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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Aug 24

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Aug 17Aug 24Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 111▼ 19 vs year ago 189 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were also. Sold split load of steers and heifers the steers averaged 577 lbs. @ $ 1.46 per lb. and heifers weighed 547 and brought $ 1.36 per lb. 90 total head in the load.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.41/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$132.41

66 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	136.00	744	43
Medium and Large 1	500	132.15	661	6thin
Medium and Large 2	448	126.00	564	12thin
Medium and Large 3	546	117.19	640	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $104 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 sale66 hd

132.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,353 hd

132.60

−0.19

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	1,855	92.00	1,707	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	63.57	818	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	50.50	526	2thin

Every lot

28 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	322	155.91/cwt	153.00–160.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	176.33/cwt	174.00–180.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	842	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	140.97/cwt	139.00–143.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	142.97/cwt	142.00–144.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	442	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	63.57/cwt	61.00–67.50	818	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,569	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 Aug 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 111Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
2	—	378	142.00–144.00	142.97
2	—	623	121.00–123.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	120.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
3	—	320	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	578	114.00–115.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	547	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	153.00–160.00	155.91
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	155.00–158.00	156.48
2	—	585	139.00–143.00	140.97
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	368	174.00–180.00	176.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	577	146.00	146.00

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	—	1,295	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	61.00–67.50	63.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,005	44.00	44.00

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.