Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Happy new year. Due to no sales the past to weeks no trends. But the calf market was very strong today, and had some good feeder calves to offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$130.14

52 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	137.40	564	24
Medium and Large 2	464	125.04	580	23
Medium and Large 3	431	118.79	512	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $53 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 sale52 hd

130.14

—

MS average11 barns · 823 hd

129.15

+0.99

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	—	Low	1,557	70.00	1,090	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	48.19	666	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	46.99	766	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	34.51	358	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	750.13/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.38/cwt	151.00–162.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,443	1,062.44/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	15,331	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.73/cwt	157.00–167.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.31/cwt	145.00–148.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.16/cwt	160.00–173.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.36/cwt	136.00–146.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	118.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.33/cwt	133.00–139.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	145.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	119.20/cwt	116.00–120.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.84/cwt	123.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	48.19/cwt	44.00–52.00	666	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	46.99/cwt	46.00–48.00	766	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	30.03/cwt	28.00–32.00	299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	38.99/cwt	37.00–41.50	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	664	4

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 0

Happy new year. Due to no sales the past to weeks no trends. But the calf market was very strong today, and had some good feeder calves to offer.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	151.00–162.00	156.38
2	—	603	130.00–137.00	133.51
1	—	270	177.00	177.00
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
2	—	378	170.00–180.00	174.90
2	—	668	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	480	157.00–167.00	162.73
5	—	325	170.00–180.00	176.15
6	—	424	160.00–173.00	167.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	160.00–167.00	163.59
2	—	433	142.00–144.00	143.01
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	325	160.00–167.00	163.92
3	—	468	145.00–148.00	146.31
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	144.00	144.00
4	—	423	136.00–146.00	139.36
5	—	604	114.00–121.00	118.20
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
3	—	295	140.00–150.00	145.67
7	—	371	140.00–150.00	142.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	133.00–139.00	136.33
5	—	507	116.00–120.00	119.20
6	—	473	123.00–130.00	126.84
1	—	300	137.00	137.00
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
4	—	564	114.00–120.00	117.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	485	115.00–117.00	115.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,693	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,382	44.00–52.00	48.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	46.00–48.00	46.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	28.00–32.00	30.03
4	—	1,076	37.00–41.50	38.99

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–800.00	750.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,443	875.00–1,225.00	1,062.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle