Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were smoking 15-20 higher. Did not have the cattle we had last week but had some very good calves and man did they bring it all. Slaughter cows steady and bulls a little stronger. Here are some examples from some of the calves 495 lb. steer @ 3.50= $1,732.50 and 535 lb. steer @ 3.65=$1,952.75 and one more 615 lb. steer @ 3.25=1,998.75. these calves are smoking, no there on FIRE.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.66/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −143.59 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$322.66

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$43.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.26

vs MS average

−1.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	351.84	1,865	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	313.82	1,743	5thin
Medium and Large 3	582	308.21	1,794	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $71 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 sale11 hd

322.66

—

MS average13 barns · 216 hd

298.40

+24.26

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−1.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−143.59

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	1,732	141.78	2,455	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	117.35	1,554	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	106.05	1,668	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	104.17	1,173	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,687	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,346	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	500–550	538	314.11/cwt	290.00–338.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	384.00/cwt	360.00–408.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	299.00/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	390.15/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.89/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	368.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	362.05/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	327.11/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	308.21/cwt	303.00–317.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	327.32/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	356.26/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	313.62/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	207.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	262.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	118.44/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	109.28/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,201	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	133.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	150.41/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,865	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,686.92/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,346.43/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,346	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	271.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	256.90/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	315.63/cwt	303.00–335.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	343.23/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	312.92/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	273.15/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	271.47/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	294.31/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	233.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,704	5

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 688Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 93Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 124Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	380.00–395.00	387.44
6	400–450	416	350.00–380.00	368.34
4	450–500	474	350.00–367.00	362.05
2	500–550	538	290.00–338.00	314.11
3	550–600	567	285.00–330.00	313.62
1	600–650	615	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	378	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	421	375.00–400.00	390.15
2	500–550	520	347.00–365.00	356.26
1	550–600	550	343.00	343.00
2	600–650	610	300.00–325.00	312.60
2	700–750	728	255.00–270.00	262.47
2	800–850	815	200.00–215.00	207.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–408.00	384.00
2	400–450	428	323.00–332.00	327.32
2	450–500	475	315.00–340.00	327.11
3	550–600	582	303.00–317.00	308.21
1	600–650	635	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	330.00–365.00	343.23
2	350–400	380	337.00–345.00	340.89
4	400–450	426	305.00–320.00	312.92
3	450–500	468	303.00–335.00	315.63
2	500–550	505	285.00–313.00	299.00
3	600–650	630	260.00–290.00	273.15
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	433	285.00–295.00	289.90
4	450–500	475	283.00–300.00	294.31
2	500–550	510	268.00–275.00	271.47
3	550–600	578	270.00–275.00	271.59
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	731	225.00–235.00	233.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	285.00–295.00	289.90
1	450–500	470	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	563	250.00–261.00	256.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	970	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,099	107.00–112.00	109.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	105.00–107.00	106.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,280	116.00–122.00	118.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	130.00–138.00	133.15
2	—	1,905	149.00–152.00	150.41

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,686.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,346.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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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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