Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-01-23

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 23
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 276▲ 86 vs year ago 104 · +82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 68▲ 91 vs year ago 6 · +1,516.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 13 · +169.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-8 higher and slaughter cows were 5-8 higher also. Had a stock cow sale over the weekend sold some really nice golden certified tiger stripe heifers heavy bred brought 2400-3000 and the angus bulls brought 3000-5300.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.95/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$236.95
44 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,257
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.60
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465262.251,22016thin
Medium and Large 2424260.991,1089thin
Medium and Large 3636204.271,29819thin
One grade step is worth $57.99/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale44 hd
236.95
—
MS average11 barns · 1,242 hd
241.56
−4.60
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—Low1,664121.222,0174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266108.741,37615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65398.001,6203thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06878.6584011

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$1,6793thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,5093thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,367$2,1646

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235330.00/cwt330.00–330.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1260326.00/cwt326.00–326.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 2260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1345318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1357312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,11412
Steers—Medium and Large 3370296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 2418279.03/cwt278.00–280.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1464288.25/cwt284.00–294.001,3374
Steers—Medium and Large 2468275.62/cwt274.00–279.001,2903
Steers—Medium and Large 3485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 1514274.24/cwt271.00–278.001,4104
Steers—Medium and Large 2515261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 3540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 2554264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4634
Steers—Medium and Large 3575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1615263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6171
Steers—Medium and Large 2630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 3715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326300.24/cwt294.00–306.009795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360286.46/cwt285.00–288.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430267.48/cwt264.00–271.001,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440255.05/cwt251.00–259.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485246.62/cwt244.00–249.001,1963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523251.45/cwt248.00–255.001,3152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585224.45/cwt221.00–229.001,3139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623218.76/cwt218.00–221.001,3634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3733172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518267.99/cwt266.00–270.001,3882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570241.45/cwt240.00–243.001,3762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573252.45/cwt249.00–256.001,4472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4691
Bulls——1,750123.93/cwt120.00–128.002,1692
Bulls——1,820127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,3111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98669.19/cwt65.00–73.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07688.21/cwt86.00–90.009494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15797.33/cwt95.00–100.001,1263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16578.50/cwt75.00–81.009153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269115.59/cwt112.00–119.001,4676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317107.59/cwt104.00–111.001,4176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65398.00/cwt95.00–100.001,6203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3832,307.78/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29431,187.80/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2781,662.87/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4181,679.49/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6793

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.