Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.09/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$121.09

35 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$578

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	355	137.50	488	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	124.00	676	4thin
Medium and Large 1	677	122.30	828	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	911	117.00	1,066	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about −$578 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 sale35 hd

121.09

—

MS average13 barns · 704 hd

138.84

−17.75

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	1,625	76.89	1,250	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	57.80	720	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	44.96	470	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,305	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	81.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	720	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.00	573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	31.23/cwt	30.00–32.50	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,115.51/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	14,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,088.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	12,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,635	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,243.18/cwt	1,075.00–1,550.00	14,732	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,485	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	21,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,543	1,499.43/cwt	1,450.00–1,550.00	23,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	109.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.52/cwt	133.00–134.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	980.69/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,138.18/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	14,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,675	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	22,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	560	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 20Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 13Year ago 29

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, 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	—	1,305	62.50	62.50
3	—	1,732	80.00–85.00	81.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,245	55.00–60.00	57.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	50.00–53.00	51.83
2	—	923	30.00–32.50	31.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
6	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
2	—	423	118.00–120.00	118.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
4	—	778	114.00–119.00	116.28
1	—	1,075	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
2	—	733	117.00–118.00	117.51
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
2	—	420	133.00–134.00	133.52
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	911	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	635	108.00–111.00	109.67
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	418	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	305	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	105.00	105.00

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	4	—	1,265	975.00–1,275.00	1,115.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,635	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,185	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,243.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,485	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,543	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,499.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,675	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	900.00–1,050.00	980.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	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

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