Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some black heifers touch ear replacement quality, exposed to bull since February 700-980 lbs 800.00-1100.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.65/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$113.65

48 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	116.11	702	36
Medium and Large 2	571	107.26	612	8thin
Medium and Large 3	531	104.27	554	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale48 hd

113.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

119.35

−5.69

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	1,760	82.50	1,452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	56.02	732	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,295	42.00	544	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	120.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	101.29/cwt	97.00–104.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	692.92/cwt	685.00–700.00	6,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.69/cwt	100.00–102.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	111.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	114.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.52/cwt	52.00–56.50	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.02
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
2	—	383	127.00–129.00	128.03
2	—	460	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	533	118.00–123.00	120.46
4	—	430	120.00–128.00	122.74
6	—	594	110.00–120.00	111.67
18	—	679	109.00–116.00	114.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
3	—	578	100.00–102.00	100.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
15	—	790	108.00	108.00
3	—	927	97.00–104.00	101.29
2	—	723	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	418	140.00–142.00	141.04
2	—	333	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
2	—	530	128.00–132.00	130.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	123.00–130.00	126.39
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	124.00–126.00	125.03
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	515	122.00–126.00	124.02
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,240	52.00–56.50	54.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,990	70.00	70.00

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)	2	—	895	685.00–700.00	692.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	900.00	900.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle