Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.19/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$112.19

27 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	118.22	505	13thin
Medium and Large 3	315	112.50	354	2thin
Medium and Large 2	498	105.59	525	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale27 hd

112.19

—

MS average11 barns · 397 hd

113.23

−1.05

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	1,120	56.30	631	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	38.14	347	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.37/cwt	107.00–110.00	569	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	868	795.32/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	110.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	123.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.63/cwt	117.00–121.00	454	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	56.30/cwt	53.00–60.50	631	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	38.14/cwt	36.50–40.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	126.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	522	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
3	—	525	107.00–110.00	108.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	130.00–136.00	131.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
3	—	313	140.00–148.00	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
2	—	533	105.00–117.00	110.97
5	—	358	121.00–125.00	123.15
2	—	318	124.00–128.00	126.08
2	—	435	119.00–121.00	120.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	87.00	87.00
3	—	632	90.00–92.00	90.66
5	—	383	117.00–121.00	118.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	700.00–875.00	795.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	53.00–60.50	56.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	36.50–40.00	38.14

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