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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 8

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 73▼ 64 vs year ago 123 · −52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 18 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 16 vs year ago 37 · −43.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 4-7 cheaper, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $163.75/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$163.75

12 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	350	175.33	614	3thin
Medium and Large 3	348	160.00	556	2thin
Medium and Large 1	552	159.86	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale12 hd

163.75

—

MS average13 barns · 909 hd

162.61

+1.14

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	1,765	102.00	1,800	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	75.86	886	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	61.38	629	12

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	58.98/cwt	55.00–62.50	595	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	68.58/cwt	65.00–70.50	736	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	75.86/cwt	72.50–80.00	886	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,293	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 73Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 37

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 4-7 cheaper, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	150.00–151.00	150.33
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
2	—	483	148.00–149.00	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	129.00–133.00	131.01
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
3	—	428	135.00–145.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
1	—	435	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	159.00	159.00
2	—	618	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	810	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	72.50–80.00	75.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	65.00–70.50	68.58
9	—	1,008	55.00–62.50	58.98

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.