Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2022-09-20

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 20
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 201▲ 45 vs year ago 169 · +26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 7▼ 11 vs year ago 53 · −20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-3 lower and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.33/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$164.33
55 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527166.7987919thin
Medium and Large 2454164.0674524
Medium and Large 1-2579162.0093811thin
Medium and Large 3485150.007281thin
One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $152 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 sale55 hd
164.33
—
MS average12 barns · 1,028 hd
165.75
−1.42
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—Average1,73187.141,5095thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17373.018563thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98661.456068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37060.008221thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,3523thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,1874thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,1143thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$1,56210

Every lot

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325194.00/cwt194.00–194.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2328181.82/cwt178.00–184.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 2366183.99/cwt180.00–188.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 1375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1411177.63/cwt174.00–183.007308
Steers—Medium and Large 2425164.02/cwt160.00–167.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2474164.91/cwt160.00–170.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 2527148.61/cwt140.00–155.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 1560171.00/cwt171.00–171.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579162.00/cwt162.00–162.0093811
Steers—Medium and Large 2595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1928130.49/cwt130.00–131.001,2112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278173.95/cwt172.00–176.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322169.23/cwt167.00–170.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368166.55/cwt165.00–168.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370157.32/cwt151.00–163.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418164.48/cwt161.00–168.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422149.08/cwt145.00–157.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425139.00/cwt139.00–139.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466138.78/cwt135.00–140.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513137.46/cwt135.00–140.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581150.00/cwt150.00–150.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410155.57/cwt150.00–161.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510141.51/cwt140.00–143.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522135.27/cwt130.00–139.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608135.06/cwt130.00–140.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1631
Bulls——1,59082.12/cwt80.00–84.001,3062
Bulls——1,97397.74/cwt95.00–100.001,9282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94055.94/cwt55.00–57.005262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00163.29/cwt60.00–68.006346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17373.01/cwt72.50–73.508563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37060.00/cwt60.00–60.008221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3191,551.94/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5528
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,187.32/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0971,113.91/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2081,352.28/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3523

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.