	298.00	298.00
1	—	335	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	270.00	270.00
1	—	340	264.00	264.00
1	—	280	272.00	272.00
1	—	565	231.00	231.00
1	—	545	222.00	222.00
2	—	483	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	240.00–248.00	244.15
2	—	380	280.00	280.00
1	—	485	272.00	272.00
2	—	343	283.00–284.00	283.50
1	—	425	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	594	233.00	233.00
19	—	656	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	216.00–220.00	218.66
1	—	660	191.00	191.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
1	—	460	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	200.00–208.00	204.30
1	—	625	178.00	178.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	458	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	—	595	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	891	65.00–72.00	68.26
12	—	1,014	77.00–83.00	79.99
8	—	1,094	85.00–90.00	87.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	85.00–90.00	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	94.00–100.00	97.60
7	—	1,225	103.00–108.00	105.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,595	112.00–115.00	113.83

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,420.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	1,625.00	1,625.00

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

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