Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, had another good run of cattle today kind of light on the stocker cows. As compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cattle were 5-6 higher. Sold 69 weaned heifers average weight 847 lbs. @ $1.98 = $1,677.06 per head also sold a load of 734 lb. heifers @ $2.32 = $ 1,702.88 per head. Had some really nice groups of weaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.30/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$253.30

106 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$36.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs MS average

−23.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	264.00	1,378	47
Medium and Large 1	543	252.00	1,368	36
Medium and Large 2	561	234.05	1,313	21
Medium and Large 3	560	227.48	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.52/cwt here — about $104 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 sale106 hd

253.30

—

MS average13 barns · 385 hd

249.57

+3.73

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−23.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−141.03

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	1,642	142.06	2,332	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	139.32	1,873	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	110.00	1,810	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,166	107.47	1,253	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$2,663	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,677	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,518	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,682	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,205	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,535	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,378	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,703	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,368	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	231.25/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,457	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,307	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,663.20/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	244.47/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.50/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	127.14/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	94.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	935	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	116.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	234.98/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	146.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,102	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	136.43/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,563	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	218.00/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	252.02/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,315	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,518	10

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 705Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 91Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	250.00–254.00	252.02
2	600–650	645	210.00–226.00	218.00
2	650–700	655	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	750–800	765	190.00–200.00	195.03
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	268.00	268.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	560	243.00–246.00	244.47
2	600–650	610	232.00–238.00	234.98
1	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	300	321.00	321.00
47	500–550	522	264.00	264.00
67	600–650	638	238.00	238.00
77	700–750	734	232.00	232.00
69	800–850	847	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	269.00–272.00	270.50
4	450–500	498	270.00	270.00
36	500–550	543	252.00	252.00
20	600–650	630	231.00–236.00	231.25
1	650–700	695	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	560	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	685	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	258.00	258.00
11	450–500	453	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
20	550–600	562	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	218.00	218.00
33	700–750	727	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	313	385.00	385.00
81	500–550	505	304.00	304.00
24	600–650	630	267.00	267.00
16	650–700	667	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
9	400–450	430	304.00	304.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	244.00	244.00
6	800–850	839	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	330.00–340.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	342.00	342.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	554	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	775	218.00	218.00

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	—	1,483	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,670	150.00–160.00	154.11
1	—	1,925	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	125.00–129.00	127.14
5	—	1,435	144.00–149.00	146.51
4	—	1,319	134.00–138.50	136.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	90.00–100.00	94.61
3	—	1,285	110.00–120.00	116.04

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 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle