Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady; slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. We had some nice bred cows that sold today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.67/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$109.67

47 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	383	113.61	435	31
Medium and Large 1	542	112.67	610	3thin
Medium and Large 3	432	99.56	430	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $5 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 sale47 hd

109.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,283 hd

111.71

−2.04

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	1,827	69.40	1,268	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	43.00	596	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	30.30	328	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.19/cwt	100.00–112.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	102.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	24.03/cwt	23.00–25.00	251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	992	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.66/cwt	123.00–127.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,353	788.40/cwt	775.00–800.00	10,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,053.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	136.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.91/cwt	128.00–138.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	93.72/cwt	90.00–96.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	117.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.49/cwt	108.00–118.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	114.74/cwt	112.00–118.00	368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	117.75/cwt	114.00–119.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	35.61/cwt	34.00–37.00	355	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	29.16/cwt	26.00–31.50	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold steady; slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. We had some nice bred cows that sold today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	100.00–112.00	108.19
4	—	573	100.00–110.00	102.72
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
1	—	485	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	97.00	97.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
3	—	460	123.00–127.00	124.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	279	130.00–144.00	136.53
1	—	220	142.00	142.00
2	—	510	123.00–124.00	123.50
3	—	372	128.00–138.00	133.91
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
4	—	415	129.00–134.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
7	—	367	140.00–152.00	143.19
4	—	326	140.00–147.00	144.00
2	—	278	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	915	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	518	90.00–96.00	93.72
4	—	420	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	250	102.00	102.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	112.00–120.00	117.95
6	—	426	108.00–118.00	113.49
2	—	523	100.00–102.00	101.02
2	—	633	90.00–99.00	94.52
7	—	321	112.00–118.00	114.74
8	—	371	114.00–119.00	117.75
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	23.00–25.00	24.03
3	—	998	34.00–37.00	35.61
3	—	1,193	26.00–31.50	29.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,533	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	58.00	58.00
1	—	2,055	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,790	68.00–73.00	70.33

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	775.00–800.00	788.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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