Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Sold a load of char cross calves steers 625 lbs @ $1.33 per lb and heifers 593 lbs @ $1.23 per lb the load weighed 52,395 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.66/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$130.66

84 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	133.84	808	56
Medium and Large 2	550	124.76	686	23
Medium and Large 3	461	122.21	563	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $245 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 sale84 hd

130.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,288 hd

131.73

−1.07

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	51.01	628	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	47.15	528	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	43.00	776	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	419	146.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.61/cwt	125.00–137.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.57/cwt	145.00–148.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	160.48/cwt	158.00–163.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	1,244.20/cwt	1,025.00–1,425.00	13,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,107	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.86/cwt	37.00–45.00	426	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.75/cwt	103.00–106.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	51.01/cwt	50.00–53.00	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	49.30/cwt	48.00–50.50	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	113.04/cwt	109.00–115.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	107.87/cwt	102.00–112.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.33/cwt	117.00–122.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	729	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	43

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 212Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	143.00–150.00	146.46
1	—	1,015	105.00	105.00
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
2	—	520	130.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	318	158.00–163.00	160.48
43	—	625	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.17
4	—	581	119.00–122.00	121.26
4	—	480	125.00–137.00	131.61
2	—	373	145.00–148.00	146.57
2	—	708	113.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.97
3	—	530	117.00–122.00	119.33
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	122.00–124.00	123.03
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
4	—	566	103.00–106.00	104.75
3	—	525	100.00–104.00	101.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	463	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	478	109.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	513	102.00–112.00	107.87
2	—	660	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
43	—	593	123.00	123.00
5	—	524	114.00–117.00	115.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,244.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	37.00–45.00	42.86
8	—	1,182	48.00–50.50	49.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	50.00–53.00	51.01

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