Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and some heifers could be better. The market sure was not any lower. Slaughter cows 2-3 higher and bulls steady. Had some of the fanciest baldie open heifers I have seen there today, they were the cream on the top brought $1800-2100.00 a piece weighing 700 lbs. Also some figures for you slaughter bull 2550lbs. @ $1.57 = $4003.50 and 2150 lb. bull @ $1.65= 3547.50, pretty dang good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.28/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −158.97 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$307.28

32 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$54.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs MS average

−2.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	320.00	1,610	21
Medium and Large 1	505	303.00	1,530	2thin
Medium and Large 2	523	284.83	1,490	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	266.00	1,464	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.00/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.59, low $369.81, median $466.25 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

307.28

—

MS average13 barns · 329 hd

299.50

+7.78

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−2.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−158.97

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	1,904	146.93	2,798	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	140.56	1,744	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	137.37	1,943	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	116.43	1,337	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,361	$1,874	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,715	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,071	8

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	500–550	528	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,070.52/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	305.55/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.66/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	318.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,715.41/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	284.21/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	338.19/cwt	332.00–348.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	383.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	328.67/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	270.95/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	138.44/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,005	3
Bulls	—	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	124.90/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	148.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,031	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	149.75/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	116.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	—	2,218	160.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,916	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,648	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	271.02/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	303.00/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	1,873.67/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,874	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.83/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	321.83/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	359.79/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	275.99/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	305.65/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	287.02/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	265.46/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,654	4

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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 541Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 82Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 60Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	528	268.00–270.00	269.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	370.00–380.00	374.87
3	350–400	358	370.00–390.00	383.40
3	400–450	418	332.00–348.00	338.19
2	500–550	505	298.00–308.00	303.00
4	600–650	623	260.00–271.00	265.46
1	650–700	685	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	353.00–365.00	359.79
5	400–450	437	314.00–325.00	321.83
1	450–500	450	323.00	323.00
6	500–550	523	279.00–289.00	284.83
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	602	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	309.00	309.00
2	350–400	363	304.00–307.00	305.55
3	450–500	487	274.00–278.00	275.99
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	550	258.00–260.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	358	315.00–325.00	318.99
6	400–450	434	284.00–290.00	287.02
4	450–500	469	280.00–288.00	284.21
2	500–550	535	266.00–276.00	270.95
2	550–600	578	266.00–276.00	271.02
3	600–650	615	248.00–252.00	250.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	280.00–290.00	285.07
1	550–600	555	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	610	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	325.00–331.00	328.67
1	500–550	525	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	300.00–310.00	305.03
4	450–500	471	295.00–316.00	305.65
1	550–600	560	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	288.00	288.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,145	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,070.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,715.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,361	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,873.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	130.00–143.00	138.44
3	—	1,430	120.00–129.00	124.90
3	—	1,365	145.00–154.00	148.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	149.50–150.00	149.75
3	—	1,183	137.00–141.00	139.29
1	—	1,290	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	114.00–119.00	116.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	128.00	128.00
3	—	2,218	157.00–165.00	160.47
4	—	1,916	140.00–145.00	141.50

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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