Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, quality was not near as good as last weeks. Slaughter cows were 2-5 lower and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.82/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$249.82

41 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	255.52	1,229	16thin
Medium and Large 2	465	248.40	1,154	16thin
Medium and Large 3	437	242.24	1,059	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $170 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 sale41 hd

249.82

—

MS average12 barns · 911 hd

237.30

+12.52

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	1,865	115.00	2,145	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	83.96	1,103	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	78.74	1,130	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	71.97	873	6thin

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)	1,200	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$777	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	510	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.32/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	264.47/cwt	263.00–266.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	268.50/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	278.08/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	249.05/cwt	248.00–250.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	236.33/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	251.37/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	239.35/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	252.96/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	222.34/cwt	218.00–225.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	65.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	75.05/cwt	73.00–77.00	894	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	78.74/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	81.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	776.79/head	700.00–850.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	229.96/cwt	226.00–233.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	212.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	247.38/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	244.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	777	4

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 259Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 87Year ago 24

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, quality was not near as good as last weeks. Slaughter cows were 2-5 lower 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
2	—	510	220.00–230.00	225.05
3	—	473	234.00–236.00	235.32
1	—	430	240.00	240.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	260.00–270.00	265.08
2	—	368	263.00–266.00	264.47
3	—	552	235.00–238.00	236.33
4	—	421	245.00–256.00	251.37
4	—	471	250.00–256.00	252.96
1	—	855	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	268.00–269.00	268.50
3	—	375	274.00–285.00	278.08
1	—	320	278.00	278.00
1	—	610	235.00	235.00
1	—	665	225.00	225.00
8	—	520	243.00–253.00	247.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	248.00–250.00	249.05
1	—	320	253.00	253.00
2	—	435	245.00–246.00	245.49
3	—	478	238.00–240.00	239.35
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	194.00	194.00
1	—	895	181.00	181.00
1	—	660	188.00	188.00
1	—	315	235.00	235.00
6	—	377	226.00–233.00	229.96
4	—	438	210.00–216.00	212.02
3	—	523	200.00	200.00
2	—	488	213.00–214.00	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	218.00–225.00	222.34
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
4	—	318	240.00–250.00	244.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	189.00	189.00
3	—	365	210.00	210.00
2	—	770	174.00–175.00	174.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	62.00–70.00	65.81
4	—	1,191	73.00–77.00	75.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	75.00–82.00	78.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,322	80.00–85.00	81.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	115.00	115.00

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	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	700.00–850.00	776.79

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle