Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

188 compared to 165 last week. Feeder steers and heifers were 5-15 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.16/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$160.16

20 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.98

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	376	160.16	603	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

160.16

—

MS average13 barns · 850 hd

145.17

+14.98

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	1,714	59.55	1,021	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	40.18	473	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	40.00	530	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	29.25	281	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.97/cwt	106.00–136.00	652	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,265	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	51.91/cwt	40.00–65.00	881	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	26.09/cwt	24.00–29.00	241	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	35.58/cwt	33.50–37.50	368	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	40.18/cwt	36.50–43.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.31/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.18/cwt	123.00–129.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	168.62/cwt	167.00–170.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.77/cwt	147.50–162.50	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	169.96/cwt	155.00–177.50	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	136.50/cwt	129.00–144.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	178.44/cwt	167.50–192.50	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	531.25/cwt	510.00–550.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	838.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.35/cwt	127.00–138.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,095	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,365	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,916	1

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 0

188 compared to 165 last week. Feeder steers and heifers were 5-15 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
4	—	526	106.00–136.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
5	—	372	130.00–137.50	133.31
4	—	419	123.00–129.00	126.18
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
4	—	371	167.00–170.00	168.62
3	—	420	147.50–162.50	155.77
3	—	313	155.00–177.50	169.96
2	—	500	129.00–144.00	136.50
4	—	279	167.50–192.50	178.44
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	127.00–138.00	132.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,860	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,697	40.00–65.00	51.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	24.00–29.00	26.09
2	—	1,033	33.50–37.50	35.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	36.50–43.00	40.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	510.00–550.00	531.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–875.00	838.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle