Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2021-09-07

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 7
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 170▲ 105 vs year ago 235 · +44.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 8▲ 30 vs year ago 11 · +272.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold load of steers average weight 653 lbs. @ $1.45, 71 Head. Load of the heifer mates 655 lb. average @ $ 1.35, 71 head. Sold split load steers & heifers 628lb average on steers @$1.50 and 661 lb on heifers @$1.40.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.81/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$145.81
182 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.11
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2640147.46944128
Medium and Large 1574144.0082731
Medium and Large 2496142.5770715thin
Medium and Large 3501132.536638thin
One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $281 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 sale182 hd
145.81
—
MS average13 barns · 1,195 hd
148.92
−3.11
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—Low1,77284.451,4977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14060.656914thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07546.665018thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310174.00/cwt174.00–174.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 2325156.02/cwt155.00–157.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 3335147.06/cwt145.00–149.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2428142.21/cwt137.00–146.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1480152.34/cwt148.00–159.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 2482145.00/cwt142.00–147.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 3495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1517144.00/cwt143.00–145.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008039
Steers—Medium and Large 2563139.50/cwt139.00–140.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 3585124.27/cwt120.00–127.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1608144.48/cwt143.00–146.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 2610131.46/cwt129.00–134.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628150.00/cwt150.00–150.0094256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653145.00/cwt145.00–145.0094771
Steers—Medium and Large 1680137.00/cwt137.00–137.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 2790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1820124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 1875123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1910117.50/cwt115.00–120.001,0692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393131.99/cwt131.00–133.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.51/cwt127.00–128.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430134.00/cwt134.00–134.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451130.00/cwt130.00–130.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458127.03/cwt125.00–129.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524134.57/cwt132.00–137.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656136.06/cwt135.00–140.0089390
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718107.02/cwt105.00–109.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775112.00/cwt112.00–112.008681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3471
Bulls——1,56876.04/cwt72.00–78.001,1923
Bulls——1,97886.03/cwt85.00–87.001,7022
Bulls——2,265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,2651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07332.95/cwt30.00–37.003542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07551.23/cwt50.00–54.005516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14060.65/cwt57.00–65.506914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,085850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,5601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2851,156.23/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0014,8582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1201,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,6802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,9602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2951,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,1302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3351,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,0202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4351,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0022,6012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4451,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0019,5082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5481,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.0025,9294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5601,552.56/cwt1,500.00–1,600.0024,2204

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.