Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-02-28

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 28
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 108▲ 19 vs year ago 73 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 44▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 10-15 higher, and slaughter cows steady. Had some really good calves today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $213.30/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$213.30
37 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.04
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405221.6389821
Medium and Large 2404209.0784414thin
Medium and Large 3513155.507972thin
One grade step is worth $66.13/cwt here — about $101 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 sale37 hd
213.30
—
MS average13 barns · 975 hd
203.27
+10.04
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%Average1,20079.119493thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68060.001,0081thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92057.935333thin

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)825$1,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,1666

Every lot

40 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 2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2270223.00/cwt223.00–223.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1282236.60/cwt230.00–239.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 2320219.82/cwt215.00–225.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1337238.70/cwt235.00–243.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 1370232.47/cwt230.00–235.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2375219.88/cwt210.00–225.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1420217.59/cwt215.00–220.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 3420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1465212.02/cwt207.00–216.009864
Steers—Medium and Large 2520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1523202.22/cwt200.00–209.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 1555198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 2573185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 3605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275196.50/cwt192.00–201.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320198.00/cwt198.00–198.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330203.03/cwt202.00–204.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350212.00/cwt212.00–212.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368190.00/cwt190.00–190.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410181.00/cwt181.00–181.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415191.70/cwt190.00–194.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455182.00/cwt182.00–182.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520193.97/cwt188.00–196.001,0097
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530164.00/cwt164.00–164.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540170.00/cwt170.00–170.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553191.31/cwt188.00–194.001,0583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613182.49/cwt182.00–183.001,1192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473196.38/cwt190.00–200.009293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88854.39/cwt50.00–59.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%98565.00/cwt65.00–65.006401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20079.11/cwt77.00–80.009493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2151,086.57/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2725800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.