Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-08-06

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 6
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 737 vs last sale 912▼ 91 vs year ago 266 · −34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 31 · +25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves 10-15 lower and slaughter cattle were 2-4 higher. Had a sell out of cows that brought really good pairs $2600-3200. Also we did not have the weaned calves we normally have in the calf run.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $262.59/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −173.77 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$262.59
9 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs MS average
−12.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513272.981,4003thin
Medium and Large 2515264.511,3622thin
Medium and Large 3547253.851,3874thin
One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd
262.59
—
MS average13 barns · 194 hd
264.27
−1.67
National average145 barns · 4,636 hd
275.08
−12.49
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−173.77
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—Average1,632150.002,4483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228138.621,7039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,257131.961,6593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,102121.931,3434thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,67610

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408282.97/cwt278.00–288.001,1552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465258.97/cwt258.00–260.001,2042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485269.00/cwt265.00–273.001,3052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513272.98/cwt271.00–275.001,4003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515264.51/cwt264.00–265.001,3622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525253.33/cwt249.00–258.001,3302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568254.36/cwt250.00–259.001,4452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620232.23/cwt230.00–235.001,4404
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620224.98/cwt222.00–228.001,3953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7141
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305303.00/cwt303.00–303.009241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363267.02/cwt264.00–270.009692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410239.01/cwt238.00–240.009802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420246.96/cwt244.00–250.001,0372
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488250.02/cwt247.00–253.001,2202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,2012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2581
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630221.97/cwt218.00–226.001,3982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475265.99/cwt264.00–268.001,2633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617226.27/cwt220.00–230.001,3963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3821
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1351
Bulls——1,680160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6881
Bulls——1,690150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070115.30/cwt113.00–117.001,2342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133128.55/cwt128.00–129.001,4562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191134.30/cwt130.00–137.001,6004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,257131.96/cwt129.00–135.001,6593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258142.08/cwt138.00–146.001,7875
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0852,473.39/head2,425.00–2,525.002,4734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,811.83/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8126
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4651,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.