Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher, had some very good quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.81/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$144.81

48 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$17.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	149.79	696	28
Medium and Large 2	470	139.73	657	15thin
Medium and Large 3	499	132.19	660	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $36 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 sale48 hd

144.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,188 hd

140.82

+3.99

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	1,885	92.10	1,736	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	71.37	791	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	52.94	549	16

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.92/cwt	145.00–153.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.60/cwt	168.00–175.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	176.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.51/cwt	132.00–139.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.45/cwt	155.00–166.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	164.08/cwt	160.00–167.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	172.53/cwt	169.00–175.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	187.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	180.74/cwt	177.00–183.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.32/cwt	154.00–157.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	176.56/cwt	172.00–179.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.91/cwt	168.00–177.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	160.25/cwt	158.00–163.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	158.78/cwt	155.00–164.00	892	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	59.34/cwt	55.00–63.50	644	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	37.58/cwt	36.00–39.00	371	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	47.57/cwt	44.50–51.50	461	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	71.37/cwt	70.00–74.00	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	95.65/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,733	1,574.39/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	27,284	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	977.73/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	13,424	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,086.49/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	11,821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,559	1,112.31/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	17,341	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.67/cwt	170.00–177.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	160.62/cwt	156.00–165.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.44/cwt	149.00–158.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	159.94/cwt	157.00–163.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	599	3

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 132Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 28Year ago 10

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher, had some very good quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	145.00–153.00	148.92
2	—	475	176.00	176.00
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
3	—	358	185.00–190.00	187.68
4	—	408	177.00–183.00	180.74
3	—	528	154.00–157.00	155.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	168.00–175.00	171.60
4	—	365	170.00–180.00	176.37
5	—	473	169.00–175.00	172.53
3	—	330	172.00–179.00	176.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	160.00–167.00	164.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
6	—	525	132.00–139.00	136.51
2	—	388	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	142.00–145.00	143.49
3	—	432	135.00–141.00	138.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
2	—	478	134.00–136.00	134.97
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	155.00–166.00	160.45
5	—	471	145.00–153.00	149.55
4	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	425	149.00–158.00	152.44
3	—	328	157.00–163.00	159.94
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
4	—	519	140.00–151.00	144.99
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
3	—	427	168.00–177.00	173.91
4	—	519	158.00–163.00	160.25
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
5	—	562	155.00–164.00	158.78
3	—	478	170.00–177.00	173.67
4	—	661	135.00–138.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	156.00–165.00	160.62
3	—	435	160.00–165.00	162.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	55.00–63.50	59.34
2	—	988	36.00–39.00	37.58
5	—	969	44.50–51.50	47.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	70.00–74.00	71.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,840	92.00–100.00	95.65

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)	Open	4	—	1,733	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,559	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,112.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,373	900.00–1,050.00	977.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,086.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00

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