Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and the lighter calves even stronger. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $262.80/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$262.80

28 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	275.49	1,091	11thin
Medium and Large 2	441	256.99	1,133	9thin
Medium and Large 3	420	251.87	1,057	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $34 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 sale28 hd

262.80

—

MS average13 barns · 893 hd

240.62

+22.18

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	—	Low	1,637	108.33	1,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	85.00	1,369	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	84.86	1,028	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	58.33	597	7thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$720	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	278.05/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	192.95/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	291.67/cwt	288.00–298.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	262.91/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	281.69/cwt	280.00–283.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	238.62/cwt	236.00–240.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	83.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,005	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	53.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	507	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	206.88/cwt	204.00–210.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	223.54/cwt	221.00–226.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	238.66/cwt	238.00–240.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	250.03/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 187Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 103Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 38Year ago 6

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and the lighter calves even stronger. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	245.00	245.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	245.00	245.00
3	—	323	236.00–240.00	238.62
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
3	—	372	238.00–240.00	238.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	206.00	206.00
2	—	365	204.00–210.00	206.88
1	—	455	209.00	209.00
1	—	525	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
1	—	470	226.00	226.00
2	—	433	221.00–226.00	223.54
2	—	730	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	270.00–280.00	275.03
5	—	321	288.00–298.00	291.67
1	—	455	272.00	272.00
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
1	—	245	300.00	300.00
1	—	705	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	276.00–280.00	278.05
2	—	718	190.00–196.00	192.95
2	—	418	260.00–266.00	262.91
3	—	315	280.00–283.00	281.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
2	—	453	250.00–252.00	251.01
2	—	318	265.00–270.00	267.44
1	—	360	268.00	268.00
2	—	433	248.00–252.00	250.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,210	80.00–85.00	83.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	50.00–55.00	53.57
4	—	1,080	60.00–65.00	61.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,853	110.00–115.00	112.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	720.00	720.00

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

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