Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-8 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$122.39

44 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	125.43	660	27
Medium and Large 2	547	120.39	658	12thin
Medium and Large 3	541	110.77	599	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/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 sale44 hd

122.39

—

MS average13 barns · 1,359 hd

129.24

−6.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	55.69	646	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	51.96	709	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	45.42	476	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	55.69/cwt	55.00–57.50	646	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	709	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	42.37/cwt	40.00–44.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	155.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,323	1,023.05/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,535	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,482	1,133.52/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	16,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	116.79/cwt	112.00–125.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.70/cwt	158.00–164.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	835	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.38/cwt	136.00–147.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.32/cwt	159.00–162.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	130.30/cwt	127.00–133.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.45/cwt	117.00–125.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.96/cwt	127.00–129.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.04/cwt	166.00–170.00	644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	906.44/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	902.53/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 30Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 9

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-8 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	55.00–57.50	55.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	50.00–54.00	51.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	50.00	50.00
3	—	935	40.00–44.00	42.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	130.00–134.00	132.65
7	—	521	125.00–134.00	128.96
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
5	—	621	112.00–125.00	116.79
2	—	718	110.00–114.00	111.98
7	—	479	127.00–133.00	130.30
2	—	660	116.00–120.00	118.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
3	—	532	122.00–126.00	123.67
4	—	569	117.00–125.00	120.45
2	—	475	127.00–129.00	127.96
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	105.00–115.00	110.96
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
4	—	510	151.00–159.00	155.49
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
3	—	417	158.00–164.00	160.70
2	—	668	124.00–126.00	124.97
3	—	480	159.00–162.00	160.32
3	—	383	166.00–170.00	168.04
2	—	333	166.00–169.00	167.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	136.00–147.00	141.38
3	—	478	150.00–153.00	151.33
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	532	140.00–147.00	142.39
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,323	950.00–1,100.00	1,023.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,482	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	850.00–950.00	906.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	988	750.00–1,000.00	902.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00

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.

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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle