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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, May 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 95▼ 126 vs year ago 189 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 12▲ 20 vs year ago 9 · +222.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 17▼ 42 vs year ago 46 · −91.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

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 $150.75/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$150.75

20 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	154.43	686	14thin
Medium and Large 2	440	142.17	626	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $60 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 sale20 hd

150.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,532 hd

138.51

+12.23

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	1,655	97.69	1,617	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	70.00	840	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	60.00	1,026	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	56.43	586	18

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	170.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	171.42/cwt	164.00–178.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	166.76/cwt	165.00–171.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	152.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	157.27/cwt	155.00–161.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.24/cwt	154.00–159.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	97.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,617	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	48.34/cwt	48.00–49.00	434	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	53.52/cwt	50.00–57.00	534	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	62.00/cwt	59.00–65.00	699	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,026	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,535	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,420	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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 95Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 46

As compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
4	—	475	154.00–159.00	157.24
4	—	433	155.00–161.00	157.27
3	—	358	150.00–157.00	152.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.25
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	165.00–175.00	170.97
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	164.00–178.00	171.42
4	—	466	165.00–171.00	166.76
2	—	363	180.00–185.00	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,535	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	95.00–100.00	97.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	998	50.00–57.00	53.52
3	—	898	48.00–49.00	48.34
8	—	1,128	59.00–65.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	60.00	60.00

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.