Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $5-10 higher. Heifers sold $5-10 higher as well. Slaughter cattle were steady. Bulls sold $1-5 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.64/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$199.64

38 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$48.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	230.71	885	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	508	198.33	1,007	23
Medium and Large 3	494	182.26	901	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.45/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale38 hd

199.64

—

MS average12 barns · 677 hd

203.06

−3.42

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	1,584	111.34	1,764	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	85.14	1,004	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	68.32	704	18

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,036	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,297	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	224.42/cwt	219.00–232.50	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	228.56/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	266.84/cwt	263.00–272.50	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	190.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	280.95/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	209.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	259.34/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	233.31/cwt	230.00–239.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	209.76/cwt	196.00–250.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	226.00/cwt	222.00–230.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	168.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	185.76/cwt	180.00–189.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	166.39/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,296.72/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,297	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,294.09/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,294	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	111.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,764	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	91.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	83.09/cwt	80.00–85.00	922	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	72.94/cwt	70.00–75.50	752	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.17/cwt	61.00–67.00	658	8

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 194Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 67Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 16

Compared to last week feeder steers sold $5-10 higher. Heifers sold $5-10 higher as well. Slaughter cattle were steady. Bulls sold $1-5 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
1	—	465	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	240.00	240.00
3	—	412	219.00–232.50	224.42
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	185.00–195.00	190.65
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
1	—	635	166.00	166.00
3	—	367	230.00–239.00	233.31
5	—	470	196.00–250.00	209.76
2	—	285	222.00–230.00	226.00
1	—	760	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
2	—	678	167.00–170.00	168.47
2	—	713	160.00–173.00	166.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	190.00–191.00	190.51
2	—	533	172.00–175.00	173.52
2	—	563	175.00–180.00	177.51
3	—	470	180.00–189.00	185.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	180.00	180.00
3	—	308	260.00–265.00	263.03
3	—	512	224.00–232.00	228.56
4	—	369	263.00–272.50	266.84
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
2	—	628	200.00–220.00	209.88
1	—	460	267.00	267.00
5	—	423	249.00–270.00	259.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	275.00–290.00	282.50
2	—	425	280.00–282.00	280.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,207	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,296.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,294.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,584	105.00–115.00	111.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	90.00–94.00	91.81
13	—	1,110	80.00–85.00	83.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	70.00–75.50	72.94
1	—	1,070	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,025	61.00–67.00	64.17

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle