Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.14/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$123.14

44 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	130.47	547	24
Medium and Large 2	515	114.33	589	20

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale44 hd

123.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,269 hd

123.77

−0.64

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	1,843	84.00	1,548	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	50.44	661	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	33.48	344	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	427	137.76/cwt	134.00–141.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	111.00/cwt	108.00–115.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.54/cwt	149.00–153.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	514	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	27.25/cwt	26.00–28.00	282	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	278	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	38.60/cwt	35.00–42.50	410	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	45.07/cwt	44.00–46.00	639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	52.45/cwt	49.00–56.00	666	8
Bulls	—	—	1,815	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.22/cwt	106.00–113.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.79/cwt	108.00–116.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.39/cwt	109.00–120.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	129.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	447	5

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 277Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 51Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 48Year ago 10

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, 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
5	—	427	134.00–141.00	137.76
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
3	—	612	108.00–115.00	111.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
2	—	463	130.00–138.00	133.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00–123.00	121.52
2	—	405	120.00–123.00	121.50
3	—	512	120.00–127.00	123.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
3	—	718	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
4	—	325	149.00–153.00	150.54
4	—	631	110.00–115.00	113.29
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	117.00–120.00	118.69
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
4	—	660	116.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	420	142.00–148.00	144.99
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
2	—	338	155.00–156.00	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	120.00–123.00	121.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	122.00–129.00	125.00
6	—	376	132.00–140.00	136.61
2	—	633	109.00–120.00	114.39
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
7	—	409	125.00–135.00	129.66
5	—	325	133.00–140.00	137.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	128.00	128.00
4	—	566	106.00–113.00	110.22
5	—	523	108.00–116.00	112.79
3	—	665	101.00–105.00	103.30
3	—	367	127.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	425	116.00–120.00	117.93
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	26.00–28.00	27.25
2	—	925	30.00	30.00
5	—	1,063	35.00–42.50	38.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	44.00–46.00	45.07
8	—	1,270	49.00–56.00	52.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,870	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	700.00	700.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle