Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 4-7 higher and slaughter cows were 2-3 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.53/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$149.53

83 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$221

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	493	155.50	766	2thin
Medium and Large 2	515	153.59	791	21
Medium and Large 1	667	147.90	987	60

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about −$221 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 sale83 hd

149.53

—

MS average13 barns · 501 hd

166.88

−17.35

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	1,525	97.72	1,490	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	79.43	922	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	71.52	1,060	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	61.50	642	16

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	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.54/cwt	163.00–166.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.84/cwt	131.00–143.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	129.06/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,147	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	134.98/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	183.37/cwt	180.00–188.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	169.60/cwt	165.00–173.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	129.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.26/cwt	131.00–138.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	165.25/cwt	165.00–166.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	57.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	572	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	69.06/cwt	65.00–72.50	785	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	71.52/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	81.87/cwt	77.00–85.50	985	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	75.52/cwt	74.50–76.50	825	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	97.72/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	893.85/cwt	825.00–950.00	8,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.96/cwt	136.00–143.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	851	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 85Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 19Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 11

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 4-7 higher and slaughter cows were 2-3 higher and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	161.00	161.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	473	163.00–166.00	164.54
2	—	535	148.00–152.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	131.00–143.00	136.84
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	889	129.00–130.00	129.06
3	—	808	133.00–139.00	134.98
1	—	570	169.00	169.00
2	—	623	140.00–143.00	141.45
2	—	375	175.00–180.00	177.37
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
11	—	682	143.00	143.00
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
4	—	464	165.00–166.00	165.25
2	—	908	125.00–130.00	127.51
5	—	420	165.00–175.00	171.69
5	—	725	135.00–146.00	141.78
4	—	320	175.00–185.00	180.82
3	—	522	160.00–166.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
4	—	271	180.00–188.00	183.37
5	—	372	165.00–173.00	169.60
3	—	765	126.00–131.00	129.31
4	—	665	131.00–138.00	135.26
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	410	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	527	136.00–143.00	138.96
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
5	—	412	142.00–145.00	143.22
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	125.00–133.00	129.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	129.00–133.00	130.97
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	55.00–60.00	57.58
1	—	800	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,137	65.00–72.50	69.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	70.00–72.50	71.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	77.00–85.50	81.87
5	—	1,093	74.50–76.50	75.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	95.00–100.00	97.72

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	985	825.00–950.00	893.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle