Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, had a lot of plain cattle. Slaughter cows were 2 higher and bulls 5-7 higher. Top bull brought $ 1.71 and weighed 2010 lbs. that is $3,437.10 pretty dang good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.49/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −203.76 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$262.49

33 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

vs MS average

−42.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	270.00	1,482	21
Medium and Large 3	548	249.34	1,366	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

262.49

—

MS average12 barns · 274 hd

279.61

−17.12

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−42.65

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−203.76

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	—	High	1,682	153.50	2,582	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	136.72	1,705	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	122.63	1,757	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	110.72	1,154	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,905	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,251	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	168.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	92.40/cwt	87.00–97.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	137.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	146.09/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,904.65/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	255.87/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,630	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,801	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	241.98/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,261	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	252.00/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,375.83/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,942	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	158.63/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	112.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,244	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	129.32/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	237.98/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	226.77/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,664	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	235.17/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	273.21/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,412	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	548	249.34/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,366	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	218.82/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	256.98/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 712Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 47Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	120.00–125.00	122.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	87.00–97.00	92.40
4	—	1,080	120.00–125.00	122.94
4	—	1,108	110.00–115.00	112.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	133.00–141.00	137.02
3	—	1,300	144.00–150.00	146.09
4	—	1,231	126.50–132.00	129.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	165.00–171.00	168.94
2	—	1,783	140.00–150.00	146.13
2	—	1,780	155.00–162.00	158.63
2	—	1,483	130.00–135.00	132.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	240.00–244.00	241.98
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	248.00–250.00	249.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	234.00	234.00
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	255.00–258.00	256.98
3	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	535	236.00	236.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	635	220.00–225.00	222.48
1	650–700	665	223.00	223.00
6	700–750	724	217.00–220.00	218.82
1	750–800	760	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
12	500–550	519	249.00–253.00	252.00
6	600–650	626	231.00–236.00	235.17
3	650–700	672	228.00	228.00
10	700–750	734	226.00–230.00	226.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	600–650	645	194.00	194.00
2	700–750	743	190.00–200.00	194.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	637	253.00–256.00	255.87
3	750–800	768	237.00–240.00	237.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	650–700	677	266.00	266.00
16	800–850	823	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	273.00–274.00	273.21
16	550–600	559	269.00	269.00
10	700–750	718	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	406	270.00	270.00
12	500–550	548	242.00–250.00	249.34
2	600–650	618	220.00–230.00	225.06

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,904.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,375.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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