Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder steers were 2-5 higher, heifers steady and slaughter cows and bulls 2-4 lower. Sold mixed load of steers and heifers, steers average weight was 692 lbs @ $ 1.3650 per lb. and heifers 618 lbs. @ $ 1.2650.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.86/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$139.86

88 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	146.38	721	24
Medium and Large 2	449	139.62	627	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	692	137.00	948	45
Medium and Large 3	413	128.00	528	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $193 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 sale88 hd

139.86

—

MS average13 barns · 1,016 hd

140.30

−0.45

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	1,264	53.79	680	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	38.89	393	11

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	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	123.06/cwt	119.00–126.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.33/cwt	119.00–127.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.19/cwt	142.00–146.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.30/cwt	148.00–160.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	137.59/cwt	133.00–142.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	948	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.34/cwt	153.00–160.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.89/cwt	147.00–158.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	785	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,685	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	21,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	53.79/cwt	50.00–57.50	680	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	46.33/cwt	42.00–48.00	474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	34.64/cwt	31.50–38.00	347	7

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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 169Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 53Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
3	—	522	119.00–126.00	123.06
3	—	573	119.00–127.00	122.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
2	—	478	123.00–124.00	123.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00–146.00	142.36
6	—	473	142.00–146.00	144.19
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
2	—	388	133.00–142.00	137.59
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	148.00–160.00	152.30
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
2	—	373	153.00–160.00	156.34
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
5	—	417	147.00–158.00	152.89
5	—	525	135.00–144.00	139.33
2	—	625	125.00–132.00	128.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	692	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
2	—	420	114.00–118.00	115.95
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
5	—	475	118.00–121.00	119.81
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	618	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,685	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	50.00–57.50	53.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	42.00–48.00	46.33
7	—	1,003	31.50–38.00	34.64

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle