Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-8 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 $154.09/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$154.09

46 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	158.98	709	24
Medium and Large 2	455	148.98	678	20
Medium and Large 3	468	146.50	685	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $24 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 sale46 hd

154.09

—

MS average13 barns · 1,306 hd

148.23

+5.86

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	—	Low	1,115	80.00	892	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	77.69	904	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	70.00	889	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	57.62	543	19

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$928	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,124	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	460	157.40/cwt	156.00–159.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.09/cwt	142.00–155.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	205.35/cwt	204.00–206.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.20/cwt	158.00–165.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	163.63/cwt	160.00–166.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	169.86/cwt	164.00–175.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	193.76/cwt	189.00–198.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	188.69/cwt	182.00–198.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	188.02/cwt	184.00–197.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	179.31/cwt	178.00–180.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	154.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.52/cwt	152.00–158.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	164.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	913	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	67.10/cwt	64.00–70.00	670	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	889	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	43.08/cwt	40.00–45.00	371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	55.08/cwt	50.00–58.00	508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	77.69/cwt	75.00–81.50	904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	928.32/head	900.00–950.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	1,123.97/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,124	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.66/cwt	140.00–143.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1

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 Aug 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 0

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-8 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
5	—	460	156.00–159.00	157.40
3	—	513	146.00–150.00	148.60
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
8	—	413	158.00–165.00	161.20
1	—	295	183.00	183.00
1	—	215	174.00	174.00
2	—	343	173.00–178.00	175.52
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
2	—	685	136.00–137.00	136.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	142.00–155.00	147.09
3	—	305	160.00–166.00	163.63
3	—	573	140.00–143.00	141.66
2	—	280	166.00–168.00	166.98
2	—	625	129.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	425	145.00–149.00	147.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	157.00	157.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	178.00	178.00
1	—	270	196.00	196.00
6	—	323	189.00–198.00	193.76
6	—	371	182.00–198.00	188.69
3	—	420	178.00–180.00	179.31
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	162.00	162.00
1	—	515	156.00	156.00
3	—	372	204.00–206.00	205.35
1	—	230	203.00	203.00
1	—	680	152.00	152.00
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
4	—	414	184.00–197.00	188.02
2	—	558	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	450	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	164.00–175.00	169.86
2	—	408	176.00–177.00	176.50
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	150.00–158.00	154.73
4	—	523	152.00–158.00	155.52
5	—	471	160.00–170.00	165.61
2	—	443	160.00–168.00	164.02
1	—	685	149.00	149.00
5	—	615	146.00–150.00	148.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
2	—	523	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
9	—	998	64.00–70.00	67.10
5	—	862	40.00–45.00	43.08
5	—	922	50.00–58.00	55.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	75.00–81.50	77.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	900.00–950.00	928.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	975.00–1,275.00	1,123.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle