Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2022-10-25

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 25
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 194▼ 123 vs year ago 277 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 18▲ 26 vs year ago 51 · +51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 17▼ 43 vs year ago 48 · −89.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$147.23
29 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.90
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506154.6378311thin
Medium and Large 2514143.4973714thin
Medium and Large 3454139.986354thin
One grade step is worth $14.65/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
147.23
—
MS average13 barns · 1,031 hd
159.13
−11.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,94290.311,7543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27857.867396thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20855.496702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12044.5949925

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$8201thin

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.52/cwt175.00–176.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 2370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1418157.01/cwt155.00–159.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2420150.99/cwt150.00–152.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2470148.77/cwt146.00–150.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 3478138.31/cwt135.00–140.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1518148.45/cwt145.00–152.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 2518137.56/cwt135.00–140.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 2565137.43/cwt135.00–140.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1580149.49/cwt149.00–150.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265154.00/cwt154.00–154.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323140.53/cwt140.00–141.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363148.48/cwt145.00–152.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382136.67/cwt135.00–138.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415138.00/cwt138.00–138.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428133.04/cwt130.00–134.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460134.00/cwt134.00–134.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527121.35/cwt120.00–124.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608126.49/cwt125.00–128.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620114.90/cwt111.00–119.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426141.46/cwt140.00–145.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465142.50/cwt140.00–145.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578133.68/cwt132.00–135.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815119.00/cwt119.00–119.009701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,92085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6321
Bulls——1,95392.97/cwt92.00–94.001,8162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08834.19/cwt30.00–38.003726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10644.88/cwt40.00–49.0049611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16251.98/cwt50.00–54.006048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20855.49/cwt55.00–56.006702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27857.86/cwt56.00–62.007396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,255820.00/head820.00–820.008201

This sale against other markets

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.