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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

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Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 124▲ 77 vs year ago 112 · +68.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 39▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 185▲ 16 vs year ago 30 · +53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steady and slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2-3 higher. Sold some nice Brangus open heifers 7-820 lbs. $785.00-1050.00. Also sold split load steers and heifers 32 steers average wt. 917lbs @ $1.18 per lb. And 21 heifers average wt. 938 lbs. @ $ 1.12 per lb.

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 $126.11/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$126.11

87 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$295

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	128.57	645	21
Medium and Large 1	750	125.32	940	66

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about −$295 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 sale87 hd

126.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,189 hd

133.26

−7.15

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	1,725	90.91	1,568	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	65.26	767	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	39.90	390	3thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	517	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	137.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	138.06/cwt	132.00–141.00	708	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	137.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	126.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	119.16/cwt	117.00–122.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,082	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	118.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	123.07/cwt	122.00–130.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,051	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	37.35/cwt	36.50–38.00	356	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	464	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	65.26/cwt	60.00–70.00	767	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,125	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 124Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 39Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 185Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	95.00–100.00	97.36
1	—	1,535	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	36.50–38.00	37.35
1	—	1,030	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	60.00–70.00	65.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	512	120.00–124.00	121.34
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
3	—	485	120.00–126.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	917	118.00	118.00
12	—	513	132.00–141.00	138.06
3	—	435	135.00–138.00	137.02
4	—	569	136.00–139.00	137.98
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	138.00–141.00	139.44
3	—	617	125.00–135.00	129.99
2	—	718	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
3	—	868	112.00–118.00	114.96
3	—	658	124.00–127.00	126.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	135.00–138.00	136.66
2	—	413	132.00–134.00	133.03
6	—	676	117.00–122.00	119.16
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
2	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
2	—	450	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	122.00–130.00	123.07
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	483	127.00–129.00	128.01
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
21	—	938	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
2	—	365	119.00–123.00	120.95
2	—	565	113.00	113.00
4	—	423	115.00–120.00	118.82

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	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.