Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market did not have the quality calves that we did last week. So a good steady market calves still sold HIGH. Slaughter cattle steady. Reminder no sales the next two weeks, enjoy Christmas and New Years with your family's. Next sale January 7th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.52/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −169.73 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$296.52

4 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs MS average

−30.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	302.02	1,672	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	280.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $104 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 sale4 hd

296.52

—

MS average11 barns · 302 hd

294.37

+2.14

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−30.12

This barn, trailing median26 sales

466.25

−169.73

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	1,819	143.53	2,611	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	116.37	1,253	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	108.62	1,527	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	95.61	983	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$1,334	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,225	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	280.91/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.01/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	282.25/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	262.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	229.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	381.50/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	401.03/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	417.34/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	258.34/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	265.90/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	252.98/cwt	245.00–260.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	289.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	208.50/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	423.35/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	308.03/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	325.50/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	119.79/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,291	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	85.88/cwt	80.00–90.00	818	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	97.87/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	106.09/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,197	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	108.62/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	144.64/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,442	2
Bulls	—	—	1,948	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	1,333.96/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,334	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	333.00/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	313.32/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	269.02/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	343.24/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	212.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	298.04/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	292.53/cwt	284.00–304.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	314.98/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	226.37/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	286.81/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	320.72/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	269.27/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	238.72/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	252.03/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	321.54/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.63/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	254.04/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,410	2

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 244Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 36Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	276.00–285.00	280.91
2	650–700	690	238.00–242.00	240.01
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	308.00–317.00	313.32
2	500–550	518	290.00–306.00	298.04
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	620	268.00–270.00	269.02
1	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	338	420.00–430.00	423.35
8	350–400	372	400.00–430.00	417.34
5	400–450	406	390.00–415.00	401.03
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	558	306.00–310.00	308.03
4	600–650	608	273.00–290.00	282.25
2	650–700	660	280.00–300.00	289.85
3	700–750	720	261.00–274.00	265.90
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	838	245.00–260.00	252.98
2	950–1000	960	230.00–232.00	231.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	378.00–385.00	381.50
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.21
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	637	260.00–270.00	262.44
3	650–700	677	256.00–260.00	258.34
5	700–750	742	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	790	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	845	243.00	243.00
3	850–900	872	220.00–240.00	229.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	320.00–330.00	325.06
4	450–500	463	316.00–327.00	321.54
1	600–650	635	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	323.00–328.00	325.50
4	350–400	368	318.00–325.00	320.72
1	400–450	425	289.00	289.00
4	450–500	478	276.00–295.00	286.81
3	500–550	517	265.00–273.00	269.27
11	600–650	617	238.00–242.00	238.72
10	700–750	706	220.00–228.00	226.37
2	800–850	838	208.00–209.00	208.50
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	342.00	342.00
3	300–350	333	337.00–350.00	343.24
3	350–400	372	330.00–336.00	333.00
2	400–450	418	312.00–318.00	314.98
1	450–500	455	303.00	303.00
3	500–550	527	284.00–304.00	292.53
2	600–650	625	248.00–256.00	252.03
2	800–850	840	200.00–225.00	212.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	258.00–260.00	258.99
2	550–600	555	250.00–258.00	254.04
1	600–650	615	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	670	222.00–230.00	225.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	107.00–112.00	109.52
6	—	1,078	116.00–124.00	119.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	80.00–90.00	85.88
3	—	1,022	96.00–100.00	97.87
4	—	1,128	104.00–109.00	106.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	105.00–112.00	108.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,688	142.00–147.00	144.64
3	—	1,948	148.00–151.00	149.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,333.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle