Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last sale feeder calves were 5-12 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-7 higher. Sold some nice weaned calves mostly black hided 136 steers average wt. 609 lbs. @ $2.50 heifer mates 604 lb. average @ $ 2.40, also sold 89 steers average wt. 382 lbs. @ $ 3.03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.28/cwt on 499 head.

Average price

$268.28

499 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

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

$61.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	300.55	1,141	111
Medium and Large 2	408	277.74	1,134	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	258.83	1,484	357
Medium and Large 3	547	238.91	1,308	13thin

One grade step is worth $61.64/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale499 hd

268.28

—

MS average10 barns · 1,202 hd

260.47

+7.81

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	1,636	116.13	1,900	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	93.76	1,119	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	77.05	779	11

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)	1,243	$1,322	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,307	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	625	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,307.25/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,322.18/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	120.08/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	251.29/cwt	248.00–256.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	217.35/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	272.95/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	269.95/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	266.56/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	302.91/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,154	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	289.51/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	239.60/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	884	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	247.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,517	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	301.68/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	304.98/cwt	302.00–307.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	254.05/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,424	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,626	61
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	269.43/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	278.33/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	286.89/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	253.93/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	208.94/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,538	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,243	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	237.10/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,437	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	276.44/cwt	275.00–278.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	248.29/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	226.26/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	816	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	264.82/cwt	261.00–270.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	229.95/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	995	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	218.97/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	102.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	112.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	125.89/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	100.69/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,202	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	88.11/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,018	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	82.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	869	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	75.33/cwt	72.00–78.00	811	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	67.79/cwt	65.00–70.00	517	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,383Last week 106Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	202.00	202.00
1	—	740	183.00	183.00
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	460	260.00	260.00
1	—	430	262.00	262.00
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	250.00–258.00	253.93
1	—	710	194.00	194.00
1	—	410	277.00	277.00
4	—	610	212.00–226.00	218.97
1	—	505	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	222.00	222.00
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	245.00	245.00
1	—	330	242.00	242.00
1	—	605	204.00	204.00
1	—	695	181.00	181.00
1	—	505	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	248.00–256.00	251.29
3	—	567	214.00–220.00	217.35
1	—	510	222.00	222.00
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
1	—	290	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	736	192.00–211.00	208.94
101	—	497	250.00	250.00
125	—	606	231.00–240.00	237.10
27	—	272	300.00	300.00
78	—	384	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	253.00	253.00
2	—	260	275.00–278.00	276.44
3	—	427	246.00–252.00	248.29
4	—	616	222.00–229.00	226.26
14	—	180	281.00	281.00
1	—	355	260.00	260.00
5	—	314	261.00–270.00	264.82
3	—	570	227.00–235.00	229.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	270.00–276.00	272.95
2	—	415	268.00–272.00	269.95
1	—	780	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	202.00	202.00
2	—	573	235.00–244.00	239.60
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	264.00–275.00	269.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	167	308.00	308.00
2	—	514	261.00–272.00	266.56
1	—	615	243.00	243.00
93	—	381	298.00–304.00	302.91
5	—	423	284.00–294.00	289.51
3	—	343	298.00–305.00	301.68
1	—	825	192.00	192.00
1	—	265	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	279	317.00	317.00
180	—	613	240.00–250.00	247.51
78	—	496	287.00	287.00
61	—	739	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	220.00	220.00
3	—	275	302.00–307.00	304.98
2	—	578	250.00–258.00	254.05
1	—	625	218.00	218.00
1	—	205	295.00	295.00
3	—	417	276.00–280.00	278.33
7	—	373	283.00–292.00	286.89

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,307.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	119.00–121.00	120.08
2	—	1,418	100.00–105.00	102.60
4	—	1,481	110.00–117.00	112.61
3	—	1,913	123.00–129.00	125.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	93.00–97.00	95.01
4	—	1,194	99.00–103.00	100.69
6	—	1,155	85.00–91.50	88.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	80.00–85.00	82.14
4	—	1,076	72.00–78.00	75.33
2	—	763	65.00–70.00	67.79

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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