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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

478 head

▼ 927 vs last sale 1,405▲ 281 vs year ago 197 · +142.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 115▼ 21 vs year ago 63 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 80▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were ten higher and heifers steady. Slaughter cows were 3-5 lower. Sold a load of calves straight of the cow 70 head of them 720 lb. average weight brought $2.3950 pretty dang good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $245.30/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −191.06 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$245.30

50 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs MS average

−24.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	260.00	1,313	1thin
Medium and Large 2	551	245.00	1,350	49

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale50 hd

245.30

—

MS average13 barns · 356 hd

246.40

−1.10

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−24.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−191.06

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,515	154.27	2,337	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	127.36	1,626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	118.53	1,792	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	108.80	1,063	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,990	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,022	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	275.14/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,169	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,447	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	288.99/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,315	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,350	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	234.97/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,469	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	70
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,682	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	233.52/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,824	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,026	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	980	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	250.98/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,112	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,186	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	219.22/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,333	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,404	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	201.58/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,365	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,556	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	194.15/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,602	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,185	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	266.75/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,302	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	263.07/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,363	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	236.97/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,339	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,381	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	221.73/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,470	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,458	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	142.15/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	152.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	168.46/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,945	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	831	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	106.78/cwt	105.00–109.00	956	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	115.37/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,309	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,445	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,752	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	118.53/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,792	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,989.86/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	1,990	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 1,405Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 115Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 80Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	280.00–285.00	282.55
39	400–450	443	250.00–251.00	250.98
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	608	214.00–220.00	219.22
41	650–700	656	214.00	214.00
2	700–750	717	217.00	217.00
2	800–850	825	188.00–200.00	194.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	500–550	539	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	201.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	575	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	318.00	318.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	625	234.00–236.00	234.97
4	750–800	781	226.00–236.00	233.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	288.00	288.00
32	400–450	447	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	455	288.00–290.00	288.99
49	550–600	551	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	770	218.00–219.00	218.50
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	272.00–278.00	275.14
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	260.00–272.00	266.75
2	550–600	565	234.00–240.00	236.97
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	282.00–285.00	283.47
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	260.00–266.00	263.07
2	600–650	625	220.00–222.00	221.01
3	650–700	663	219.00–225.00	221.73
1	700–750	725	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	228.00	228.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	100.00–102.00	100.97
2	—	895	105.00–109.00	106.78
3	—	1,135	112.00–118.00	115.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	120.00–125.00	121.97
6	—	1,338	127.00–135.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	114.00–122.00	118.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	168.00–169.00	168.46
2	—	1,463	150.00–154.00	152.20
2	—	1,333	140.00–144.00	142.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,875.00–2,150.00	1,989.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	2	—	1,395	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.