Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2021-11-30

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 30
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 193▲ 135 vs year ago 124 · +108.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 62 vs year ago 107 · −57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers were 7-12 higher. Feeder heifers were 3-9 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold in groups are reported in Medium & Large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.46/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$138.46
85 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.04
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431152.5765728
Medium and Large 1502132.2266346
Medium and Large 2443128.6157011thin
One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $88 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 sale85 hd
138.46
—
MS average11 barns · 938 hd
133.42
+5.04
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—Average1,62569.811,1344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05147.895036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37142.6458512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10842.414702thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2281165.68/cwt157.00–170.004665
Steers—Medium and Large 2325162.49/cwt157.00–168.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1382170.09/cwt167.00–175.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2402155.00/cwt155.00–155.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1418166.45/cwt162.00–174.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 2427149.24/cwt144.00–155.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 1474168.76/cwt165.00–174.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1519158.37/cwt153.00–165.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 2520146.99/cwt145.00–150.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535157.00/cwt157.00–157.0084017
Steers—Medium and Large 2574136.63/cwt133.00–140.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1580148.44/cwt142.00–155.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1613143.74/cwt137.00–147.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 2615127.50/cwt125.00–130.007842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367133.80/cwt130.00–138.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376156.00/cwt156.00–156.0058716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387146.09/cwt138.00–152.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423139.86/cwt136.00–150.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430131.26/cwt125.00–135.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470149.00/cwt149.00–149.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482132.75/cwt129.00–140.0064015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504148.00/cwt148.00–148.0074612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523129.56/cwt124.00–136.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564125.04/cwt121.00–133.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583117.31/cwt114.00–120.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625123.26/cwt121.00–127.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement700750.00/cwt650.00–800.005,2503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement7751,137.50/cwt1,100.00–1,175.008,8162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466142.69/cwt135.00–146.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.69/cwt126.00–145.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561133.45/cwt122.00–140.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59864.75/cwt60.00–70.001,0353
Bulls——1,70585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05147.89/cwt44.00–52.005036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10842.41/cwt41.00–44.004702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26538.00/cwt38.00–38.004811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38143.06/cwt40.00–50.0059511
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,000975.00/cwt800.00–1,150.009,7502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2830550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,2702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,7352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,018.83/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0013,7546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038624.16/cwt500.00–700.006,4793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075680.58/cwt650.00–750.007,3164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179718.09/cwt650.00–825.008,4665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197793.73/cwt625.00–875.009,5013
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2875750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5632

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.