Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks slaughter market cows and bulls were 3 to 5 higher. Feeder calf market seemed to be steady, steers and heifers. No sales next week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.19/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$111.19

97 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	125.29	465	29
Medium and Large 2	462	109.95	508	32
Medium and Large 3	453	100.95	457	36

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $8 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 sale97 hd

111.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,720 hd

113.78

−2.58

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	—	Average	1,534	66.11	1,014	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	48.30	605	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	44.24	627	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	28.54	292	22

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	26.91/cwt	22.00–32.00	289	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	44.24/cwt	42.00–46.00	627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,518	67.66/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.91/cwt	136.00–144.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	116.71/cwt	113.00–120.00	484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	134.08/cwt	128.00–138.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	92.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	109.70/cwt	100.00–117.00	355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	151.14/cwt	145.00–156.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	142.36/cwt	137.00–148.00	396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.20/cwt	114.00–116.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	106.68/cwt	100.00–112.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	94.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.34/cwt	118.00–124.00	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	99.60/cwt	96.00–102.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	555	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	829.67/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	10,371	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	127.28/cwt	124.00–130.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.71/cwt	116.00–129.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	105.41/cwt	103.00–108.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	100.62/cwt	96.00–103.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	105.17/cwt	103.00–108.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	128.42/cwt	126.00–132.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	102.51/cwt	100.00–108.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	90.73/cwt	90.00–93.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	101.48/cwt	94.00–107.00	481	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	153.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.32/cwt	148.00–152.00	538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	53.30/cwt	50.00–57.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	51.97/cwt	51.00–54.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	19.97/cwt	17.00–23.00	194	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	76.58/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	46.83/cwt	45.00–50.00	581	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	38.98/cwt	35.00–44.00	397	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 33Year ago 0

As compared to last weeks slaughter market cows and bulls were 3 to 5 higher. Feeder calf market seemed to be steady, steers and heifers. No sales next week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	22.00–32.00	26.91
7	—	970	17.00–23.00	19.97
7	—	1,018	35.00–44.00	38.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,418	42.00–46.00	44.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	51.00–54.00	51.97
10	—	1,240	45.00–50.00	46.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	60.00–73.00	67.66
4	—	1,493	50.00–57.00	53.30
4	—	1,599	75.00–78.00	76.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	136.00–144.00	140.91
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
6	—	278	137.00–148.00	142.36
9	—	471	125.00–132.00	129.33
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
3	—	577	112.00–120.00	115.35
9	—	427	125.00–133.00	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
2	—	413	137.00–140.00	138.45
6	—	327	145.00–156.00	151.14
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
3	—	623	110.00–114.00	112.37
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
3	—	280	150.00–160.00	153.98
6	—	360	148.00–152.00	149.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	122.00	122.00
4	—	526	90.00–95.00	92.76
6	—	324	100.00–117.00	109.70
2	—	605	90.00	90.00
5	—	421	96.00–102.00	99.60
2	—	363	110.00–114.00	112.07
4	—	566	90.00–93.00	90.73
12	—	474	94.00–107.00	101.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	108.00–112.00	109.98
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
4	—	629	90.00–98.00	94.99
9	—	383	118.00–124.00	120.34
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
3	—	483	108.00–111.00	109.32
7	—	521	100.00–108.00	102.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	113.00–120.00	116.71
3	—	283	128.00–138.00	134.08
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
8	—	322	130.00–138.00	134.82
5	—	365	126.00–132.00	128.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	114.00–116.00	115.20
3	—	387	124.00–130.00	127.28
7	—	481	116.00–129.00	122.71
2	—	578	113.00–115.00	113.99
7	—	431	120.00–128.00	123.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
7	—	529	100.00–112.00	106.68
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
5	—	559	103.00–108.00	105.41
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
3	—	662	96.00–103.00	100.62
11	—	619	103.00–108.00	105.17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	700.00–1,000.00	829.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	600.00	600.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle