Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.53/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$139.53

40 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	141.91	870	25
Medium and Large 1-2	438	139.91	613	11thin
Medium and Large 3	498	123.63	615	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $255 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 sale40 hd

139.53

—

MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd

142.76

−3.23

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	1,562	90.60	1,415	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	60.10	772	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	60.00	1,038	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2	—	488	153.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.02/cwt	126.00–136.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	137.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.33/cwt	143.00–156.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.31/cwt	139.00–151.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	840	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,802	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	101.20/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	60.10/cwt	55.00–65.50	772	6

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 75Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 37

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	150.00–155.00	153.33
2	—	633	126.00–136.00	131.02
2	—	515	150.00–151.00	150.51
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	101.00	101.00
2	—	590	145.00–149.00	147.00
2	—	808	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	763	134.00–141.00	137.56
5	—	482	143.00–156.00	148.33
7	—	531	139.00–151.00	147.31
3	—	623	139.00–145.00	142.63
3	—	675	142.00–145.00	143.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
3	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
2	—	460	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	137.00–144.00	140.39
1	—	375	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	132.00–140.00	135.96
1	—	535	146.00	146.00
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
2	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	100.00–102.50	101.20
2	—	1,480	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,285	55.00–65.50	60.10

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