Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.76/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$139.76

31 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	140.81	563	15thin
Medium and Large 3	360	140.00	504	2thin
Medium and Large 1	479	138.61	664	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale31 hd

139.76

—

MS average11 barns · 797 hd

137.03

+2.73

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	1,951	87.70	1,711	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	52.49	651	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	47.34	710	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	38.79	411	10

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,975	89.79/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,773	12
Bulls	—	—	1,810	75.13/cwt	74.50–76.00	1,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	47.34/cwt	44.00–49.00	710	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	32.13/cwt	30.00–34.00	310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	45.60/cwt	41.50–48.00	509	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	1,014.37/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	12,314	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	114.32/cwt	111.00–115.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	103.27/cwt	100.00–107.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.05/cwt	150.00–153.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.79/cwt	162.00–172.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	916.38/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	111.65/cwt	105.00–119.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.02/cwt	146.00–156.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	52.49/cwt	50.00–57.00	651	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 97Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 9Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 23Year ago 49

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,975	87.00–93.00	89.79
2	—	1,810	74.50–76.00	75.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	44.00–49.00	47.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	30.00–34.00	32.13
2	—	985	25.00	25.00
6	—	1,116	41.50–48.00	45.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	50.00–57.00	52.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,214	850.00–1,250.00	1,014.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	800.00–1,025.00	916.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
2	—	408	142.00–146.00	144.01
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.04
3	—	523	115.00–119.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
4	—	430	140.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
2	—	673	117.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	320	162.00–172.00	165.79
2	—	508	125.00–126.00	125.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
3	—	323	150.00–153.00	151.05
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
3	—	473	130.00–136.00	132.96
5	—	368	146.00–156.00	150.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	130.00–134.00	132.03
3	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.00
6	—	553	111.00–115.00	114.32
3	—	623	100.00–107.00	103.27
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	112.00–116.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.46
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
4	—	474	105.00–119.00	111.65

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.

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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle