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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 449▲ 326 vs year ago 92 · +354.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 109▲ 51 vs year ago 10 · +510.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 65▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.49/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$251.49

179 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	284.50	1,155	31
Medium and Large 2	446	259.70	1,158	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	243.75	1,461	130
Medium and Large 3	496	243.19	1,206	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale179 hd

251.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,829 hd

254.94

−3.45

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,502	127.22	1,911	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	117.14	1,446	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	107.77	1,731	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	95.09	981	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,517	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,387	$1,846	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,818	4thin

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	390.60/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,105	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	286	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	366.01/cwt	364.00–372.00	1,058	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,160	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	376.83/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,412	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,363	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	299.02/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	342.07/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,447	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	269.08/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	187.98/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,538	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	310.14/cwt	310.00–311.00	865	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	295.41/cwt	293.00–298.00	984	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	281.46/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,084	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,238	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	283.78/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,169	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,149	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	281.65/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,399	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	223.25/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,270	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	210.90/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	226.50/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,491	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,346	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	88.93/cwt	85.00–93.00	896	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	101.25/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,068	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,283	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	116.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,435	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	128.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,634	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	107.77/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,731	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,517.41/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	1,817.60/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,818	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,768.69/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Tue Feb 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 449Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 109Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 21

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	265.00	265.00
1	—	245	295.00	295.00
1	—	505	235.00	235.00
2	—	333	293.00–298.00	295.41
2	—	620	207.00–215.00	210.90
1	—	425	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	278.00–285.00	281.65
1	—	585	256.00	256.00
17	—	412	278.00–285.00	283.78
1	—	515	242.00	242.00
1	—	305	310.00	310.00
7	—	279	310.00–311.00	310.14
2	—	640	226.00–227.00	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	220.00–227.00	223.25
1	—	465	247.00	247.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
2	—	385	280.00–283.00	281.46
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	717	208.00	208.00
37	—	528	265.00	265.00
27	—	410	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	338.00–346.00	342.07
4	—	289	364.00–372.00	366.01
5	—	388	364.00	364.00
2	—	320	360.00–365.00	362.46
1	—	625	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	267.00–271.00	269.08
1	—	435	360.00	360.00
6	—	640	250.00	250.00
1	—	650	256.00	256.00
3	—	327	370.00–386.00	376.83
2	—	283	382.00–400.00	390.60
2	—	818	186.00–190.00	187.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	350.00	350.00
2	—	383	348.00–350.00	349.01
2	—	420	298.00–300.00	299.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	263.00	263.00
38	—	418	326.00	326.00
52	—	559	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	256.00	256.00
1	—	485	300.00	300.00
1	—	755	210.00	210.00
4	—	510	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	202.00	202.00
1	—	745	198.00	198.00
1	—	765	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	112.00–120.00	116.19
4	—	1,193	105.00–110.00	107.55
4	—	1,275	125.00–131.00	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	85.00–93.00	88.93
3	—	1,055	100.00–103.00	101.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	105.00–111.00	107.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	130.00–133.00	131.83
1	—	1,925	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,235	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,295	120.00–122.00	121.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,517.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,768.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,817.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,585	2,000.00	2,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.