Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-12-10

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 444 vs last sale 688▲ 215 vs year ago 29 · +741.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 93▲ 13 vs year ago 23 · +56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 124▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were smoking 15-20 higher. Did not have the cattle we had last week but had some very good calves and man did they bring it all. Slaughter cows steady and bulls a little stronger. Here are some examples from some of the calves 495 lb. steer @ 3.50= $1,732.50 and 535 lb. steer @ 3.65=$1,952.75 and one more 615 lb. steer @ 3.25=1,998.75. these calves are smoking, no there on FIRE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $322.66/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −113.71 against this barn's trailing median of $436.36.
Average price
$322.66
11 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.26
vs MS average
−1.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530351.841,8653thin
Medium and Large 2555313.821,7435thin
Medium and Large 3582308.211,7943thin
One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $71 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 sale11 hd
322.66
—
MS average13 barns · 216 hd
298.40
+24.26
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−1.69
This barn, trailing median29 sales
436.36
−113.71
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—Average1,732141.782,4554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,324117.351,5545thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,573106.051,6682thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,126104.171,1738thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,6873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,4002thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330384.00/cwt360.00–408.001,2672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384387.44/cwt380.00–395.001,4884
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416368.34/cwt350.00–380.001,5326
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421390.15/cwt375.00–400.001,6434
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428327.32/cwt323.00–332.001,4012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474362.05/cwt350.00–367.001,7164
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475327.11/cwt315.00–340.001,5542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520356.26/cwt347.00–365.001,8532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538314.11/cwt290.00–338.001,6902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,8871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567313.62/cwt285.00–330.001,7783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582308.21/cwt303.00–317.001,7943
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610312.60/cwt300.00–325.001,9072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728262.47/cwt255.00–270.001,9112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815207.59/cwt200.00–215.001,6922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321343.23/cwt330.00–365.001,1026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380340.89/cwt337.00–345.001,2952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388289.90/cwt285.00–295.001,1252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426312.92/cwt305.00–320.001,3334
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433289.90/cwt285.00–295.001,2553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468315.63/cwt303.00–335.001,4773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,4761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475294.31/cwt283.00–300.001,3984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505299.00/cwt285.00–313.001,5102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510271.47/cwt268.00–275.001,3842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563256.90/cwt250.00–261.001,4463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578271.59/cwt270.00–275.001,5703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630273.15/cwt260.00–290.001,7213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2731233.07/cwt225.00–235.001,7045
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675235.04/cwt230.00–240.001,5872
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558133.15/cwt130.00–138.002,0742
Bulls——1,905150.41/cwt149.00–152.002,8652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099109.28/cwt107.00–112.001,2015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273105.99/cwt105.00–107.001,3492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280118.44/cwt116.00–122.001,5164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573106.05/cwt105.00–107.001,6682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,346.43/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,686.92/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.