Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were ten higher, but had some light calves bring very good money. Slaughter cattle were steady. Just a few calves that really stuck out, meaning brought very good were 410 lb. heifer @ 3.00 a pound and a 625 lb. brangus heifer @ 2.54 a pound= $1,587.50 pretty dang good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.20/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −158.14 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$236.20

61 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs MS average

−0.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	250.00	1,303	6thin
Medium and Large 1	527	235.00	1,238	54
Medium and Large 3	580	218.00	1,264	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $38 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 sale61 hd

236.20

—

MS average12 barns · 303 hd

227.79

+8.41

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−0.81

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−158.14

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	1,888	152.25	2,874	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	123.85	1,511	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	114.98	1,801	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	97.15	1,001	15

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,971	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,011	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	328.40/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,430	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	392.68/cwt	386.00–400.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	402.73/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	292.78/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,259	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,538	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	260.61/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,394	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	232.90/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	256.00/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	111.02/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	124.42/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,507	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	80.05/cwt	74.00–84.00	824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	94.20/cwt	90.00–101.00	908	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,801	5
Bulls	—	—	2,243	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	3,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,133	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,971.06/head	1,625.00–2,350.00	1,971	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,825.34/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,103.92/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.11/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	256.41/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,123	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	252.40/cwt	249.00–256.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	223.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,277	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 411Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 86Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 16Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
44	400–450	438	256.00–275.00	256.41
1	450–500	480	266.00	266.00
54	500–550	527	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	905	141.00	141.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	134.00–135.00	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	465	245.00–246.00	245.51
4	800–850	810	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	250.00	250.00
22	650–700	653	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	249.00–256.00	252.40
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	387	320.00–333.00	328.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	390.00–415.00	402.73
2	300–350	330	386.00–400.00	392.68
18	400–450	430	282.00–294.00	292.78
1	450–500	450	292.00	292.00
36	500–550	535	258.00–265.00	260.61
39	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
9	800–850	823	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	641	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	292.00–293.00	292.50
3	450–500	465	284.00–295.00	288.11
2	500–550	518	226.00–240.00	232.90
2	550–600	590	228.00–229.00	228.50
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
2	700–750	713	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	750–800	780	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	570	220.00–227.00	223.56
1	850–900	865	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	250.00–262.00	256.00
1	500–550	535	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	595	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	105.00–116.00	111.02
4	—	1,029	74.00–84.00	80.05
5	—	964	90.00–101.00	94.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	115.00–119.00	117.01
8	—	1,211	121.00–127.00	124.42
1	—	1,340	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,566	110.00–120.00	114.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,243	160.00–161.00	160.49
1	—	1,580	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,485	153.00	153.00

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)	4	—	1,190	1,625.00–2,350.00	1,971.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,213	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,103.92

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle