Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-10-10

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 259▲ 32 vs year ago 118 · +27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 48▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 87▼ 5 vs year ago 24 · −20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, quality was not near as good as last weeks. Slaughter cows were 2-5 lower and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.82/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$249.82
41 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.52
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481255.521,22916thin
Medium and Large 2465248.401,15416thin
Medium and Large 3437242.241,0599thin
One grade step is worth $13.28/cwt here — about $170 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 sale41 hd
249.82
—
MS average12 barns · 911 hd
237.30
+12.52
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—Average1,865115.002,1451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31483.961,1036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43578.741,1302thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21271.978736thin

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)1,200$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$7772thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310265.08/cwt260.00–270.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1320278.00/cwt278.00–278.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 3320253.00/cwt253.00–253.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2368264.47/cwt263.00–266.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1375278.08/cwt274.00–285.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 3375249.05/cwt248.00–250.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1408268.50/cwt268.00–269.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 2421251.37/cwt245.00–256.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 3435245.49/cwt245.00–246.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 2471252.96/cwt250.00–256.001,1914
Steers—Medium and Large 3478239.35/cwt238.00–240.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1520247.38/cwt243.00–253.001,2868
Steers—Medium and Large 2552236.33/cwt235.00–238.001,3053
Steers—Medium and Large 3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Steers—Medium and Large 1665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 2855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318244.48/cwt240.00–250.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377229.96/cwt226.00–233.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412222.34/cwt218.00–225.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438212.02/cwt210.00–216.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450202.50/cwt200.00–205.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488213.50/cwt213.00–214.001,0422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770174.51/cwt174.00–175.001,3442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2895181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473235.32/cwt234.00–236.001,1133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,865115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19175.05/cwt73.00–77.008944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25565.81/cwt62.00–70.008262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32281.75/cwt80.00–85.001,0815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43578.74/cwt75.00–82.001,1302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2840776.79/head700.00–850.007772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,200.00/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.