Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady with some good quality calves to offer. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.99/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$142.99

64 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	360	151.67	546	20
Medium and Large 1	406	151.15	614	18thin
Medium and Large 3	375	140.00	525	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.30	760	25

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale64 hd

142.99

—

MS average13 barns · 920 hd

140.12

+2.87

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	1,525	90.00	1,373	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	54.56	695	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,485	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,078	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,640	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,437	941.21/cwt	900.00–985.00	13,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.72/cwt	162.00–165.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	164.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.63/cwt	132.00–137.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.15/cwt	146.00–159.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.69/cwt	121.00–128.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	128.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	54.56/cwt	54.00–55.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	125.42/cwt	122.00–128.00	542	3

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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady with some good quality calves to offer. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	157.00–158.00	157.48
2	—	415	130.00–136.00	132.89
3	—	463	130.00–137.00	134.06
6	—	283	160.00–168.00	165.40
7	—	376	146.00–159.00	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.97
4	—	320	162.00–165.00	163.72
5	—	356	160.00–168.00	164.16
5	—	515	132.00–137.00	134.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	126.00	126.00
18	—	563	130.00–137.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
2	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	521	102.00	102.00
4	—	474	117.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	110.00–113.00	111.34
3	—	480	121.00–128.00	125.69
4	—	573	109.00–115.00	110.96
5	—	273	125.00–132.00	128.32
5	—	320	130.00–137.00	134.10
6	—	620	106.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
2	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	432	122.00–128.00	125.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,485	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,640	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,437	900.00–985.00	941.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	54.00–55.00	54.56

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle