Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2022-11-29

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 29
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 169▼ 90 vs year ago 259 · −34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-7 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.21/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$166.21
40 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457171.7378522
Medium and Large 2461159.5973616thin
Medium and Large 3473158.507492thin
One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $36 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 sale40 hd
166.21
—
MS average11 barns · 917 hd
172.63
−6.42
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—Average1,46585.001,2451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36858.127954thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,10941.784639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67540.006701thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$8001thin

Every lot

47 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 1319190.97/cwt190.00–194.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 2362181.71/cwt180.00–185.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 1390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 3390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 1422170.63/cwt167.00–175.007206
Steers—Medium and Large 2436154.53/cwt150.00–160.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 2465158.31/cwt155.00–162.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1485170.26/cwt165.00–173.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1518164.47/cwt160.00–173.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2570148.00/cwt148.00–148.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1578163.49/cwt162.00–165.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 1605149.50/cwt149.00–150.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 2623140.00/cwt140.00–140.008722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330161.69/cwt160.00–163.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376160.71/cwt158.00–164.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380154.27/cwt152.00–155.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427159.02/cwt157.00–161.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455156.00/cwt156.00–156.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485143.00/cwt140.00–146.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528148.09/cwt144.00–151.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528140.51/cwt140.00–141.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572136.29/cwt130.00–140.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610127.52/cwt125.00–130.007782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440162.47/cwt160.00–165.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465160.94/cwt158.00–165.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515148.51/cwt147.00–150.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568150.00/cwt150.00–150.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99633.72/cwt30.00–37.003365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25151.85/cwt50.50–54.006494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36858.12/cwt55.00–60.007954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67540.00/cwt40.00–40.006701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950962.50/head950.00–975.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,130900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.