Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.22/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$145.22

41 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	148.59	776	22
Medium and Large 2	509	141.32	719	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $57 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 sale41 hd

145.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,172 hd

149.92

−4.70

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	1,156	51.80	599	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	43.85	460	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.35/cwt	142.00–145.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.40/cwt	139.00–151.00	708	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	51.80/cwt	50.00–56.00	599	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	45.26/cwt	42.50–48.00	478	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.05/cwt	127.00–133.00	609	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,520	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.05/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.10/cwt	146.00–153.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	125.45/cwt	121.00–132.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 123Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 37Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	127.00–133.00	130.00
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	131.00–133.00	132.02
5	—	468	127.00–133.00	130.05
6	—	521	121.00–132.00	125.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	142.00–145.00	143.35
4	—	574	136.00–142.00	138.73
5	—	480	139.00–151.00	147.40
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
3	—	423	148.00–150.00	149.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
3	—	478	152.00–154.00	152.98
3	—	672	128.00–129.00	128.66
5	—	422	155.00–162.00	159.05
7	—	519	146.00–153.00	150.10
1	—	370	179.00	179.00
1	—	560	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,156	50.00–56.00	51.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,057	42.50–48.00	45.26
1	—	990	34.00	34.00

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	2	—	1,520	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle