Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.58/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$146.58

47 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	148.75	738	27
Medium and Large 2	443	145.81	646	15thin
Medium and Large 3	425	137.18	583	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $155 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 sale47 hd

146.58

—

MS average13 barns · 804 hd

144.88

+1.70

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	1,545	82.65	1,277	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	55.00	787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	49.27	607	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	39.35	406	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	418	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	134.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	112.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.35/cwt	158.00–164.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.26/cwt	160.00–163.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.21/cwt	160.00–166.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.34/cwt	153.00–155.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	127.71/cwt	124.00–134.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	127.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.96/cwt	148.00–156.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.04/cwt	147.00–155.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	126.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	829	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	850.19/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,585	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	852.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	32.93/cwt	31.00–38.00	321	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	44.17/cwt	41.50–46.50	474	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	49.27/cwt	47.00–52.00	607	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 139Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 27Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00–134.00	131.92
2	—	675	113.00	113.00
3	—	507	130.00–141.00	134.98
3	—	707	109.00–118.00	112.31
3	—	463	127.00–130.00	128.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.00	118.00
3	—	568	110.00–117.00	113.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	563	121.00	121.00
4	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.94
7	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
3	—	420	153.00–155.00	154.34
2	—	513	126.00–128.00	127.01
2	—	315	150.00–152.00	151.05
4	—	475	148.00–156.00	150.96
3	—	370	147.00–155.00	151.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	158.00–164.00	161.35
3	—	325	160.00–163.00	161.26
4	—	385	160.00–166.00	163.21
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
11	—	625	129.00–133.00	132.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
3	—	440	130.00–139.00	135.63
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	120.00–124.00	121.32
4	—	465	124.00–134.00	127.71
3	—	323	140.00	140.00
5	—	422	124.00–130.00	126.59
4	—	364	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.75
4	—	514	114.00–119.00	116.50
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
2	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00

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)	7	—	1,245	750.00–925.00	850.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	800.00–900.00	852.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	84.00–86.00	84.97
1	—	1,215	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	976	31.00–38.00	32.93
8	—	1,073	41.50–46.50	44.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,232	47.00–52.00	49.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	55.00	55.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle