Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-07-25

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 25
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 219▲ 167 vs year ago 61 · +273.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 64 · +39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher, had some really good calves. Slaughter cattle 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 $249.91/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$249.91
84 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493259.971,28226
Medium and Large 1-2683248.241,69517thin
Medium and Large 2490246.011,20631
Medium and Large 3438238.671,04410thin
One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $238 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 sale84 hd
249.91
—
MS average12 barns · 973 hd
244.84
+5.07
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—Average1,779111.751,9883thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12794.911,0707thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05579.7784112

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)1,275$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,3912thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,411$1,68712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,50312

Every lot

60 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230260.00/cwt260.00–260.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 2270278.00/cwt278.00–278.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1320291.00/cwt280.00–298.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 2330275.00/cwt275.00–275.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 3345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 3373247.90/cwt240.00–258.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 2380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 3405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1414265.98/cwt261.00–272.001,1015
Steers—Medium and Large 2425251.05/cwt245.00–256.001,0676
Steers—Medium and Large 3470238.02/cwt237.00–239.001,1192
Steers—Medium and Large 2472249.15/cwt245.00–255.001,1767
Steers—Medium and Large 1495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Steers—Medium and Large 3522227.32/cwt226.00–228.001,1873
Steers—Medium and Large 2523239.85/cwt234.00–243.001,2546
Steers—Medium and Large 1528252.09/cwt248.00–257.001,3313
Steers—Medium and Large 1560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4008
Steers—Medium and Large 2595241.67/cwt239.00–247.001,4383
Steers—Medium and Large 2610233.66/cwt233.00–234.001,4253
Steers—Medium and Large 1615240.97/cwt237.00–245.001,4822
Steers—Medium and Large 2650228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,65812
Steers—Medium and Large 1665238.50/cwt237.00–240.001,5862
Steers—Medium and Large 2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319242.76/cwt240.00–245.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371243.01/cwt238.00–247.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422227.78/cwt222.00–233.009616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435236.48/cwt235.00–238.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473219.03/cwt218.00–220.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509228.02/cwt224.00–233.001,1614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512238.68/cwt236.00–241.001,2223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520220.98/cwt220.00–223.001,1493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568230.04/cwt229.00–231.001,30728
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615197.03/cwt195.00–201.001,2123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,46910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458247.46/cwt245.00–250.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6501
Bulls——1,843117.62/cwt115.00–120.002,1682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96268.68/cwt66.00–70.006613
Cows—Lean 85-90%96378.22/cwt76.00–80.007532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00090.00/cwt90.00–90.009002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12184.96/cwt82.00–88.009527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17896.88/cwt94.00–102.001,1415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0771,468.99/head1,300.00–1,600.001,46910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4201,704.56/head1,650.00–1,775.001,70510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,390.57/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.