Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2022-09-06

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 183▼ 157 vs year ago 340 · −46.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 41▲ 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 29▲ 19 vs year ago 41 · +46.3%
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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 also steady. We sold some very nice stock cows today that brought all the money.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.17/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$171.17
94 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443186.3282616thin
Medium and Large 2422177.2074818thin
Medium and Large 1-2595168.001,00049
Medium and Large 3518153.3779511thin
One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about $31 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 sale94 hd
171.17
—
MS average13 barns · 1,103 hd
170.54
+0.62
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—Average1,53889.151,3714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29779.001,0256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27575.249592thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01357.8458611

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,1383thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,9163thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,3105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,444$2,3336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,229$1,7078

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333196.52/cwt196.00–197.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2335185.99/cwt183.00–190.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2371188.81/cwt186.00–191.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 1387204.65/cwt200.00–209.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1419184.28/cwt183.00–186.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 2428174.67/cwt174.00–175.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 3485162.23/cwt159.00–165.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1510176.00/cwt176.00–176.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2526163.39/cwt160.00–166.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 3570153.59/cwt150.00–157.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,00049
Steers—Medium and Large 3610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1620166.56/cwt164.00–169.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325173.51/cwt170.00–180.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327166.65/cwt164.00–169.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360161.00/cwt161.00–161.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375172.00/cwt172.00–172.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418156.87/cwt150.00–160.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473154.02/cwt150.00–160.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514154.04/cwt149.00–158.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575149.00/cwt149.00–149.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578158.00/cwt158.00–158.0091334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578142.97/cwt141.00–145.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725138.60/cwt135.00–142.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45385.30/cwt83.00–88.001,2392
Bulls——1,56590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4091
Bulls——1,68096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95842.34/cwt40.00–45.004062
Cows—Lean 85-90%98551.24/cwt50.00–55.005054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05769.32/cwt64.00–72.007335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27575.24/cwt73.00–77.009592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29779.00/cwt75.00–82.001,0256
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1771,575.74/head1,325.00–1,900.001,5766
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3582,223.94/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0681,162.44/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0932,606.98/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,916.17/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9163

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.