Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were mixed. Steady on the slaughter cows and no bulls. Just a small offering of cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.92/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$146.92

64 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	149.31	722	40
Medium and Large 2	453	143.13	649	20
Medium and Large 3	385	141.95	547	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about $175 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 sale64 hd

146.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,319 hd

149.63

−2.71

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	1,405	67.00	941	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	53.37	567	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Lean 85-90%	—	920	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	56.05/cwt	52.50–60.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	67.00/cwt	65.00–68.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	132.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	154.58/cwt	150.00–162.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	163.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	122.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	160.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.46/cwt	137.00–148.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.30/cwt	117.00–120.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.41/cwt	145.00–148.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.77/cwt	131.00–138.00	695	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 59Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 21Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 81Year ago 9

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were mixed. Steady on the slaughter cows and no bulls. Just a small offering of cows.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,135	52.50–60.00	56.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	65.00–68.00	67.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	123.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	150.00–160.00	152.24
6	—	664	130.00–139.00	132.85
3	—	620	134.00–140.00	137.02
12	—	417	150.00–162.00	154.58
2	—	525	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	560	141.00–143.00	141.98
3	—	390	160.00–170.00	163.29
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
5	—	314	160.00–165.00	160.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	134.00–135.00	134.50
5	—	429	137.00–148.00	141.46
2	—	333	158.00	158.00
2	—	370	155.00	155.00
5	—	466	139.00–149.00	144.24
4	—	516	131.00–138.00	134.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	145.00–148.00	146.41
1	—	325	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	130.00–135.00	132.63
5	—	478	130.00–139.00	134.57
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	128.00–132.00	129.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.53
3	—	587	120.00–127.00	122.66
3	—	427	128.00–129.00	128.34
3	—	368	130.00–133.00	131.69
3	—	460	125.00–128.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,010.00	1,010.00

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