Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls maybe a little cheaper 2-3 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.63/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −142.70 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$251.63

25 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs MS average

−18.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	264.19	1,391	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	250.49	1,366	21
Medium and Large 3	575	238.00	1,369	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $23 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $351.03, median $394.33 across 29 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 sale25 hd

251.63

—

MS average13 barns · 189 hd

248.66

+2.97

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−18.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−142.70

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	1,753	142.89	2,504	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	138.72	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	128.87	1,976	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	105.00	1,128	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,646	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,633	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,124	6

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	224.01/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	289.51/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	213.55/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.81/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,367	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	266.88/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	282.22/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,188	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	377.11/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	319.33/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	236.03/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	286.05/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,819.29/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,633.33/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,048.31/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	267.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,376	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	131.38/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	89.33/cwt	86.00–92.00	819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,048	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,331	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	128.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	147.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	140.04/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,687	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,319	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	148.81/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	269.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	346.51/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	757	203.83/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	207.86/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	238.08/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	213.98/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	295.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	325.70/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	227.61/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,457	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	237.87/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,701	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 232Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 63Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 90Year ago 7

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls maybe a little cheaper 2-3 lower.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,819.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,275.00	2,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	289.00–290.00	289.51
9	400–450	430	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	495	278.00	278.00
20	500–550	545	248.00–251.00	250.81
1	550–600	550	244.00	244.00
15	600–650	640	227.00–230.00	227.61
3	650–700	677	221.00–226.00	224.01
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
13	400–450	421	280.00–295.00	282.22
2	500–550	515	260.00–275.00	267.28
1	550–600	550	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	663	200.00–214.00	207.86
2	700–750	728	212.00–216.00	213.98
6	750–800	757	203.00–204.00	203.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	292.00	292.00
1	500–550	505	272.00	272.00
2	550–600	580	260.00–274.00	266.88
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	708	209.00–218.00	213.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	313.00–325.00	319.33
2	550–600	560	280.00–292.00	286.05
2	600–650	628	229.00–243.00	236.03
1	650–700	670	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.95
2	550–600	568	225.00–252.00	238.08
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	310	370.00–384.00	377.11
1	350–400	365	373.00	373.00
2	400–450	438	345.00–348.00	346.51
2	500–550	507	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	676	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	375	356.00	356.00
1	400–450	425	308.00	308.00
4	450–500	473	290.00–302.00	295.81
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	368.00	368.00
2	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	362.53
10	400–450	431	325.00–332.00	325.70
1	450–500	465	338.00	338.00
7	500–550	520	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	715	232.00–241.00	237.87
8	750–800	763	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	127.00–137.00	131.38
3	—	1,235	145.00–150.00	147.20
3	—	1,205	135.00–144.00	140.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	86.00–92.00	89.33
2	—	1,028	100.00–104.00	101.93
6	—	1,169	110.00–117.00	113.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	126.00–133.00	128.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	135.00–140.00	136.96
3	—	1,812	145.00–151.00	148.81

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle