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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 95▼ 51 vs year ago 85 · −60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 102▼ 52 vs year ago 89 · −58.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, to few calves to get trends. 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 $122.51/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$122.51

12 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$308

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

$22.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	370	140.00	518	1thin
Medium and Large 1	634	126.50	802	4thin
Medium and Large 2	702	117.73	826	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about −$308 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

122.51

—

MS average13 barns · 1,170 hd

132.72

−10.21

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	1,573	85.00	1,337	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	60.89	762	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	55.00	1,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	47.70	474	4thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	114.04/cwt	111.00–117.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	702	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,557	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	53.15/cwt	50.00–56.00	524	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	42.24/cwt	42.00–42.50	424	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	60.89/cwt	58.00–65.00	762	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,213	1,110.57/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	13,471	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	1,085.38/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	14,218	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	840.01/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,484	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,446	1

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 95Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 102Year ago 89

Good day, to few calves to get trends. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	42.00–42.50	42.24
2	—	985	50.00–56.00	53.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,252	58.00–65.00	60.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	111.00–117.00	114.04
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	117.00–121.00	119.01
2	—	763	118.00–120.00	119.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–119.00	116.65

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,310	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,085.38

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,010	800.00–875.00	840.01

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.