Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market, slaughter cows were steady, a lot of thin cows. No bulls to quote. Feeder calves steers and heifers seemed to be 3 to 7 higher. The rain sure has helped the calf market out.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.06/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$137.06

40 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	145.83	565	19thin
Medium and Large 3	345	130.43	450	5thin
Medium and Large 2	459	128.72	591	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale40 hd

137.06

—

MS average13 barns · 906 hd

132.69

+4.37

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	43.46	562	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	35.09	418	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	32.69	436	2thin

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	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	112.45/cwt	108.00–117.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	93.62/cwt	92.00–96.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	156.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	138.17/cwt	132.00–144.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.70/cwt	100.00–109.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	103.73/cwt	94.00–110.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	103.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	131.54/cwt	129.00–135.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	32.69/cwt	30.00–35.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	38.22/cwt	35.00–41.00	452	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	43.46/cwt	41.50–46.00	562	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	30.40/cwt	30.00–31.50	366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	100.74/cwt	94.00–108.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.96/cwt	124.00–132.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	142.36/cwt	137.00–147.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.48/cwt	154.00–158.00	593	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	103.01/cwt	100.00–107.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
4	—	421	108.00–117.00	112.45
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
3	—	560	100.00–107.00	103.33
8	—	524	100.00–107.00	103.01
3	—	467	107.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	315	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	110.00–112.00	111.05
3	—	577	92.00–96.00	93.62
1	—	270	112.00	112.00
3	—	482	100.00–105.00	103.41
2	—	415	106.00–107.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	109.00–110.00	109.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	261	150.00–160.00	156.70
5	—	415	132.00–144.00	138.17
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
4	—	514	129.00–135.00	131.54
4	—	379	154.00–158.00	156.48
1	—	205	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.06
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
7	—	479	124.00–132.00	127.96
2	—	275	137.00–147.00	142.36
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	130.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	363	127.00–130.00	128.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	100.00–109.00	104.70
5	—	571	94.00–110.00	103.73
3	—	617	94.00–108.00	100.74
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
4	—	473	109.00–113.00	111.01
2	—	668	103.00–106.00	104.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	30.00–35.00	32.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	35.00–41.00	38.22
4	—	1,204	30.00–31.50	30.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	41.50–46.00	43.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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