Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some nice replacement heifers black hide touch of year 679-771 lbs 810.00-850.00 per head. Fancy black replacement heifers fleshy 687-870 lbs 800.00-1025.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.08/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$113.08

47 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.20

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	124.24	667	4thin
Medium and Large 2	456	123.72	565	7thin
Medium and Large 3	380	120.00	456	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	773	109.49	847	35

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale47 hd

113.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,465 hd

127.28

−14.20

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	1,765	80.00	1,412	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	51.91	666	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	29.50	285	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,663	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,168.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	14,758	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	107.98/cwt	103.00–113.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,412	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	57.25/cwt	57.00–57.50	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	47.36/cwt	47.00–48.00	620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	52.40/cwt	50.00–54.00	633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	333	1

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
3	—	423	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	138.00	138.00
2	—	565	108.00–111.00	109.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	120.00–128.00	123.98
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	877	97.00	97.00
23	—	719	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	730	87.00	87.00
2	—	403	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
2	—	538	103.00–113.00	107.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
2	—	330	128.00–135.00	131.50

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	—	990	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,263	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,168.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	24.00	24.00
1	—	950	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	57.00–57.50	57.25
3	—	1,310	47.00–48.00	47.36
6	—	1,208	50.00–54.00	52.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	80.00	80.00

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

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