Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-06-20

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 120▼ 76 vs year ago 172 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 54▲ 19 vs year ago 28 · +67.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 40▲ 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows a little higher, had some really good slaughter cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $216.63/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$216.63
34 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$113
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2572219.471,25413thin
Medium and Large 3454218.3399110thin
Medium and Large 1646211.741,36711thin
One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale34 hd
216.63
—
MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd
237.44
−20.80
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—Average1,773111.371,9754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22898.401,20919
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10575.5483517

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,2002thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 3340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 3358230.98/cwt228.00–235.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1438253.03/cwt248.00–258.001,1082
Steers—Medium and Large 2470236.31/cwt230.00–241.001,1114
Steers—Medium and Large 3471221.58/cwt218.00–228.001,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 2518228.00/cwt222.00–232.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1538239.49/cwt239.00–240.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 3540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 2560232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,3022
Steers—Medium and Large 1630200.08/cwt190.00–210.001,2612
Steers—Medium and Large 1688192.47/cwt190.00–195.001,3242
Steers—Medium and Large 3700169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 2768182.44/cwt180.00–185.001,4012
Steers—Medium and Large 1795198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5741
Steers—Medium and Large 1800183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4641
Steers—Medium and Large 1920178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6381
Steers—Medium and Large 21,040144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370203.33/cwt200.00–210.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411214.74/cwt210.00–220.008835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450194.00/cwt194.00–194.008731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485182.04/cwt180.00–184.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675183.49/cwt183.00–184.001,2392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479236.96/cwt235.00–243.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,733105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8202
Bulls——1,813117.73/cwt115.00–120.002,1342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01863.08/cwt60.00–65.006423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04973.39/cwt70.00–76.007707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16891.12/cwt87.00–97.001,0649
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19883.03/cwt80.00–85.009957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292104.06/cwt101.00–108.001,3449
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,200.00/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.