Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due, to no sales last week. No trends this week. Sold group of char. cross steers avrg. wt. 729 lbs @ $ 1.22 per lb. The heifer mates @ 700 lbs brght. $ 1.06 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.08/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$132.08

47 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	140.11	721	17thin
Medium and Large 3	390	140.00	546	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	129.77	707	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	729	122.00	889	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about −$168 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

132.08

—

MS average11 barns · 953 hd

138.90

−6.82

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	1,933	72.44	1,400	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	43.75	543	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	28.31	319	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	46.84/cwt	46.00–47.50	616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	24.56/cwt	22.00–27.00	273	5
Bulls	—	—	2,042	75.92/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	123.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	151.64/cwt	146.00–156.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	104.84/cwt	100.00–109.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.21/cwt	97.00–104.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	109.55/cwt	105.00–117.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.01/cwt	164.00–167.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.44/cwt	148.00–152.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.40/cwt	104.00–108.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	133.92/cwt	130.00–142.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	94.99/cwt	90.00–102.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	76.03/cwt	72.00–80.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.58/cwt	103.00–110.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.81/cwt	96.00–106.00	680	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,380	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,113.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,173	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	764.60/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	32.07/cwt	30.00–35.00	366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	42.20/cwt	40.00–44.00	508	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 0

Due, to no sales last week. No trends this week. Sold group of char. cross steers avrg. wt. 729 lbs @ $ 1.22 per lb. The heifer mates @ 700 lbs brght. $ 1.06 per lb.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	46.00–47.50	46.84
6	—	1,203	40.00–44.00	42.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	22.00–27.00	24.56
5	—	1,142	30.00–35.00	32.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,042	74.00–78.50	75.92
1	—	1,605	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
5	—	318	130.00–142.00	133.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.00	132.00
2	—	633	90.00	90.00
5	—	324	120.00–128.00	123.45
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
4	—	520	97.00–104.00	100.21
9	—	428	105.00–117.00	109.55
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	110.00–112.00	110.66
6	—	583	90.00–102.00	94.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	86.00	86.00
1	—	480	92.00	92.00
1	—	435	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
3	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
3	—	327	164.00–167.00	165.01
3	—	735	115.00–122.00	117.62
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	860	122.00	122.00
3	—	505	129.00–130.00	129.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	729	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	130.00–134.00	132.01
6	—	324	146.00–156.00	151.64
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
4	—	374	148.00–152.00	149.44
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	995	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,170	72.00–80.00	76.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
5	—	527	115.00–122.00	118.77
3	—	460	116.00–120.00	118.70
2	—	728	102.00–103.00	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	80.00–83.00	81.49
6	—	567	100.00–109.00	104.84
1	—	790	88.00	88.00
5	—	620	104.00–108.00	105.40
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
4	—	528	103.00–110.00	106.58
6	—	675	96.00–106.00	100.81

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	—	1,380	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,113.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	700.00–800.00	764.60

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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