Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were 5-8 lower. Did not have the quality cows we have been having. Had a stock cow sale over the weekend, sold several F1 tiger stripe heifers 2-3 months bred brought $ 2700-3500 and some good pairs black hided brought up to $3750.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −192.50 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$273.75

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs MS average

−31.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	300.00	1,530	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	277.50	1,526	2thin
Medium and Large 3	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale4 hd

273.75

—

MS average11 barns · 138 hd

273.32

+0.43

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−31.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−192.50

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	—	Average	1,773	141.93	2,516	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	132.39	1,646	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	127.48	1,967	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	100.22	971	12

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,851	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,620	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,399	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,364	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	284.57/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	235.31/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	241.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.55/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	2,398.57/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,399	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	319.05/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,851.49/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,619.83/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,363.54/head	2,025.00–2,675.00	2,364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	85.56/cwt	80.00–90.00	790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,522	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,953	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	101.46/cwt	95.00–106.00	954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	370.59/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	258.85/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	333.12/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	358.48/cwt	356.00–359.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	303.34/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	224.52/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	244.39/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,637	8

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 294Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 93Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	363	356.00–359.00	358.48
2	400–450	425	300.00–307.00	303.34
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
8	650–700	670	240.00–249.00	244.39
7	700–750	746	225.00–237.00	235.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	368.00	368.00
2	350–400	363	368.00–373.00	370.59
2	400–450	423	330.00–336.00	333.12
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	632	250.00–263.00	258.85
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	323.00	323.00
5	350–400	360	278.00–290.00	284.57
1	450–500	490	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	553	220.00–229.00	224.52
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	318.00–320.00	319.05
5	400–450	422	285.00–293.00	288.55
1	450–500	455	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
9	550–600	585	240.00–245.00	241.32
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	682	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,398.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,025.00–2,675.00	2,363.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,851.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,128	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,619.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	1,168	120.00–125.00	122.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	80.00–90.00	85.56
4	—	940	95.00–106.00	101.46
4	—	1,043	110.00–117.00	113.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	125.00–130.00	127.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	125.00–130.00	128.30
2	—	1,938	140.00–145.00	142.43
3	—	1,913	150.00–160.00	155.23

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