Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.33/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$141.33

58 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$8.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	144.66	681	33
Medium and Large 3	350	141.50	495	2thin
Medium and Large 2	485	136.52	662	23

One grade step is worth $8.14/cwt here — about $20 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 sale58 hd

141.33

—

MS average12 barns · 943 hd

135.07

+6.25

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	1,245	80.00	996	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	51.57	628	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	42.00	651	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	40.17	415	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.25/cwt	175.00–183.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.98/cwt	157.00–160.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.02/cwt	172.00–184.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.64/cwt	175.00–183.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.77/cwt	157.00–164.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.54/cwt	148.00–159.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	710	12
Bulls	—	—	1,245	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	996	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	33.63/cwt	30.00–37.00	325	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	43.44/cwt	40.00–47.50	464	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	51.57/cwt	50.00–52.50	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.94/cwt	162.00–166.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	112.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.75/cwt	131.00–142.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	153.66/cwt	152.00–155.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.37/cwt	138.00–143.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	139.76/cwt	133.00–145.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 94Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 23

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	108.00	108.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	530	142.00–148.00	144.92
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
4	—	430	160.00–166.00	163.29
2	—	470	162.00–166.00	163.94
5	—	722	108.00–115.00	112.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	98.00	98.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	440	168.00	168.00
3	—	535	135.00–145.00	140.71
1	—	470	163.00	163.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	340	165.00–170.00	167.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	175.00–183.00	179.25
3	—	518	157.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
6	—	473	172.00–184.00	178.02
6	—	623	137.00–145.00	140.01
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
6	—	325	175.00–183.00	179.64
12	—	418	170.00–180.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	157.00–164.00	159.77
5	—	427	148.00–159.00	151.54
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
12	—	526	131.00–141.00	135.04
6	—	333	155.00–163.00	159.44
4	—	570	131.00–142.00	135.75
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
3	—	338	152.00–155.00	153.66
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	127.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
8	—	476	138.00–143.00	140.37
4	—	441	133.00–145.00	139.76
1	—	765	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	30.00–37.00	33.63
6	—	1,069	40.00–47.50	43.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	50.00–52.50	51.57

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	670.00	670.00

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