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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 23

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 9Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 41 · +39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.94/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$166.94

18 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.24

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	335	174.44	585	11thin
Medium and Large 2	407	155.15	632	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale18 hd

166.94

—

MS average10 barns · 563 hd

147.70

+19.24

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	1,702	82.07	1,397	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	59.31	809	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	56.00	913	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	179.58/cwt	175.00–187.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	693	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	109.49/cwt	106.00–113.00	731	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	82.07/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,397	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	59.31/cwt	55.00–62.00	809	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	913	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,311	1,091.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,306	5

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 11

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	80.00–85.50	82.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,364	55.00–62.00	59.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	56.00	56.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
2	—	400	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	668	106.00–113.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	280	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	420	165.00–166.00	165.51
3	—	308	175.00–187.00	179.58
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
2	—	228	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
2	—	525	131.00–133.00	132.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,311	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.23

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.