Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2019-12-10

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Dec 10
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 207▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 50▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468142.086659thin
Medium and Large 2428133.8557313thin
Medium and Large 3330132.334373thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,43364.409234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21541.495047thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99332.153196thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21541.49/cwt40.00–44.005047
Bulls——1,42371.07/cwt65.00–76.001,0112
Bulls——1,44357.72/cwt55.00–60.008332
BullsMedium and Large 2—415132.00/cwt132.00–132.005481
BullsMedium and Large 2—485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005823
BullsMedium and Large 2—515115.44/cwt112.00–122.005954
BullsMedium and Large 3—395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
BullsMedium and Large 3—695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
BullsMedium and Large 3—515107.06/cwt104.00–110.005512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,025800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,180950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,2101
SteersMedium and Large 2—540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1—265167.00/cwt167.00–167.004431
SteersMedium and Large 1—390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
SteersMedium and Large 3—295132.00/cwt132.00–132.003891
SteersMedium and Large 1—715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2—470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
SteersMedium and Large 3—330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
SteersMedium and Large 1—810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1—330150.95/cwt150.00–152.004982
SteersMedium and Large 1—428144.91/cwt140.00–150.006202
SteersMedium and Large 2—270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2—975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423112.60/cwt110.00–116.004765
SteersMedium and Large 1—515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006591
SteersMedium and Large 2—418132.54/cwt130.00–135.005542
SteersMedium and Large 2—328140.68/cwt140.00–142.004613
SteersMedium and Large 2—373137.97/cwt123.00–147.005154
SteersMedium and Large 3—365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—225132.00/cwt132.00–132.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003802
HeifersMedium and Large 3—283126.36/cwt125.00–127.003583
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2—615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330122.09/cwt120.00–126.004033
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06025.14/cwt22.00–28.002662
CowsLean 85-90%—95935.65/cwt35.00–37.503424
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—400122.00/cwt120.00–124.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
BullsMedium and Large 3—58899.48/cwt95.00–104.005852
BullsMedium and Large 3—615101.64/cwt100.00–105.006253
BullsMedium and Large 3—476105.97/cwt100.00–112.005045

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.