Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 27
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 96▼ 62 vs year ago 147 · −42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 23 vs year ago 15 · +153.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower. and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Reminder that there will not be any sales next week in observance of independence day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $223.46/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$223.46
26 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.47
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517228.181,18115thin
Medium and Large 2469219.041,0289thin
Medium and Large 3368208.007642thin
One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $416 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 sale26 hd
223.46
—
MS average13 barns · 991 hd
237.94
−14.47
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—Average1,798116.912,1025thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18495.671,1338thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22088.051,0742thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01374.477549thin

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)1,150$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$9752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)942$9613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,4946
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,2852thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328242.40/cwt240.00–245.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 3340216.00/cwt216.00–216.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 2378227.50/cwt222.00–230.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1415237.34/cwt230.00–242.009853
Steers—Medium and Large 2425222.41/cwt220.00–225.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 1470234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 2475221.01/cwt220.00–222.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 1540226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 1610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 2645201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1678216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4645
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328203.35/cwt200.00–210.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370208.22/cwt205.00–210.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413210.02/cwt205.00–213.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418185.88/cwt182.00–190.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505207.50/cwt200.00–215.001,0482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520188.00/cwt188.00–188.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558169.99/cwt168.00–172.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578208.03/cwt201.00–215.001,2022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530203.96/cwt200.00–208.001,0812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370107.12/cwt105.00–110.001,4682
Bulls——2,083123.43/cwt120.00–130.002,5713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98574.67/cwt74.00–75.007353
Cows—Lean 85-90%98880.52/cwt80.00–82.007964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10390.82/cwt86.00–95.001,0025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10362.09/cwt60.00–65.006852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22088.05/cwt85.00–91.001,0742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320103.75/cwt100.00–109.501,3703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2101,466.68/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4674
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2915866.19/head825.00–900.008662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013975.06/head950.00–1,000.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.