Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 91 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 24 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 13▲ 73 vs year ago 29 · +251.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $121.09/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$121.09
35 head · 744 lb average
Value per head Derived
$901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$578
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3355137.504882thin
Medium and Large 2545124.006764thin
Medium and Large 1677122.3082814thin
Medium and Large 1-2911117.001,06615thin
One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about −$578 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 sale35 hd
121.09
—
MS average13 barns · 704 hd
138.84
−17.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,62576.891,2504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24557.807209thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04444.964706thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1420133.52/cwt133.00–134.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 2440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1733117.51/cwt117.00–118.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1778116.28/cwt114.00–119.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,06615
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305126.00/cwt126.00–126.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358120.00/cwt120.00–120.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418121.46/cwt120.00–123.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468121.49/cwt121.00–122.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533105.00/cwt105.00–105.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635109.67/cwt108.00–111.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775106.00/cwt106.00–106.008221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421127.34/cwt125.00–130.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423118.95/cwt118.00–120.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500113.00/cwt113.00–113.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30562.50/cwt62.50–62.508161
Bulls——1,73281.68/cwt80.00–85.001,4153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92331.23/cwt30.00–32.502882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10551.83/cwt50.00–53.005734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24557.80/cwt55.00–60.007209
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1851,243.18/cwt1,075.00–1,550.0014,73212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2651,115.51/cwt975.00–1,275.0014,1114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2851,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,6692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4851,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0021,9042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5431,499.43/cwt1,450.00–1,550.0023,1364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6351,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0022,4812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6751,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0022,1942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2860725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,120980.69/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,9842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,088.64/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0012,5192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2951,138.18/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0014,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,415900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,7351

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.