Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-01-17

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 17
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 235▲ 7 vs year ago 113 · +6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 24▲ 65 vs year ago 17 · +382.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, and weaned calves were steady. Slaughter cows 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 $169.74/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$169.74
36 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.67
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456174.9679718thin
Medium and Large 2423166.3970413thin
Medium and Large 3401159.636405thin
One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $157 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 sale36 hd
169.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,935 hd
185.41
−15.67
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20868.658296thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99752.1552011

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,016$9386
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$9364thin

Every lot

41 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 2285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2312171.66/cwt170.00–175.005363
Steers—Medium and Large 1315182.00/cwt182.00–182.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1375181.22/cwt180.00–185.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 3375164.38/cwt162.00–166.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2380174.49/cwt174.00–175.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 2410159.00/cwt159.00–159.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 1430179.36/cwt172.00–185.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1455175.29/cwt171.00–180.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 2467163.09/cwt159.00–170.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1530167.29/cwt165.00–170.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2570155.28/cwt153.00–159.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335162.00/cwt162.00–162.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369152.47/cwt150.00–155.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405152.50/cwt150.00–155.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428165.09/cwt162.00–168.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453168.99/cwt168.00–170.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468153.89/cwt150.00–158.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425157.38/cwt154.00–161.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472146.57/cwt140.00–150.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515150.98/cwt150.00–152.007782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72036.00/cwt36.00–36.002591
Cows—Lean 85-90%87945.33/cwt41.00–50.003984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12159.38/cwt56.00–61.006666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20868.65/cwt64.00–72.008296
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2750825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1890972.52/head925.00–1,050.009733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013849.07/head825.00–875.008492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,018983.02/head900.00–1,025.009834

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.