Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-8 higher and slaughter cows were 5-8 higher also. Had a stock cow sale over the weekend sold some really nice golden certified tiger stripe heifers heavy bred brought 2400-3000 and the angus bulls brought 3000-5300.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.95/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$236.95

44 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$57.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	262.25	1,220	16thin
Medium and Large 2	424	260.99	1,108	9thin
Medium and Large 3	636	204.27	1,298	19thin

One grade step is worth $57.99/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale44 hd

236.95

—

MS average11 barns · 1,242 hd

241.56

−4.60

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	1,664	121.22	2,017	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	108.74	1,376	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	98.00	1,620	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	78.65	840	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$1,679	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,509	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,367	$2,164	6

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	286.46/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	267.48/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	246.62/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	279.03/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,114	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	288.25/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	274.24/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	275.62/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	241.45/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	252.45/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	300.24/cwt	294.00–306.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.76/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	267.99/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	255.05/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	251.45/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	224.45/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,313	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	2,307.78/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,662.87/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	1,187.80/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,679.49/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,169	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	115.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,467	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	88.21/cwt	86.00–90.00	949	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	78.50/cwt	75.00–81.00	915	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	98.00/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,620	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	69.19/cwt	65.00–73.00	682	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	97.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,126	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	107.59/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,417	6

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 276Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 68Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	330.00	330.00
1	—	345	318.00	318.00
1	—	260	326.00	326.00
12	—	357	312.00	312.00
4	—	464	284.00–294.00	288.25
4	—	514	271.00–278.00	274.24
1	—	615	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	295.00	295.00
2	—	418	278.00–280.00	279.03
4	—	554	264.00	264.00
1	—	630	230.00	230.00
3	—	468	274.00–279.00	275.62
1	—	515	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	260.00	260.00
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	296.00	296.00
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	285.00–288.00	286.46
1	—	260	285.00	285.00
3	—	485	244.00–249.00	246.62
1	—	505	241.00	241.00
2	—	440	251.00–259.00	255.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	264.00–271.00	267.48
5	—	326	294.00–306.00	300.24
4	—	623	218.00–221.00	218.76
1	—	555	247.00	247.00
2	—	523	248.00–255.00	251.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	690	184.00	184.00
1	—	530	224.00	224.00
1	—	775	181.00	181.00
6	—	733	172.00	172.00
9	—	585	221.00–229.00	224.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	240.00–243.00	241.45
1	—	690	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	249.00–256.00	252.45
1	—	480	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	202.00	202.00
2	—	518	266.00–270.00	267.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,383	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,307.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	943	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,662.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,418	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,679.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	120.00–128.00	123.93
1	—	1,820	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,335	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	112.00–119.00	115.59
3	—	1,157	95.00–100.00	97.33
6	—	1,317	104.00–111.00	107.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	86.00–90.00	88.21
3	—	1,165	75.00–81.00	78.50
4	—	986	65.00–73.00	69.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	95.00–100.00	98.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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