Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-08-01

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 1
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 228▲ 67 vs year ago 18 · +372.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 89▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows 2-4 higher and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.71/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$213.71
26 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528225.001,18813thin
Medium and Large 2533209.791,1177thin
Medium and Large 3523193.831,0136thin
One grade step is worth $31.17/cwt here — about $176 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
213.71
—
MS average13 barns · 820 hd
217.42
−3.70
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—Average1,570117.011,8372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204100.401,2088thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41590.001,2741thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02476.5378412

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)1,300$1,4201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,4183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,3134thin

Every lot

44 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 1318299.48/cwt299.00–300.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1403286.93/cwt276.00–298.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 2405262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 3405248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 2475258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 3485238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 3538210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,1312
Steers—Medium and Large 1545249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 2545233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2701
Steers—Medium and Large 2582230.62/cwt228.00–235.001,3423
Steers—Medium and Large 3583211.13/cwt205.00–217.001,2312
Steers—Medium and Large 2605227.00/cwt225.00–229.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1610238.50/cwt238.00–239.001,4552
Steers—Medium and Large 1705239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6851
Steers—Medium and Large 3745169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413233.99/cwt230.00–237.009664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468221.78/cwt216.00–228.001,0382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515186.00/cwt186.00–186.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573205.00/cwt200.00–207.001,1754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618203.51/cwt203.00–204.001,2582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460231.35/cwt230.00–234.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475224.17/cwt220.00–228.001,0652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,570117.01/cwt115.00–119.001,8372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92065.00/cwt65.00–65.005981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03372.21/cwt70.00–75.007465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03482.05/cwt80.00–88.008486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253103.86/cwt100.00–111.001,3016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2631,417.81/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4201

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.