Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market lighter feeder calves were 5-7 higher, bigger calves steady. Slaughter cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.47/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$237.47

30 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$77.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	276.10	1,123	8thin
Medium and Large 2	456	252.72	1,152	10thin
Medium and Large 3	639	198.99	1,271	12thin

One grade step is worth $77.11/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale30 hd

237.47

—

MS average13 barns · 1,043 hd

239.61

−2.15

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	1,263	91.00	1,149	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	85.81	1,025	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	64.68	699	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)	1,323	$1,447	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	289.60/cwt	285.00–294.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	918	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	261.25/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	243.98/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	305.56/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	249.48/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	229.68/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	268.99/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.50/cwt	226.00–233.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	238.02/cwt	236.00–240.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	175.37/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	259.02/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	188.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	233.97/cwt	230.00–238.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,447.31/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,447	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	88.00/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,083	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	62.78/cwt	60.00–65.00	576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	956	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	73.94/cwt	70.00–77.00	930	3

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 175Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 25

Good day, as compared to the last market lighter feeder calves were 5-7 higher, bigger calves steady. Slaughter cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	198.00	198.00
3	—	617	170.00–179.00	175.37
1	—	450	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	183.00	183.00
1	—	510	218.00	218.00
1	—	620	189.00	189.00
2	—	458	258.00–260.00	259.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	285.00–294.00	289.60
1	—	225	295.00	295.00
2	—	418	250.00–255.00	252.51
1	—	950	144.00	144.00
1	—	505	232.00	232.00
1	—	295	295.00	295.00
1	—	745	184.00	184.00
1	—	355	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	875	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	216.00	216.00
2	—	461	242.00–246.00	243.98
1	—	330	266.00	266.00
2	—	373	268.00–270.00	268.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	315.00	315.00
3	—	432	258.00–266.00	261.25
2	—	333	303.00–308.00	305.56
2	—	513	246.00–253.00	249.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	256.00	256.00
1	—	265	256.00	256.00
1	—	605	189.00	189.00
3	—	413	236.00–240.00	238.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	218.00	218.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	228.00–231.00	229.68
2	—	420	226.00–233.00	229.50
1	—	390	242.00	242.00
3	—	545	188.00–190.00	188.67
2	—	333	230.00–238.00	233.97

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,447.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,250	85.00–90.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	80.00–84.00	82.08
2	—	1,068	89.00–90.00	89.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	60.00–65.00	62.78
2	—	975	50.00–55.00	52.69
3	—	1,258	70.00–77.00	73.94

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle