Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher. Feeder calves were 2-4 higher. Sold mixed load black and char. steers average wt. 607 lbs @ $ 1.3810 per lb, and heifers 532 lbs @ $ 1.2810.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.96/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$136.96

92 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$13.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	140.92	743	28
Medium and Large 1-2	607	138.00	838	35
Medium and Large 2	527	133.08	702	23
Medium and Large 3	478	127.21	607	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $135 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 sale92 hd

136.96

—

MS average13 barns · 1,322 hd

139.11

−2.16

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	1,668	82.50	1,376	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	57.89	718	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,145	53.50	613	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	48.62	570	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	412	132.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	114.52/cwt	107.00–117.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	681	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.73/cwt	124.00–125.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	172.26/cwt	168.00–176.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	127.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	160.26/cwt	155.00–164.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,236	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	57.42/cwt	55.50–59.50	699	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	43.75/cwt	43.50–44.00	391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	51.86/cwt	48.00–54.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	468	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	125.00–138.00	132.13
3	—	463	127.00–128.00	127.33
4	—	609	107.00–117.00	114.52
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	118.00–119.00	118.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	583	112.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	363	128.00–130.00	128.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	532	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	621	124.00–125.00	124.73
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	170.00–174.00	171.95
3	—	423	150.00–160.00	156.69
4	—	335	168.00–176.00	172.26
5	—	519	130.00–139.00	134.17
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	120.00–122.00	120.65
4	—	625	118.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
5	—	565	122.00–128.00	125.61
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
3	—	330	160.00–164.00	161.33
3	—	382	155.00–164.00	160.26
3	—	515	120.00–126.00	123.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	607	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
5	—	487	124.00–130.00	127.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
2	—	763	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	79.50	79.50
2	—	1,725	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	60.00–61.00	60.47
11	—	1,218	55.50–59.50	57.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	53.50	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	43.50–44.00	43.75
3	—	1,360	48.00–54.00	51.86

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