Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. Sold mixed load of steers and heifers steers weighed 672 lbs, and heifers 682 lbs black and char steers brought 137.00 and heifers 127.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.11/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$139.11

75 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$402

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	352	147.41	518	7thin
Medium and Large 1	535	140.36	751	21
Medium and Large 2	476	139.12	662	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	672	137.00	921	40

One grade step is worth $10.41/cwt here — about −$402 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 sale75 hd

139.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,490 hd

137.49

+1.62

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	2,015	84.00	1,693	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	52.00	728	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	40.64	444	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	921	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.47/cwt	128.00–136.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	132.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.48/cwt	143.00–148.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	31.88/cwt	30.00–34.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	43.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.62/cwt	112.00–116.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	110.57/cwt	107.00–115.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	145.28/cwt	136.00–154.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	792	2

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	158.00	158.00
1	—	370	173.00	173.00
1	—	275	163.00	163.00
5	—	521	128.00–136.00	132.47
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,155	100.00	100.00
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.02
4	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.26
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	672	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–167.00	163.45
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	115.00–124.00	119.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	148.00–150.00	149.00
3	—	323	136.00–154.00	145.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
2	—	515	121.00–125.00	123.02
4	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.48
4	—	619	105.00–109.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
5	—	473	112.00–116.00	114.62
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
5	—	534	107.00–115.00	110.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	130.00–137.00	132.75
3	—	425	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	633	117.00–121.00	119.02
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	682	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	283	143.00–148.00	145.48
2	—	458	118.00–122.00	119.97
3	—	443	120.00–121.00	120.67
4	—	520	110.00–119.00	113.92
2	—	575	112.00–117.00	114.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	30.00–34.00	31.88
6	—	1,095	40.00–45.00	43.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	52.00	52.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	925.00	925.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle