Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks slaughter market cows and bulls were steady. Feeder calves as compared to last weeks market were steers 3 to 5 higher and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.12/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$124.12

48 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	129.58	633	17thin
Medium and Large 2	496	121.74	604	27
Medium and Large 3	440	116.99	515	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about $118 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 sale48 hd

124.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,217 hd

129.11

−4.99

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	—	High	1,583	69.00	1,092	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	45.22	576	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	32.05	339	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	104.68/cwt	102.00–108.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.37/cwt	103.00–112.00	504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.94/cwt	112.00–124.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.77/cwt	100.00–113.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	116.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	109.03/cwt	103.00–115.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	111.78/cwt	106.00–119.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	117.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.38/cwt	108.00–122.00	555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,185	724.86/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,590	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,005	709.45/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	26.99/cwt	24.00–30.00	255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	47.61/cwt	47.00–48.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	34.86/cwt	31.50–40.00	391	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	44.43/cwt	41.00–46.00	534	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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 419Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 0

As compared to last weeks slaughter market cows and bulls were steady. Feeder calves as compared to last weeks market were steers 3 to 5 higher and heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
6	—	513	102.00–108.00	104.68
12	—	469	103.00–112.00	107.37
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
3	—	567	100.00–102.00	100.98
8	—	374	111.00–120.00	116.40
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
7	—	417	106.00–119.00	111.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	463	135.00–139.00	136.95
2	—	318	142.00–147.00	144.60
6	—	420	130.00–142.00	136.79
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
5	—	610	112.00–117.00	114.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
2	—	433	124.00–129.00	126.54
6	—	570	112.00–124.00	117.94
2	—	288	142.00	142.00
4	—	474	118.00–127.00	121.31
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
3	—	363	130.00–138.00	133.34
8	—	521	115.00–124.00	117.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	124.00–125.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	100.00–113.00	107.77
2	—	543	103.00–115.00	109.03
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
6	—	473	108.00–122.00	117.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,550	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	24.00–30.00	26.99
9	—	1,121	31.50–40.00	34.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	47.00–48.00	47.61
6	—	1,203	41.00–46.00	44.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	675.00–800.00	724.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	600.00–800.00	709.45

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle