Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were stronger. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 5-7 higher. Had some really good loads and groups of weaned feeder calves, 99 head of steers average weight 808 brought $2.32 and 83 steers average weight 608 lbs. @ $2.7225

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.74/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −165.51 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$300.74

70 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$58.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs MS average

−10.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	307.00	1,679	62
Medium and Large 2	513	263.94	1,354	2thin
Medium and Large 3	547	248.33	1,358	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.67/cwt here — about $322 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 sale70 hd

300.74

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

295.35

+5.39

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−10.03

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−165.51

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	1,661	148.35	2,464	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	124.98	1,568	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	106.93	1,560	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	102.39	1,072	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	350–400	355	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,679	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,245	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	243.38/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,348	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,875	99
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	307.73/cwt	302.00–320.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,650	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	110.33/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,200	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,460	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	122.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	95.96/cwt	93.00–100.00	957	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	106.93/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	134.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	251.62/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	292.68/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	290.45/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	234.93/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	234.87/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,397	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	546	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	263.94/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	274.46/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,837	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,654	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,785	67

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 654Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 40Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	377.00	377.00
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
14	450–500	467	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	513	260.00–268.00	263.94
9	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	396.00	396.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	363	380.00–385.00	382.48
3	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
62	500–550	547	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
7	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	608	272.00	272.00
67	650–700	654	273.00	273.00
99	800–850	808	232.00	232.00
46	950–1000	960	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	314.00	314.00
5	500–550	546	248.00	248.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	293.00	293.00
14	850–900	898	187.00	187.00
41	900–950	937	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	302.00–320.00	307.73
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	243.00	243.00
16	550–600	554	243.00–249.00	243.38
23	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
53	700–750	740	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	287.00–294.00	290.45
2	400–450	433	260.00–265.00	262.54
2	500–550	528	232.00–238.00	234.93
57	550–600	595	227.00–235.00	234.87
6	600–650	633	220.00–225.00	223.36
3	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	485	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	288.00–298.00	292.68
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	535	248.00–257.00	251.62
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	272.00–277.00	274.46

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	105.00–115.00	110.33
1	—	990	82.00	82.00
3	—	997	93.00–100.00	95.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,260	130.00–135.00	131.79
4	—	1,239	120.00–125.00	122.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	100.00–112.00	106.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	150.00–155.00	152.34
2	—	1,595	160.00–165.00	162.70
2	—	1,638	130.00–137.00	134.19
1	—	1,930	140.00	140.00

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

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