Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks feeder calf market, steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter market as compared to last weeks market was 2 to 3 lower on the cows, no bulls to offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.88/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$125.88

42 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	135.91	590	11thin
Medium and Large 2	434	127.61	554	18thin
Medium and Large 3	467	115.00	537	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.91/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 sale42 hd

125.88

—

MS average12 barns · 1,103 hd

128.60

−2.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	50.69	662	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	33.69	352	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.00/cwt	148.00–156.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	822.23/cwt	725.00–925.00	8,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.79/cwt	154.00–157.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	132.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	134.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.94/cwt	134.00–138.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	33.13/cwt	30.00–35.00	368	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	42.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	25.57/cwt	20.00–29.00	241	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	50.69/cwt	50.00–51.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	564	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

As compared to last weeks feeder calf market, steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter market as compared to last weeks market was 2 to 3 lower on the cows, no bulls to offer.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
2	—	713	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	618	122.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	480	134.00–138.00	135.94
2	—	370	135.00–145.00	140.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	148.00–156.00	152.00
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.31
4	—	355	170.00–180.00	176.02
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	141.00–147.00	143.97
3	—	425	143.00–145.00	144.33
5	—	390	154.00–157.00	155.79
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
2	—	338	157.00–160.00	158.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	483	132.00–138.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–140.00	136.23
5	—	389	128.00–138.00	132.04
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
3	—	517	120.00–122.00	121.34
3	—	478	124.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	415	128.00–132.00	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	127.00	127.00
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.40
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
4	—	475	111.00–118.00	115.71
3	—	575	100.00–110.00	106.44
2	—	510	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	302	152.00	152.00
7	—	423	130.00–144.00	135.28
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	983	725.00–925.00	822.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	30.00–35.00	33.13
3	—	1,082	40.00–45.00	42.36
3	—	943	20.00–29.00	25.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	50.00–51.00	50.69

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle