Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.85/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$126.85

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	134.54	603	11thin
Medium and Large 3	453	128.15	580	7thin
Medium and Large 1	594	124.18	737	35

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale53 hd

126.85

—

MS average12 barns · 972 hd

135.68

−8.83

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	1,538	83.75	1,288	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	56.35	685	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	52.10	571	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	886.65/cwt	800.00–950.00	11,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	118.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	112.00/cwt	107.00–117.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	140.52/cwt	140.00–142.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	104.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	114.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.28/cwt	103.00–113.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	52.10/cwt	48.50–54.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	105.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	113.45/cwt	112.00–115.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	115.35/cwt	114.00–117.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	105.75/cwt	104.00–107.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	56.35/cwt	55.50–57.50	685	4

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 189Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
2	—	610	105.00–108.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
1	—	730	97.00	97.00
4	—	528	106.00–108.00	107.01
4	—	569	104.00–107.00	105.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
2	—	478	107.00–115.00	110.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	130.00–135.00	132.53
6	—	676	117.00–121.00	118.82
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
2	—	270	160.00–162.00	161.06
10	—	617	117.00–121.00	119.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
2	—	725	118.00–119.00	118.51
3	—	515	125.00–127.00	126.01
7	—	572	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
4	—	321	150.00–158.00	152.76
5	—	576	116.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	578	110.00	110.00
4	—	381	140.00–142.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	107.00–117.00	112.00
9	—	566	105.00–110.00	108.00
3	—	512	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	112.00–115.00	113.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	102.00–106.00	104.31
3	—	713	103.00–113.00	107.28
4	—	470	120.00–125.00	121.25
4	—	570	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	666	103.00–108.00	105.62
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
3	—	528	114.00–117.00	115.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	110.00–119.00	114.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	800.00–950.00	886.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	48.50–54.00	52.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	55.50–57.50	56.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	81.50	81.50
1	—	1,575	86.00	86.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle