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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 2

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 232▲ 242 vs year ago 52 · +465.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 63▲ 84 vs year ago 9 · +933.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 90▲ 41 vs year ago 7 · +585.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls maybe a little cheaper 2-3 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.63/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.18 against this barn's trailing median of $380.81.

Average price

$251.63

25 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs MS average

−18.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	264.19	1,391	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	250.49	1,366	21
Medium and Large 3	575	238.00	1,369	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

251.63

—

MS average13 barns · 189 hd

248.66

+2.97

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−18.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

380.81

−129.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.02, low $332.26, median $380.81 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,753	142.89	2,504	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	138.72	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	128.87	1,976	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	105.00	1,128	11

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)	1,075	$1,646	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,633	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,124	6

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,122	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	377.11/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,169	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,166	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,361	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,335	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,378	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,309	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	325.70/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,404	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	346.51/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,518	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,572	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	295.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,399	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,521	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,498	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,859	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	237.87/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,701	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,755	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	289.51/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,100	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	282.22/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,188	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,200	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,376	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	267.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,376	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.81/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,367	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,342	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	227.61/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,457	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	207.86/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,378	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	224.01/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,517	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	213.98/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,558	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	757	203.83/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,543	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,721	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	319.33/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,354	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	269.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,277	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	286.05/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,602	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	238.08/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,352	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	266.88/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,548	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	236.03/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,482	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,568	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	213.55/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,512	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,319	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	148.81/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,696	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	89.33/cwt	86.00–92.00	819	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,048	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	131.38/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,502	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,331	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	140.04/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,687	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	147.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,818	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	128.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,976	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,819.29/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,819	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,633.33/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	2,048.31/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 232Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 63Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 90Year ago 7

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls maybe a little cheaper 2-3 lower.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,819.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,275.00	2,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	289.00–290.00	289.51
9	400–450	430	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	495	278.00	278.00
20	500–550	545	248.00–251.00	250.81
1	550–600	550	244.00	244.00
15	600–650	640	227.00–230.00	227.61
3	650–700	677	221.00–226.00	224.01
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
13	400–450	421	280.00–295.00	282.22
2	500–550	515	260.00–275.00	267.28
1	550–600	550	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	238.00	238.00
3	650–700	663	200.00–214.00	207.86
2	700–750	728	212.00–216.00	213.98
6	750–800	757	203.00–204.00	203.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	292.00	292.00
1	500–550	505	272.00	272.00
2	550–600	580	260.00–274.00	266.88
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	708	209.00–218.00	213.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	313.00–325.00	319.33
2	550–600	560	280.00–292.00	286.05
2	600–650	628	229.00–243.00	236.03
1	650–700	670	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.95
2	550–600	568	225.00–252.00	238.08
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	310	370.00–384.00	377.11
1	350–400	365	373.00	373.00
2	400–450	438	345.00–348.00	346.51
2	500–550	507	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	676	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	375	356.00	356.00
1	400–450	425	308.00	308.00
4	450–500	473	290.00–302.00	295.81
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	368.00	368.00
2	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	362.53
10	400–450	431	325.00–332.00	325.70
1	450–500	465	338.00	338.00
7	500–550	520	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	715	232.00–241.00	237.87
8	750–800	763	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	127.00–137.00	131.38
3	—	1,235	145.00–150.00	147.20
3	—	1,205	135.00–144.00	140.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	86.00–92.00	89.33
2	—	1,028	100.00–104.00	101.93
6	—	1,169	110.00–117.00	113.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	126.00–133.00	128.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	135.00–140.00	136.96
3	—	1,812	145.00–151.00	148.81

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.