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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 2

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 57▼ 3 vs year ago 33 · −9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows were 3-5 higher 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 $161.80/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$161.80

12 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.58

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	373	164.28	613	3thin
Medium and Large 1	441	162.35	717	8thin
Medium and Large 3	360	150.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $73 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 sale12 hd

161.80

—

MS average13 barns · 853 hd

147.22

+14.58

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	1,915	81.00	1,551	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	62.04	838	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	58.97	948	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	41.76	445	10

Every lot

23 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	164.28/cwt	162.00–167.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	167.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	133.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	29.05/cwt	28.00–30.00	281	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	39.28/cwt	35.00–44.00	414	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	50.60/cwt	45.00–55.00	571	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	61.47/cwt	58.50–65.00	830	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	952	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	58.97/cwt	58.00–60.00	948	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,154	834.94/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,635	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 57Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 21

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows were 3-5 higher and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	70.00	70.00
14	—	1,350	58.50–65.00	61.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	58.00–60.00	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	45.00–55.00	50.60
4	—	1,053	35.00–44.00	39.28
2	—	968	28.00–30.00	29.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	170.00	170.00
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
2	—	410	160.00–175.00	167.41
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
1	—	565	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	162.00–167.00	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	132.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	129.00–132.00	130.49

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	—	1,154	750.00–900.00	834.94

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.