Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks slaughter market, cows were steady and only had one bull. The feeder calf market compared to last week is finally getting better steers were 3 to 7 higher, had some good light calves. And heifers were 3 to 5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.60/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$137.60

36 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$23.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	147.39	568	14thin
Medium and Large 2	422	132.54	560	19thin
Medium and Large 3	447	123.99	554	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $14 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 sale36 hd

137.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,588 hd

137.70

−0.10

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	1,665	72.00	1,199	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	41.98	539	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	29.05	299	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	470	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	148.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.43/cwt	131.00–146.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.42/cwt	117.00–124.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.09/cwt	110.00–127.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	118.79/cwt	115.00–121.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,515	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,393	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,201	825.60/cwt	650.00–910.00	9,915	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	152.66/cwt	147.00–158.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	36.79/cwt	34.00–38.00	417	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	25.18/cwt	22.00–27.50	246	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	41.98/cwt	40.00–44.00	539	7

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	116.00–120.00	117.96
2	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.96
3	—	377	126.00–132.00	129.37
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.02
9	—	431	115.00–121.00	118.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
2	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
2	—	588	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	480	113.00–115.00	113.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
3	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	146.00–152.00	148.92
3	—	425	142.00–149.00	146.33
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
2	—	510	131.00–146.00	138.43
2	—	465	140.00–148.00	144.09
4	—	313	147.00–158.00	152.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
2	—	650	115.00–117.00	116.00
5	—	379	130.00–140.00	136.22
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	117.00–124.00	120.42
4	—	431	130.00–138.00	135.07
1	—	510	128.00	128.00
3	—	238	135.00–142.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
3	—	522	110.00–127.00	117.09
3	—	480	120.00–125.00	123.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	125.00–130.00	128.50
1	—	440	131.00	131.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	650.00–910.00	825.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	34.00–38.00	36.79
6	—	976	22.00–27.50	25.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	40.00–44.00	41.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	72.00	72.00

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

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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