Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.35/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$163.35

22 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	367	165.07	607	11thin
Medium and Large 1	502	163.09	819	9thin
Medium and Large 3	360	155.00	558	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $49 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 sale22 hd

163.35

—

MS average11 barns · 1,323 hd

163.67

−0.33

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	1,485	100.29	1,489	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	77.92	981	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	59.20	583	8thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	168.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.76/cwt	168.00–171.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.35/cwt	139.00–144.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,311	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	785.64/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	97.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,407	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	77.92/cwt	72.50–82.00	981	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	64.69/cwt	60.00–67.50	683	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	50.04/cwt	45.00–55.00	434	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 Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 58Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–147.00	143.49
2	—	575	142.00–144.00	143.03
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
3	—	413	139.00–144.00	142.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
3	—	355	134.00–135.00	134.67
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	165.00–175.00	168.15
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
4	—	378	168.00–171.00	169.76
1	—	520	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	162.00	162.00
1	—	305	203.00	203.00
2	—	513	166.00–168.00	166.98
2	—	625	135.00–139.00	136.94
2	—	428	167.00–168.00	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,005	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	700.00–850.00	785.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,441	95.00–100.00	97.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	72.50–82.00	77.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	60.00–67.50	64.69
3	—	867	45.00–55.00	50.04

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