Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady. feeder steers and heifers were 3 to 5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.26/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$106.26

38 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	365	106.88	390	13thin
Medium and Large 2	505	105.94	535	25

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale38 hd

106.26

—

MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd

112.45

−6.19

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	1,504	66.67	1,002	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	47.31	630	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	38.00	404	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.46/cwt	116.00–139.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.25/cwt	133.00–138.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	39.93/cwt	37.50–43.00	435	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	48.47/cwt	48.00–49.00	710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	34.14/cwt	32.50–35.00	344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	927.08/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	113.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	100.20/cwt	92.00–109.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	108.97/cwt	105.00–112.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	108.57/cwt	105.00–113.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	96.98/cwt	90.00–104.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	102.09/cwt	93.00–109.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	114.76/cwt	108.00–120.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	97.89/cwt	92.00–102.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	105.22/cwt	92.00–112.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.85/cwt	92.00–128.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.96/cwt	96.00–106.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	105.00/cwt	103.00–107.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls were steady. feeder steers and heifers were 3 to 5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	116.00–139.00	127.46
5	—	578	110.00–120.00	115.95
4	—	408	133.00–138.00	135.25
4	—	378	133.00–134.00	133.75
3	—	718	112.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	625	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	320	137.00–140.00	138.57
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	92.00–109.00	100.20
3	—	322	105.00–112.00	108.97
3	—	282	110.00–115.00	113.25
2	—	390	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	105.00–113.00	108.57
5	—	575	90.00–104.00	96.98
5	—	523	93.00–109.00	102.09
4	—	431	108.00–120.00	114.76
3	—	618	92.00–102.00	97.89
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	92.00–112.00	105.22
3	—	430	92.00–128.00	112.85
2	—	685	96.00–106.00	100.96
2	—	600	103.00–107.00	105.00
2	—	455	119.00–124.00	121.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	126.00–130.00	128.07
1	—	395	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	37.50–43.00	39.93
3	—	1,008	32.50–35.00	34.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	48.00–49.00	48.47
1	—	1,065	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,305	60.00	60.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	900.00–950.00	927.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	700.00	700.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle