Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.72/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$143.72

47 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	146.03	786	27
Medium and Large 2	523	140.67	735	18thin
Medium and Large 3	378	140.00	529	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about $257 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 sale47 hd

143.72

—

MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd

145.51

−1.79

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	1,455	84.00	1,222	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	58.21	712	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	53.36	741	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	45.96	483	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	58.21/cwt	55.00–62.00	712	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	53.36/cwt	52.50–54.50	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	49.17/cwt	45.00–53.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	42.75/cwt	42.50–43.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	10,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.49/cwt	144.00–149.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	147.54/cwt	146.00–150.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.02/cwt	131.00–143.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	129.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.20/cwt	130.00–134.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	929.39/cwt	735.00–1,060.00	10,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.97/cwt	114.00–125.00	675	6

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 58Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 54

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	55.00–62.00	58.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	52.50–54.50	53.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	45.00–53.00	49.17
2	—	1,008	42.50–43.00	42.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	132.00–140.00	136.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	153.00–157.00	154.74
2	—	430	155.00–157.00	156.02
2	—	578	144.00–149.00	146.49
6	—	519	150.00–151.00	150.34
2	—	710	121.00–131.00	126.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
4	—	619	130.00–141.00	133.71
1	—	350	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
4	—	416	146.00–150.00	147.54
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
4	—	465	147.00–150.00	149.21
6	—	574	131.00–143.00	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	388	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	625	130.00–134.00	132.02
5	—	517	124.00–135.00	129.96
6	—	473	130.00–134.00	132.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.48
5	—	431	120.00–128.00	123.26
6	—	572	114.00–125.00	117.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	925.00–975.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	735.00–1,060.00	929.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle