Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-04-23

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 23
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 481▲ 406 vs year ago 100 · +406.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 107▲ 16 vs year ago 40 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 25▲ 55 vs year ago 9 · +611.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cattle were steady. Had some nice groups of weaned calves and sold a load of majority black hided steers 91 head total, average weight 559 lbs. @ $3.05

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $300.20/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.16 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$300.20
134 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.34
vs MS average
−9.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561303.401,702108
Medium and Large 1526289.581,52324
Medium and Large 2560270.001,5121thin
Medium and Large 3545240.001,3081thin
One grade step is worth $63.40/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale134 hd
300.20
—
MS average13 barns · 385 hd
288.86
+11.34
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−9.35
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−136.16
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

29 sales
508447385324median 436.3603/1705/1907/1409/0810/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.97, low $337.72, median $436.36 across 29 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,718140.212,4093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244129.111,6056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,387118.991,6503thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,091102.681,1207thin

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)1,463$1,9872thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,2534thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,263$2,7754thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240375.00/cwt375.00–375.009001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315390.02/cwt385.00–401.001,2294
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3318349.49/cwt349.00–350.001,1112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320370.46/cwt363.00–378.001,1853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378343.06/cwt334.00–352.001,2972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420351.52/cwt351.00–352.001,4762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425322.44/cwt320.00–330.001,3704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433301.39/cwt294.00–310.001,3053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2451316.00/cwt315.00–326.001,42516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526289.58/cwt285.00–290.001,52324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561303.40/cwt295.00–305.001,702108
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674240.41/cwt240.00–247.001,62029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,79729
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,74816
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325302.43/cwt295.00–315.009835
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375276.51/cwt276.00–277.001,0372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428256.04/cwt253.00–260.001,0963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,18013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,43410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540239.77/cwt230.00–241.001,29514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568222.44/cwt220.00–225.001,2632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631228.79/cwt223.00–229.001,44427
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670228.02/cwt227.00–229.001,5282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3790203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468293.65/cwt290.00–296.001,3743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525277.29/cwt270.00–285.001,4562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613223.37/cwt220.00–226.001,3693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,4242
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555135.31/cwt130.00–140.002,1042
Bulls——2,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.003,0681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05587.55/cwt85.00–90.009242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080113.05/cwt110.00–117.001,2213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143102.24/cwt100.00–105.001,1692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225133.66/cwt130.00–139.001,6373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262124.56/cwt122.00–127.001,5723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387118.99/cwt115.00–122.001,6503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4103,253.19/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6503,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4631,986.54/head1,950.00–2,025.001,9872

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.