Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves 10-15 lower and slaughter cattle were 2-4 higher. Had a sell out of cows that brought really good pairs $2600-3200. Also we did not have the weaned calves we normally have in the calf run.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.59/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −203.65 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$262.59

9 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs MS average

−12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	272.98	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	515	264.51	1,362	2thin
Medium and Large 3	547	253.85	1,387	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

262.59

—

MS average13 barns · 194 hd

264.27

−1.67

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−12.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−203.65

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	1,632	150.00	2,448	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	138.62	1,703	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	131.96	1,659	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	121.93	1,343	4thin

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)	1,465	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,676	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	450–500	485	269.00/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,305	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	282.97/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	265.99/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	272.98/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	250.02/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	246.96/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	224.98/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,811.83/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,659	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	142.08/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,787	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.55/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	226.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	134.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.30/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	253.33/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,473.39/head	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	264.51/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	267.02/cwt	264.00–270.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	254.36/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	221.97/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1

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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 912Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	265.00–273.00	269.00
2	500–550	515	264.00–265.00	264.51
3	600–650	620	222.00–228.00	224.98
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	765	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	408	278.00–288.00	282.97
1	450–500	490	278.00	278.00
3	500–550	513	271.00–275.00	272.98
4	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.23
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	258.00–260.00	258.97
2	500–550	525	249.00–258.00	253.33
2	550–600	568	250.00–259.00	254.36
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	420	244.00–250.00	246.96
2	450–500	488	247.00–253.00	250.02
2	500–550	528	225.00–230.00	227.49
1	550–600	595	228.00	228.00
1	600–650	605	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	745	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	303.00	303.00
1	500–550	540	247.00	247.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	630	218.00–226.00	221.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	264.00–270.00	267.02
2	400–450	410	238.00–240.00	239.01
1	550–600	585	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	264.00–268.00	265.99
1	500–550	545	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	850	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	617	220.00–230.00	226.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00

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	2	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,811.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,473.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,690	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,525	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	129.00–135.00	131.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	138.00–146.00	142.08
4	—	1,191	130.00–137.00	134.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	128.00–129.00	128.55
2	—	1,070	113.00–117.00	115.30

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

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