Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold a load of steers black and char. 85 head avrg. wt. 605lbs brought $ 1.36 per lb. Also sold a load of heifers black and char. 88 head avrg. wt. 569 lbs brought $ 1.26 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.40/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$131.40

153 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	136.00	823	85
Medium and Large 1	516	131.95	681	26
Medium and Large 2	524	123.36	646	29
Medium and Large 3	478	118.17	564	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $259 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 sale153 hd

131.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd

130.73

+0.67

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	1,609	65.41	1,052	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	44.46	570	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	35.11	389	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	122.45/cwt	119.00–126.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	118.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	141.42/cwt	137.00–148.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.17/cwt	123.00–128.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.72/cwt	136.00–143.00	590	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,127	950.45/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	10,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	837.97/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,905	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	27,146	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,795	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	25,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	60.26/cwt	56.00–65.00	921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	68.34/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	116.05/cwt	112.00–120.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.06/cwt	111.00–117.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	105.68/cwt	104.00–108.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	107.88/cwt	104.00–110.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	105.57/cwt	103.00–108.00	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.71/cwt	112.00–123.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	717	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.21/cwt	102.00–112.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	105.62/cwt	102.00–110.00	454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	118.04/cwt	112.00–125.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	110.07/cwt	100.00–120.00	536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	43.95/cwt	43.00–45.00	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	31.53/cwt	30.00–34.00	331	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	38.09/cwt	35.00–41.50	440	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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	108.00	108.00
4	—	724	115.00–121.00	118.27
4	—	470	132.00–137.00	135.24
4	—	384	137.00–148.00	141.42
3	—	425	136.00–143.00	138.72
2	—	770	118.00–120.00	118.99
4	—	518	129.00–135.00	132.75
4	—	315	138.00–140.00	139.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	119.00–126.00	122.45
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
6	—	468	123.00–128.00	126.17
2	—	583	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
6	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.60
4	—	626	112.00–123.00	116.71
5	—	675	115.00–122.00	119.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	605	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	112.00–120.00	116.05
2	—	578	111.00–117.00	114.06
8	—	474	115.00–120.00	118.62
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.51
3	—	487	100.00–120.00	110.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	104.00–108.00	105.68
7	—	472	104.00–110.00	107.88
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
8	—	520	102.00–112.00	106.21
11	—	430	102.00–110.00	105.62
3	—	327	110.00–115.00	112.64
3	—	390	112.00–125.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	103.00–108.00	105.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	569	126.00	126.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	800.00–1,035.00	950.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	750.00–900.00	837.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,905	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,795	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	56.00–65.00	60.26
2	—	1,545	67.00–70.00	68.34
1	—	1,980	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	46.00	46.00
3	—	1,268	43.00–45.00	43.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	30.00–34.00	31.53
6	—	1,155	35.00–41.50	38.09

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

Steers · 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