Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks slaughter market bulls and cows 2 to 3 lower. As for feeder calves steady market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.63/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$136.63

25 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	142.08	665	9thin
Medium and Large 2	428	133.85	573	13thin
Medium and Large 3	330	132.33	437	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $228 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 sale25 hd

136.63

—

MS average13 barns · 1,317 hd

136.25

+0.38

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	1,433	64.40	923	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	41.49	504	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	32.15	319	6thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	41.49/cwt	40.00–44.00	504	7
Bulls	—	—	1,423	71.07/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.44/cwt	112.00–122.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.97/cwt	123.00–147.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	25.14/cwt	22.00–28.00	266	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	35.65/cwt	35.00–37.50	342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	99.48/cwt	95.00–104.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	105.97/cwt	100.00–112.00	504	5

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 0

As compared to last weeks slaughter market bulls and cows 2 to 3 lower. As for feeder calves steady market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	40.00–44.00	41.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	22.00–28.00	25.14
4	—	959	35.00–37.50	35.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	65.00–76.00	71.07
2	—	1,443	55.00–60.00	57.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
3	—	485	120.00	120.00
4	—	515	112.00–122.00	115.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	515	104.00–110.00	107.06
2	—	588	95.00–104.00	99.48
3	—	615	100.00–105.00	101.64
5	—	476	100.00–112.00	105.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	328	140.00–142.00	140.68
4	—	373	123.00–147.00	137.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
2	—	330	150.00–152.00	150.95
2	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.91
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	110.00–116.00	112.60
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
3	—	330	120.00–126.00	122.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	400	120.00–124.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00	100.00
3	—	283	125.00–127.00	126.36
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	950.00	950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle