Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 14
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 53▼ 5 vs year ago 77 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 16 vs year ago 22 · −72.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 12 vs year ago 25 · −48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.82/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$154.82
42 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.05
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517162.7284124
Medium and Large 2508146.8774614thin
Medium and Large 3510135.256904thin
One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $151 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 sale42 hd
154.82
—
MS average13 barns · 627 hd
160.87
−6.05
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—Average1,715101.001,7321thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22070.008541thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11954.356083thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$1,2144thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,1002thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 2395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2425152.53/cwt150.00–155.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1432165.36/cwt160.00–169.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1467168.04/cwt162.00–169.007857
Steers—Medium and Large 2480151.00/cwt151.00–151.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2521144.63/cwt140.00–149.007545
Steers—Medium and Large 1540158.00/cwt158.00–158.008537
Steers—Medium and Large 1575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 2588142.51/cwt140.00–145.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 3595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2635133.44/cwt130.00–137.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 3680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345142.00/cwt141.00–143.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370136.36/cwt134.00–139.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375141.04/cwt140.00–142.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477135.08/cwt130.00–143.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509147.61/cwt142.00–149.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525137.00/cwt137.00–137.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628133.55/cwt131.00–136.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573124.51/cwt124.00–125.007132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,715101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08045.00/cwt45.00–45.004861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13859.02/cwt58.00–60.006722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22070.00/cwt70.00–70.008541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4431,213.52/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2144
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.