Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.02/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$117.02

30 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$5.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	118.53	649	22
Medium and Large 3	518	112.87	584	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.66/cwt here — about $65 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 sale30 hd

117.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,182 hd

129.39

−12.37

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	1,535	88.25	1,355	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	60.73	695	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,460	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	60.73/cwt	58.00–63.00	695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.70/cwt	145.00–165.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.49/cwt	112.00–122.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	126.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.95/cwt	117.00–127.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	122.38/cwt	118.00–127.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 148Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 7

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,610	93.50	93.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	58.00–63.00	60.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	110.00–116.00	112.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
4	—	580	112.00–122.00	118.49
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–113.00	111.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	413	145.00–165.00	154.70
3	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.35
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
2	—	590	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
2	—	695	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	534	124.00–130.00	126.27
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	483	118.00–127.00	122.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.33
3	—	613	113.00–118.00	115.28
4	—	569	117.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	835	102.00	102.00
3	—	657	115.00–117.00	115.67
5	—	425	117.00–127.00	120.95
3	—	532	122.00–124.00	123.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
2	—	675	104.00–108.00	105.97
2	—	573	107.00–109.00	107.99
2	—	325	122.00–126.00	124.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00

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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