Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.46/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$128.46

33 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$438

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

$2.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	375	130.00	488	2thin
Medium and Large 2	640	129.59	829	12thin
Medium and Large 1	725	127.58	925	19thin

One grade step is worth $2.42/cwt here — about −$438 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 sale33 hd

128.46

—

MS average13 barns · 1,314 hd

135.41

−6.95

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	65.28	747	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	55.31	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	48.92	505	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.66/cwt	149.00–155.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	119.75/cwt	115.00–129.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	135.18/cwt	131.00–138.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	151.50/cwt	148.00–155.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.67/cwt	125.00–137.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	115.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	113.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,456	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,074.02/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	13,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	65.28/cwt	62.00–70.00	747	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	55.31/cwt	50.00–60.00	810	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	55.16/cwt	53.00–57.00	598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	42.67/cwt	40.00–45.00	418	4

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 63Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 4Year ago 106

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
2	—	563	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
5	—	760	119.00–127.00	121.18
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
3	—	612	125.00–137.00	130.67
1	—	1,040	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	150.00–156.00	153.06
2	—	973	110.00–121.00	115.49
2	—	840	119.00–123.00	121.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	395	148.00–155.00	151.50
3	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.04
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
2	—	490	144.00–147.00	145.48
3	—	875	110.00–118.00	113.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	134.00	134.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
3	—	517	149.00–155.00	152.66
1	—	845	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,073	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	1,133	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
5	—	731	131.00–138.00	135.18
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
3	—	767	115.00–129.00	119.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,074.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	62.00–70.00	65.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	50.00–60.00	55.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	53.00–57.00	55.16
4	—	980	40.00–45.00	42.67

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