Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2021-11-09

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 181▼ 28 vs year ago 204 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 15 · +180.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 16▲ 69 vs year ago 20 · +345.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, and 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 $145.05/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$145.05
50 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466150.8070321
Medium and Large 2441143.7163423
Medium and Large 3500130.036506thin
One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $53 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 sale50 hd
145.05
—
MS average13 barns · 870 hd
146.61
−1.56
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—Average1,67478.191,3095thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17051.776064thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76045.007922thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04840.7642715

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324153.57/cwt148.00–158.004985
Steers—Medium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1369165.52/cwt161.00–170.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.40/cwt150.00–155.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2418142.92/cwt138.00–146.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1422157.28/cwt152.00–165.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1458153.98/cwt150.00–158.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 3460134.55/cwt132.00–137.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 2476142.70/cwt139.00–149.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 2510134.23/cwt132.00–138.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 1523142.79/cwt140.00–148.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 3525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 3570127.53/cwt126.00–129.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 2578134.00/cwt133.00–135.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1613123.51/cwt121.00–126.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 1900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340141.33/cwt137.00–146.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363129.71/cwt128.00–131.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363121.96/cwt120.00–124.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376142.49/cwt138.00–148.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428138.27/cwt132.00–145.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462128.35/cwt123.00–130.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525114.00/cwt114.00–114.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563112.62/cwt109.00–115.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620106.55/cwt105.00–108.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442133.34/cwt132.00–135.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458137.51/cwt136.00–139.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460122.00/cwt122.00–122.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530129.98/cwt128.00–132.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537116.35/cwt113.00–122.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580130.50/cwt130.00–131.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590113.00/cwt113.00–113.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617117.90/cwt113.00–122.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673108.68/cwt108.00–109.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59274.07/cwt72.50–75.001,1793
Bulls——1,79884.37/cwt80.00–88.001,5172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03033.37/cwt30.00–38.003444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05443.45/cwt40.00–46.0045811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17051.77/cwt50.00–53.006064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76045.00/cwt45.00–45.007922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2795850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,7581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19521,032.40/cwt1,000.00–1,050.009,8283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19891,111.83/cwt950.00–1,250.0010,99614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990825.76/cwt750.00–900.008,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,165769.16/cwt700.00–810.008,9612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1851,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,4052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2451,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,4962

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.