Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 24
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 167▲ 40 vs year ago 154 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 26▼ 10 vs year ago 77 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 15▲ 26 vs year ago 5 · +520.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 lower and slaughter cattle 2-4 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.54/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$200.54
34 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495207.971,02815thin
Medium and Large 2528196.701,03911thin
Medium and Large 3467191.898968thin
One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $132 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 sale34 hd
200.54
—
MS average12 barns · 1,445 hd
202.12
−1.58
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—Average1,810110.001,9911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32587.581,16010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50878.691,1872thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08067.7073112

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)1,233$1,2434thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,2002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,2002thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320260.29/cwt258.00–263.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 2323251.99/cwt250.00–254.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 3340244.00/cwt244.00–244.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1360259.00/cwt258.00–260.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 3390236.00/cwt236.00–236.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1420222.59/cwt220.00–225.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2440213.00/cwt213.00–213.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 2518184.43/cwt180.00–188.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1633203.49/cwt200.00–207.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1675201.03/cwt200.00–202.001,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 2685185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 2705182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1728194.91/cwt190.00–200.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1773189.90/cwt180.00–200.001,4682
Steers—Medium and Large 1830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4941
Steers—Medium and Large 2860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 1903168.99/cwt164.00–174.001,5262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322227.17/cwt220.00–231.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360223.00/cwt223.00–223.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375216.40/cwt214.00–219.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395195.00/cwt195.00–195.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410198.00/cwt198.00–198.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420221.00/cwt221.00–221.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428202.98/cwt202.00–204.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1452220.32/cwt216.00–225.009963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2453209.52/cwt206.00–213.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488195.01/cwt194.00–196.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535191.98/cwt190.00–194.001,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555182.03/cwt179.00–185.001,0102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624184.28/cwt181.00–186.001,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763173.46/cwt171.00–176.001,3232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435227.00/cwt227.00–227.009871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,810110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02559.93/cwt57.00–62.006144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10068.34/cwt65.00–70.007524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11674.84/cwt72.00–78.008354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23381.65/cwt80.00–85.001,0074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38691.54/cwt90.00–95.001,2696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50878.69/cwt77.00–80.001,1872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2331,242.75/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502

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.