Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2023-11-07

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 7
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 187▼ 42 vs year ago 166 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 103▲ 26 vs year ago 7 · +371.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 38▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and the lighter calves even stronger. 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 $262.80/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$262.80
28 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1396275.491,09111thin
Medium and Large 2441256.991,1339thin
Medium and Large 3420251.871,0578thin
One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $34 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 sale28 hd
262.80
—
MS average13 barns · 893 hd
240.62
+22.18
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—Low1,637108.331,7733thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61085.001,3691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21284.861,0285thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02358.335977thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)980$7201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$7201thin

Every lot

43 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 1245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2315281.69/cwt280.00–283.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 3318267.44/cwt265.00–270.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1321291.67/cwt288.00–298.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 3360268.00/cwt268.00–268.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 2375278.05/cwt276.00–280.001,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 1413275.03/cwt270.00–280.001,1362
Steers—Medium and Large 2418262.91/cwt260.00–266.001,0992
Steers—Medium and Large 3433250.03/cwt248.00–252.001,0832
Steers—Medium and Large 3453251.01/cwt250.00–252.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1455272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 1520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 1705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Steers—Medium and Large 2718192.95/cwt190.00–196.001,3852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275245.00/cwt245.00–245.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323238.62/cwt236.00–240.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365206.88/cwt204.00–210.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372238.66/cwt238.00–240.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433223.54/cwt221.00–226.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435206.00/cwt206.00–206.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455209.00/cwt209.00–209.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525182.00/cwt182.00–182.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2051
Bulls——1,853112.50/cwt110.00–115.002,0852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94753.57/cwt50.00–55.005073
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08061.90/cwt60.00–65.006694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21083.07/cwt80.00–85.001,0054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980720.00/head720.00–720.007201

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.