Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 4-10 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold mixed load of steers and heifers average weight of steers 594 @ $2.43 and heifers actually weighed the same 594 lbs. and brought $ 2.33 per lb. 52,288 pounds in the load.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.99/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$254.99

94 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	427	272.94	1,166	17thin
Medium and Large 1	487	270.73	1,318	18thin
Medium and Large 3	452	253.83	1,146	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	243.00	1,443	48

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale94 hd

254.99

—

MS average13 barns · 1,391 hd

248.40

+6.60

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	1,808	117.88	2,131	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	101.71	1,293	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	91.70	1,381	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	76.93	874	16

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)	1,375	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$1,556	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,279	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,254	$1,730	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	594	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,384	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	221.27/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	280.50/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	257.24/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	266.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	253.06/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	305.33/cwt	303.00–308.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	286.46/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	255.14/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	236.60/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	299.40/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	276.44/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	300.30/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,443	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	230.03/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	203.97/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.91/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	82.92/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,024	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,381	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	101.71/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	72.57/cwt	70.00–75.00	785	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	120.77/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	1,555.83/head	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,556	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,729.79/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,730	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,374.33/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	257.50/cwt	253.00–262.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	239.97/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	182.46/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	225.66/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	253.98/cwt	253.00–255.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	235.82/cwt	230.00–238.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	233.42/cwt	230.00–238.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	211.35/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 272Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 105Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 81Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	594	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	221.00	221.00
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
4	—	614	219.00–223.00	221.27
4	—	324	253.00–262.00	257.50
2	—	463	239.00–241.00	239.97
6	—	427	240.00–245.00	242.56
2	—	368	253.00–255.00	253.98
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	232.00–235.00	233.48
1	—	355	244.00	244.00
3	—	523	208.00–210.00	209.33
4	—	319	230.00–238.00	235.82
5	—	412	230.00–238.00	233.42
3	—	618	210.00–213.00	211.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	177.00–188.00	182.46
2	—	573	205.00	205.00
3	—	488	224.00–227.00	225.66
2	—	443	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	278.00–283.00	280.50
2	—	325	280.00–285.00	282.35
2	—	525	240.00–245.00	242.43
1	—	585	235.00	235.00
3	—	378	282.00–292.00	286.46
7	—	419	270.00–284.00	276.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	252.00–260.00	257.24
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
3	—	383	260.00–270.00	266.65
3	—	478	250.00–261.00	255.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	250.00–259.00	253.06
3	—	305	303.00–308.00	305.33
2	—	620	230.00–243.00	236.60
2	—	430	295.00–304.00	299.40
3	—	365	299.00–302.00	300.30
1	—	290	315.00	315.00
2	—	678	230.00	230.00
2	—	723	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	594	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	188.00	188.00
2	—	523	202.00–206.00	203.97
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	228.00–232.00	230.03
2	—	623	198.00–200.00	199.01
2	—	573	220.00–226.00	222.91
1	—	430	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,235	80.00–86.00	82.92
6	—	1,082	70.00–75.00	72.57
2	—	898	65.00–67.00	66.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	90.00–95.00	91.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	100.00–104.00	101.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,780	118.00–123.00	120.77

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,453	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,555.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,374.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,254	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,729.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,575	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle