Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher. 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 $207.08/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$207.08

44 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$26.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	218.54	1,035	17thin
Medium and Large 2	508	203.22	1,032	19thin
Medium and Large 3	517	191.88	992	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.66/cwt here — about $43 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 sale44 hd

207.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,387 hd

217.83

−10.75

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	1,556	113.16	1,761	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	105.46	1,270	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	95.00	1,259	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	81.22	845	19

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)	1,228	$1,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$930	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	194.37/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	213.05/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	240.33/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	298.15/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	232.48/cwt	231.00–234.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	262.00/cwt	260.00–266.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	227.34/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	270.01/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	274.01/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	286.04/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	223.97/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	250.01/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	267.41/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	183.33/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	105.16/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	72.77/cwt	68.00–75.00	699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	81.08/cwt	77.00–83.00	816	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	87.06/cwt	85.00–90.00	995	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	100.59/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	118.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,351.12/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	216.82/cwt	214.00–220.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.97/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	231.60/cwt	230.00–234.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	189.10/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	196.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.65/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	207.16/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,075	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 269Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 95Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 47Year ago 60

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows 2-4 higher and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
4	—	315	214.00–220.00	216.82
2	—	425	215.00	215.00
2	—	803	155.00–165.00	159.98
1	—	585	204.00	204.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	187.00	187.00
6	—	519	200.00–216.00	207.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	222.00–225.00	223.48
3	—	640	190.00–203.00	194.37
3	—	567	210.00–217.00	213.05
2	—	360	231.00–234.00	232.48
3	—	323	230.00–234.00	231.60
2	—	523	215.00–224.00	219.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	206.00	206.00
2	—	575	185.00–193.00	189.10
4	—	461	190.00–200.00	196.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	235.00–246.00	240.33
1	—	825	200.00	200.00
1	—	660	222.00	222.00
5	—	376	294.00–300.00	298.15
1	—	640	225.00	225.00
4	—	428	280.00–288.00	286.04
1	—	305	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	280.00	280.00
3	—	528	225.00–230.00	227.34
3	—	415	268.00–272.00	270.01
2	—	373	273.00–275.00	274.01
1	—	775	200.00	200.00
2	—	570	223.00–225.00	223.97
4	—	470	264.00–270.00	267.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	260.00–266.00	262.00
1	—	560	216.00	216.00
1	—	510	216.00	216.00
2	—	408	248.00–252.00	250.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
4	—	480	213.00–216.00	213.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
1	—	650	207.00	207.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
3	—	580	213.00–215.00	214.01
3	—	725	181.00–185.00	183.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	103.00–107.00	105.16
3	—	1,255	110.00–112.00	110.74
3	—	1,033	100.00–102.00	100.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	68.00–75.00	72.77
9	—	1,007	77.00–83.00	81.08
6	—	1,143	85.00–90.00	87.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	110.00–112.00	111.05
1	—	1,300	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,858	117.00–120.00	118.42
1	—	1,900	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle