Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-07-18

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 18
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 355▲ 41 vs year ago 178 · +23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 53▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher and slaughter cattle steady. Sold 50 steers average weight 650 @ $ 2.3350 and heifer mates 577 lbs. ten back.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.67/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$237.67
85 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.44
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523245.631,28618thin
Medium and Large 2444242.851,07813thin
Medium and Large 1-2650234.001,52150
Medium and Large 3391230.809034thin
One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $383 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 sale85 hd
237.67
—
MS average13 barns · 1,155 hd
245.11
−7.44
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—Average1,340110.001,4741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11896.831,0833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89166.955976thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,1724thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3330244.40/cwt240.00–248.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1333277.59/cwt275.00–280.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2379253.75/cwt250.00–256.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1405261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1460254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 1532239.40/cwt236.00–250.001,2748
Steers—Medium and Large 2550228.00/cwt226.00–230.001,2542
Steers—Medium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1580234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 2613218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3362
Steers—Medium and Large 1630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,52150
Steers—Medium and Large 1680230.65/cwt228.00–235.001,5683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390242.00/cwt242.00–242.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405225.00/cwt220.00–230.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422237.86/cwt234.00–244.001,0046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468236.29/cwt234.00–238.001,1063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483228.29/cwt222.00–232.001,1034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515230.45/cwt226.00–236.001,1875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524213.83/cwt205.00–219.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570211.91/cwt207.00–221.001,2083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573197.42/cwt192.00–200.001,1313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,28734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637219.46/cwt213.00–221.001,39812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678183.39/cwt180.00–186.001,2433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465233.00/cwt228.00–238.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523224.98/cwt223.00–230.001,1774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573212.39/cwt208.00–214.001,2175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625203.94/cwt200.00–208.001,2752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,340110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71050.00/cwt50.00–50.003551
Cows—Lean 85-90%91063.10/cwt60.00–70.005743
Cows—Lean 85-90%95381.20/cwt80.00–82.007742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10590.00/cwt90.00–90.009952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,2651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,171.89/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,200.00/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.