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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jan 26

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 139▼ 85 vs year ago 104 · −81.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 52▼ 15 vs year ago 32 · −46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, just a small offering of cattle. Feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were as well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$114.71

7 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$12.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	120.24	534	4thin
Medium and Large 2	477	107.33	512	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.91/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

114.71

—

MS average12 barns · 742 hd

121.09

−6.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,818	86.93	1,580	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	53.34	656	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	44.00	805	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	32.88	320	9thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	142.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,818	86.93/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	235	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	31.23/cwt	30.00–33.00	302	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	43.90/cwt	42.50–45.00	465	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	53.34/cwt	51.50–55.00	656	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	805	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	764.35/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,758	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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 139Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 52Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 16

Good day, just a small offering of cattle. Feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
3	—	437	138.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	320	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	113.00	113.00
2	—	465	118.00–120.00	118.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	84.00–90.00	86.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	51.50–55.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	42.50–45.00	43.90
5	—	968	30.00–33.00	31.23
2	—	905	26.00	26.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	700.00–825.00	764.35

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.