Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

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 $145.67/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$145.67

33 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	152.40	626	15thin
Medium and Large 2	414	141.42	586	15thin
Medium and Large 3	380	133.30	507	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.10/cwt here — about $119 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 sale33 hd

145.67

—

MS average11 barns · 1,054 hd

143.57

+2.10

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	1,540	91.00	1,401	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	63.05	754	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	37.98	354	9thin

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	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.92/cwt	165.00–173.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	153.56/cwt	152.00–155.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	168.05/cwt	162.00–171.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.18/cwt	190.00–201.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.74/cwt	136.00–148.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.34/cwt	178.00–187.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	154.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,865	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	915.12/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	63.05/cwt	60.00–67.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	40.58/cwt	40.00–42.00	409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	31.22/cwt	30.00–33.00	263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.59/cwt	45.00–50.00	474	2

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 Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 139Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 12

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
1	—	430	166.00	166.00
2	—	485	165.00–173.00	168.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	152.00–155.00	153.56
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
6	—	377	152.00–158.00	154.83
5	—	418	150.00–163.00	157.19
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
7	—	422	136.00–148.00	142.74
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	310	145.00	145.00
3	—	365	140.00–148.00	143.69
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
6	—	315	190.00–201.00	193.18
1	—	285	193.00	193.00
3	—	440	184.00–186.00	184.99
1	—	500	179.00	179.00
4	—	473	180.00–189.00	183.75
1	—	380	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	162.00–171.00	168.05
3	—	370	178.00–187.00	183.34
1	—	410	173.00	173.00
5	—	330	180.00–185.00	183.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	968	875.00–950.00	915.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	60.00–67.00	63.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	40.00–42.00	40.58
4	—	844	30.00–33.00	31.22
2	—	995	45.00–50.00	47.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle