Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. And slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.07/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$149.07

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$208

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

$0.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	149.27	661	7thin
Medium and Large 1	583	149.00	869	19thin

One grade step is worth $0.28/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale26 hd

149.07

—

MS average13 barns · 915 hd

139.47

+9.60

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	83.13	1,234	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	72.50	1,004	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	59.22	586	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	144.98/cwt	143.00–147.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	149.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.37/cwt	170.00–176.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.94/cwt	155.00–163.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.32/cwt	142.00–147.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.02/cwt	154.00–163.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,569	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	59.22/cwt	55.00–64.50	586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	83.13/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,234	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,004	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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 66Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 88Year ago 102

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. And slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	147.00–149.00	148.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
3	—	667	140.00–147.00	143.63
3	—	560	142.00–147.00	145.32
3	—	455	154.00–163.00	158.02
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	142.00	142.00
1	—	330	168.00	168.00
1	—	825	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	143.00–147.00	144.98
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
2	—	338	160.00–163.00	161.47
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	156.00–159.00	157.47
2	—	453	170.00–173.00	171.51
3	—	637	146.00–152.00	149.36
2	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.62
3	—	422	170.00–176.00	173.37
2	—	670	147.00–150.00	148.47
1	—	855	133.00	133.00
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
2	—	520	157.00–158.00	157.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	163.00	163.00
2	—	480	166.00–168.00	167.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	161.00–168.00	164.45
2	—	513	155.00–163.00	158.94
2	—	418	169.00–170.00	169.49
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00

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)	1	—	1,085	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	55.00–64.50	59.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	72.50	72.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	80.00–89.00	83.13

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