Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.09/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$128.09

28 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	133.28	664	15thin
Medium and Large 2	565	123.82	700	10thin
Medium and Large 3	509	116.32	592	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $72 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 sale28 hd

128.09

—

MS average13 barns · 1,133 hd

132.55

−4.46

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	—	Low	1,230	75.00	923	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	67.88	831	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	58.40	638	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,230	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	67.88/cwt	65.00–72.50	831	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,049	871.00/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	134.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.48/cwt	160.00–161.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	127.00–135.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,003.54/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	675	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,725	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 52Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 4

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	65.00–72.50	67.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	57.00–60.00	58.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
2	—	468	140.00–148.00	144.15
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	620	149.00	149.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	160.00–161.00	160.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
2	—	763	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
4	—	620	127.00–135.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	152.00–154.00	152.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
4	—	569	130.00–135.00	131.98
5	—	428	130.00–139.00	134.26
2	—	600	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	123.00–126.00	124.52
3	—	670	115.00–121.00	118.70
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	126.00–128.00	127.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	523	115.00–116.00	115.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,049	825.00–950.00	871.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	925.00–1,075.00	1,003.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	675	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	900.00	900.00

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

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