Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, As compared to last weeks slaughter market cows and bulls were steady. Feeder calves were 3-5 higher. Small offering of cattle. There were some FANCY brangus heifers good as walked open weighing 890-1100 lbs. brought $1450-1485 each.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.82/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$115.82

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	119.00	639	19thin
Medium and Large 2	536	111.27	597	12thin
Medium and Large 3	475	110.00	523	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $117 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 sale32 hd

115.82

—

MS average13 barns · 1,323 hd

119.79

−3.97

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	1,520	84.69	1,287	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	53.24	629	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	45.00	755	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	39.86	385	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	109.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	123.05/cwt	121.00–126.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	139.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.01/cwt	167.00–172.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.26/cwt	133.00–142.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	87.03/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	53.24/cwt	52.00–55.50	629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	39.86/cwt	36.00–44.00	385	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	16,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	775.38/cwt	700.00–875.00	5,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.69/cwt	109.00–115.00	642	3

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
9	—	611	106.00–114.00	109.98
3	—	513	121.00–126.00	123.05
2	—	663	106.00	106.00
2	—	400	134.00–138.00	136.00
2	—	355	136.00–142.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	102.00–103.00	102.51
2	—	313	120.00–124.00	122.08
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
3	—	570	109.00–115.00	112.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
1	—	940	108.00	108.00
4	—	821	109.00–114.00	111.51
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
3	—	790	110.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
3	—	325	167.00–172.00	169.01
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	133.00–142.00	137.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	113.00–114.00	113.48
2	—	525	126.00–130.00	127.92
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	84.00–90.00	87.03
1	—	1,410	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	52.00–55.50	53.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	36.00–44.00	39.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	770	700.00–875.00	775.38

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle