Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were high high 10-15 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cattle were steady. Sold some very nice replacement cows bred cows up to $3100 and pairs up to $3600.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.69/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.64 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$265.69

38 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$27.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs MS average

−17.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	268.89	1,568	32
Medium and Large 2	563	256.35	1,444	3thin
Medium and Large 3	570	240.99	1,374	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.90/cwt here — about $194 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

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 sale38 hd

265.69

—

MS average10 barns · 220 hd

252.93

+12.77

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−17.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.33

−128.64

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	1,653	140.05	2,315	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	119.14	1,504	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	104.61	1,506	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	99.44	1,018	12

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)	1,247	$2,986	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	952	$1,855	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,780	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,142	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	450–500	478	313.99/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	282.01/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	270.71/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	361.62/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	254.99/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	288.01/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	225.53/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	225.41/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	307.02/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	378.69/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	368.97/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	256.94/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	344.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	256.54/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	394.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	269.00/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.08/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	246.01/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	120.93/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,506	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	98.89/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,032	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	146.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	2,985.96/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,986	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,632.65/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,777.32/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,777	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	3,141.67/head	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,142	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,780	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	283.34/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	209.56/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	270.94/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	288.60/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.45/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,581	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,605	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	307.66/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	303.04/cwt	296.00–313.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	240.99/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	254.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 292Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 83Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 23Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	344.80
2	450–500	478	313.00–315.00	313.99
7	550–600	594	250.00–276.00	256.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	434.00	434.00
5	300–350	329	390.00–400.00	394.70
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	425	358.00–365.00	361.62
2	450–500	453	363.00–375.00	368.97
6	500–550	523	298.00–318.00	307.02
4	600–650	614	266.00–280.00	270.71
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	718	254.00–256.00	254.99
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	383	375.00–385.00	378.69
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	298.00	298.00
3	550–600	568	286.00–290.00	288.01
4	600–650	625	251.00–262.00	256.94
2	750–800	775	221.00–230.00	225.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	567	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	280.00–284.00	282.01
3	450–500	478	268.00–275.00	270.94
3	550–600	570	238.00–245.00	240.99
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	293.00	293.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	470	282.00–285.00	283.34
1	500–550	540	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	575	250.00–258.00	254.03
10	650–700	672	220.00–226.00	225.41
2	700–750	715	205.00–214.00	209.56
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	300.00–318.00	307.66
6	400–450	416	296.00–313.00	303.04
3	500–550	517	265.00–300.00	277.45
29	550–600	590	268.00	268.00
2	600–650	605	235.00–240.00	237.50
26	650–700	692	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
20	800–850	832	205.00	205.00
9	850–900	887	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	614	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	322.54
3	500–550	525	285.00–293.00	288.60
2	600–650	605	263.00–275.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00–304.00	302.08
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	282.00	282.00
3	600–650	630	242.00–251.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	100.00–109.00	104.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	114.00–116.00	114.96
7	—	1,245	117.00–124.00	120.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	85.00–90.00	87.63
5	—	1,044	93.00–104.00	98.89
4	—	1,030	107.00–111.00	108.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	145.00–150.00	146.78
2	—	1,488	134.00–135.00	134.52
1	—	1,325	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,585	140.00	140.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,985.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,777.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,632.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,236	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,141.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,780	3,600.00	3,600.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle