Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-04-30

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 30
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 506▲ 137 vs year ago 149 · +91.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 56▲ 32 vs year ago 41 · +78.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 64▼ 5 vs year ago 36 · −13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle 2-5 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $279.35/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.01 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$279.35
31 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.23
vs MS average
−29.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515300.001,5451thin
Medium and Large 2551279.661,54229
Medium and Large 3575250.001,4381thin
One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $108 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 sale31 hd
279.35
—
MS average12 barns · 266 hd
284.59
−5.23
National average166 barns · 9,614 hd
308.61
−29.26
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−157.01
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—Low1,641137.952,2647thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210125.611,5205thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,563115.731,8092thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040102.871,07013

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,5875
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$2,3066
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,0364thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1264387.71/cwt385.00–400.001,0247
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313367.82/cwt360.00–375.001,1513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315392.07/cwt382.00–400.001,2353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328362.98/cwt350.00–375.001,1912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365384.49/cwt384.00–385.001,4032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408343.98/cwt340.00–348.001,4032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,33117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1492295.62/cwt285.00–340.001,4545
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,54828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6075
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628246.58/cwt240.00–250.001,5493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2698240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738221.04/cwt217.00–229.001,6313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8231
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1229311.51/cwt310.00–312.007134
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310316.39/cwt313.00–320.009812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425256.89/cwt254.00–260.001,0922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,21635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1549239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,31221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708235.74/cwt235.00–236.001,6694
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727217.11/cwt205.00–218.001,57815
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535252.10/cwt240.00–275.001,3494
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235119.96/cwt115.00–125.001,4822
Bulls——1,708137.43/cwt135.00–140.002,3472
Bulls——1,868150.30/cwt145.00–155.002,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90493.48/cwt90.00–98.008455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117102.73/cwt100.00–105.001,1473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131112.34/cwt108.00–117.001,2715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210125.61/cwt122.00–130.001,5205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563115.73/cwt112.00–119.001,8092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,145.00/head1,145.00–1,145.001,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,697.77/head1,450.00–1,850.001,6984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0582,036.35/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,233.82/head2,075.00–2,375.002,2344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.