Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Did not have the high yielding cows we did last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.52/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −193.73 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$272.52

79 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.12

vs MS average

+2.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	273.00	1,428	78
Medium and Large 3	515	235.00	1,210	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $218 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 sale79 hd

272.52

—

MS average13 barns · 482 hd

260.40

+12.12

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+2.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−193.73

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	—	Low	1,573	168.08	2,644	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	145.76	1,702	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	139.62	1,980	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	125.88	1,334	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,460	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	700–750	706	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,723	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	292.95/cwt	290.00–296.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	230.11/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,298	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	298.02/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,314	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,428	78
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	223.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	139.62/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	121.50/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,270	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	131.41/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,446	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	148.93/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,863	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	172.12/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,780.81/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,460.18/head	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	293.00/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,575	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,233	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 209Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 69Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 69

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Did not have the high yielding cows we did last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	444	296.00	296.00
78	500–550	523	273.00	273.00
62	700–750	706	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	430	296.00–300.00	298.02
2	600–650	643	220.00–226.00	223.01
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	368.00	368.00
1	350–400	355	372.00	372.00
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	820	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00–296.00	292.95
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	348.00	348.00
1	300–350	305	346.00	346.00
1	350–400	370	327.00	327.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
65	550–600	564	230.00–237.00	230.11
40	650–700	697	226.00	226.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	455	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	227.00	227.00
10	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	196.00	196.00
1	700–750	730	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	292.00–294.00	293.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	250.00–260.00	255.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	138.00–142.00	139.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	117.00–125.00	121.50
5	—	1,100	129.00–135.00	131.41
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	140.00–144.00	141.80
5	—	1,251	145.00–153.00	148.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,780	171.00–173.00	172.12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,780.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,460.18

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle