Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.61/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$142.61

24 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$6.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	145.54	765	13thin
Medium and Large 2	476	139.14	662	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about $103 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 sale24 hd

142.61

—

MS average13 barns · 1,022 hd

136.34

+6.26

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	1,755	101.00	1,773	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	65.00	910	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	63.40	753	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	56.32	664	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,635	$1,332	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	555	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.28/cwt	141.00–145.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.01/cwt	149.00–154.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	159.97/cwt	157.00–163.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,635	1,332.02/head	1,275.00–1,385.00	1,332	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.00	753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	59.15/cwt	53.00–61.00	704	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 80Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 32

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	146.00–150.00	148.02
5	—	528	145.00–150.00	148.40
2	—	460	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
2	—	430	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	141.00–145.00	143.28
3	—	528	140.00–143.00	141.64
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	425	140.00–146.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	149.00–154.00	152.01
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
2	—	415	151.00–152.00	151.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	150.00–155.00	152.49
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
2	—	490	157.00–163.00	159.97
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,635	1,275.00–1,385.00	1,332.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	62.00–65.00	63.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,190	53.00–61.00	59.15

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle