Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.56/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$117.56

56 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$8.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.95

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	117.98	704	41
Medium and Large 2	555	117.55	652	13thin
Medium and Large 3	465	109.00	507	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.98/cwt here — about $197 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 sale56 hd

117.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,093 hd

129.51

−11.95

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	1,737	87.47	1,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	60.16	779	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	55.00	919	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	44.00	442	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	88.97/cwt	84.00–93.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.44/cwt	111.00–118.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	90.52/cwt	85.00–97.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	102.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	114.02/cwt	112.00–117.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	114.96/cwt	113.00–118.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	99.05/cwt	90.00–105.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	87.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	85.51/cwt	84.00–87.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	128.03/cwt	125.00–136.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	42.43/cwt	36.00–46.00	426	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	52.07/cwt	50.00–55.50	555	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	33.33/cwt	31.50–35.00	293	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	60.16/cwt	57.50–62.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	84.95/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	2,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,879	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,358	1,341.44/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	18,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.03/cwt	111.00–122.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.40/cwt	107.00–120.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.65/cwt	111.00–126.00	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	126.76/cwt	124.00–131.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.65/cwt	111.00–115.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 89Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	84.00–93.00	88.97
5	—	570	100.00–108.00	103.01
5	—	477	111.00–118.00	113.44
4	—	630	85.00–97.00	90.52
4	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.25
4	—	421	112.00–117.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	113.00–118.00	114.96
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	123.00–124.00	123.48
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	98.00	98.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	90.00–105.00	99.05
4	—	679	85.00–90.00	87.99
2	—	725	84.00–87.00	85.51
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	500	102.00	102.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	103.00–108.00	105.47
2	—	488	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	125.00–136.00	128.03
4	—	529	120.00–124.00	122.27
2	—	435	126.00–130.00	127.95
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	110.00–119.00	114.56
3	—	528	111.00–122.00	116.03
2	—	670	107.00–120.00	113.40
2	—	480	120.00–128.00	124.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	615	111.00–126.00	113.65
7	—	529	124.00–131.00	126.76
3	—	718	111.00–115.00	112.65
3	—	423	136.00–140.00	137.94
2	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	36.00–46.00	42.43
4	—	1,066	50.00–55.50	52.07
2	—	880	31.50–35.00	33.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	57.50–62.00	60.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	82.50–87.00	84.95
1	—	2,180	92.50	92.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,358	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,341.44

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle