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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Oct 8

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▼ 365 vs last sale 828▲ 313 vs year ago 150 · +208.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 99▲ 111 vs year ago 18 · +616.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 28▲ 67 vs year ago 19 · +352.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Holy cows the stock cows were some very good mommas that you don't see every day, and let me tell you they brought very very good. Top bred cow was $ 3150.00

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 $263.00/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −173.37 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.

Average price

$263.00

39 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs MS average

−31.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	282.00	1,447	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	262.61	1,423	36
Medium and Large 3	585	239.00	1,398	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $49 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 sale39 hd

263.00

—

MS average12 barns · 345 hd

253.55

+9.44

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−31.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.36

−173.37

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	—	Low	1,465	144.53	2,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	121.49	1,543	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	114.51	1,712	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	99.55	1,123	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$2,841	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,822	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,264	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,750	4thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	343.07/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,108	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,189	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	309.96/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,147	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	286.51/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,083	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,159	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	286.42/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,232	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,359	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	272.44/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,253	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,447	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	263.41/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,422	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	248.96/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,427	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,398	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	227.11/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,499	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,752	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,626	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	794	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,102	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	277.70/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,152	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	261.04/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,089	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,165	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	257.49/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,210	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	244.80/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,288	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,342	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,361	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	210.64/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,346	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	194.69/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,577	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	274.93/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,168	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,232	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	273.46/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,280	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	255.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,356	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	240.99/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,309	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	217.50/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,257	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,380	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	202.48/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,436	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	131.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,384	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	83.41/cwt	80.00–88.00	847	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	100.41/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,050	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,427	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	109.59/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,395	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	124.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,618	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,712	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	985	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,921.05/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,606.50/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,607	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	2,822.45/head	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,822	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,841.23/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,841	3

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 828Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 99Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 28Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	417	258.00–265.00	261.04
2	450–500	470	257.00–258.00	257.49
24	600–650	639	202.00–211.00	210.64
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00
4	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	355	260.00–265.00	262.46
1	450–500	480	244.00	244.00
1	500–550	540	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	324.00	324.00
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	302.00	302.00
3	400–450	415	270.00–284.00	277.70
4	500–550	526	240.00–248.00	244.80
1	550–600	560	243.00	243.00
1	600–650	635	224.00	224.00
13	800–850	810	180.00–200.00	194.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	425	274.00	274.00
36	500–550	541	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	323	340.00–346.00	343.07
2	350–400	355	330.00–340.00	334.93
2	400–450	430	283.00–290.00	286.42
2	500–550	513	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	620	241.00	241.00
28	650–700	660	227.00–230.00	227.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	370	308.00–314.00	309.96
1	400–450	420	276.00	276.00
2	450–500	460	267.00–278.00	272.44
34	500–550	540	252.00–264.00	263.41
2	550–600	573	248.00–250.00	248.96
2	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	793	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	285.00–288.00	286.51
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	306.00	306.00
14	700–750	724	242.00	242.00
17	850–900	860	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	272.00–278.00	274.93
2	450–500	468	272.00–275.00	273.46
3	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	255.92
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	709	195.00–207.00	202.48
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	905	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	217.00–218.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	264.95
2	500–550	543	238.00–244.00	240.99
2	550–600	580	236.00–240.00	237.98
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	115.00–119.50	117.07
8	—	1,302	120.00–130.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	104.00–114.00	109.59
4	—	1,015	80.00–88.00	83.41
5	—	1,046	96.00–105.00	100.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	114.00–115.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	129.00–135.00	131.77
3	—	1,558	150.00–155.00	153.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	1,230	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,606.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,841.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,822.45

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,921.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.