Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, Had some real nice lite hard calves today with condition. Feeder calves were 5 to 8 higher steers and heifers, slaughter cows and bulls were steady, not many of them to offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.04/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$151.04

48 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	155.85	570	27
Medium and Large 3	363	145.24	526	4thin
Medium and Large 2	375	144.76	543	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $27 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 sale48 hd

151.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,198 hd

135.05

+15.99

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	—	Average	1,430	67.50	965	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	45.00	538	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	192.97/cwt	187.00–200.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	189.84/cwt	182.00–195.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	172.97/cwt	170.00–177.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.17/cwt	160.00–175.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	158.73/cwt	147.00–172.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.03/cwt	137.00–143.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.83/cwt	158.00–167.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.43/cwt	137.00–143.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.65/cwt	142.00–145.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.66/cwt	160.00–182.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	173.57/cwt	154.00–190.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	2

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Good day, Had some real nice lite hard calves today with condition. Feeder calves were 5 to 8 higher steers and heifers, slaughter cows and bulls were steady, not many of them to offer.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
2	—	405	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	182.00	182.00
3	—	433	137.00–143.00	140.03
4	—	318	158.00–167.00	162.83
4	—	475	137.00–143.00	140.43
5	—	273	160.00–182.00	171.66
2	—	378	152.00–158.00	154.98
1	—	185	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
2	—	520	134.00–138.00	135.98
3	—	223	154.00–190.00	173.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
7	—	271	147.00–172.00	158.73
1	—	150	165.00	165.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	140.00–157.00	149.96
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	375	142.00–145.00	143.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
2	—	438	142.00–150.00	146.02
4	—	265	187.00–200.00	192.97
4	—	314	182.00–195.00	189.84
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
4	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.61
4	—	279	170.00–177.00	172.97
6	—	315	160.00–175.00	167.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,475	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	45.00	45.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	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

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