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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 119▼ 19 vs year ago 71 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 24 vs year ago 34 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. A small offering of cattle today.

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 $140.00/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$140.00

18 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$6.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	143.47	835	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	137.23	744	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.24/cwt here — about $91 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

140.00

—

MS average12 barns · 790 hd

153.68

−13.68

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	—	Low	1,695	81.42	1,380	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	59.39	691	5thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	139.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.94/cwt	148.00–155.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	138.12/cwt	133.00–143.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	135.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	847	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	126.09/cwt	122.00–130.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	81.42/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,380	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	59.39/cwt	55.00–63.00	691	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,870	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 119Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 18

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. A small offering of cattle today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	80.00–83.00	81.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	55.00–63.00	59.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
3	—	665	125.00–127.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	122.00–130.00	126.09
1	—	610	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
2	—	630	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	116.00–120.00	118.03
2	—	520	129.00–133.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
2	—	360	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
2	—	623	133.00–139.00	135.96
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
3	—	522	148.00–155.00	151.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	133.00–143.00	138.12
2	—	635	124.00–130.00	127.05
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
3	—	568	140.00	140.00
2	—	488	137.00–143.00	139.98

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	—	1,205	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.