Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves steady. Slaughter cows were 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.14/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$120.14

29 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	128.98	600	12thin
Medium and Large 2	475	118.11	561	13thin
Medium and Large 3	574	100.23	575	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $25 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 sale29 hd

120.14

—

MS average12 barns · 668 hd

123.19

−3.05

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,600	65.00	1,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	45.60	577	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	36.13	387	22

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	146.69/cwt	144.00–152.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.43/cwt	143.00–148.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.91/cwt	156.00–164.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	102.76/cwt	92.00–114.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	105.45/cwt	102.00–109.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	45.60/cwt	44.00–47.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.90/cwt	127.00–133.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	119.66/cwt	118.00–121.00	667	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	28.81/cwt	25.00–32.00	279	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	40.32/cwt	35.00–45.00	456	14

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves steady. Slaughter cows were 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
2	—	380	136.00–138.00	137.01
2	—	513	134.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	463	132.00–140.00	136.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	557	118.00–121.00	119.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	156.00–158.00	157.03
2	—	473	143.00–148.00	145.43
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
2	—	318	156.00–164.00	159.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
3	—	387	144.00–152.00	146.69
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	860	95.00	95.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	128.00–134.00	130.96
3	—	533	120.00–126.00	122.04
2	—	470	127.00–133.00	129.90
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	138.00–140.00	139.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
2	—	423	123.00–126.00	124.47
2	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	578	92.00–114.00	102.76
3	—	522	115.00–117.00	115.66
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	103.00	103.00
2	—	583	102.00–109.00	105.45
1	—	605	87.00	87.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,265	44.00–47.00	45.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	969	25.00–32.00	28.81
14	—	1,131	35.00–45.00	40.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	65.00	65.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle