Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.93/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$138.93

71 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	139.57	734	31
Medium and Large 2	466	139.35	649	35
Medium and Large 3	415	131.99	548	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $186 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 sale71 hd

138.93

—

MS average12 barns · 744 hd

136.79

+2.14

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	1,590	82.00	1,304	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	51.29	659	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	46.27	474	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.04/cwt	112.00–115.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	778.24/cwt	750.00–810.00	9,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.69/cwt	154.00–164.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	479	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,525	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.44/cwt	165.00–168.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.68/cwt	144.00–158.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	145.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.46/cwt	138.00–153.00	637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.66/cwt	122.00–128.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	113.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	130.65/cwt	128.00–134.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	125.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	51.29/cwt	50.00–52.50	659	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	46.27/cwt	44.50–49.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.29/cwt	108.00–111.00	573	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-7.00 higher. 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	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	565	114.00–118.00	116.00
3	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
2	—	490	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	533	107.00–110.00	108.51
3	—	572	105.00–108.00	106.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	154.00–164.00	160.69
5	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.13
10	—	622	122.00–128.00	124.98
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
2	—	333	165.00–168.00	166.44
2	—	650	123.00–127.00	125.00
4	—	360	160.00–170.00	163.98
2	—	708	117.00–120.00	118.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	144.00–155.00	148.45
3	—	533	122.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	376	144.00–158.00	149.68
6	—	459	137.00–150.00	145.22
9	—	438	138.00–153.00	145.46
9	—	573	122.00–128.00	125.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
3	—	432	128.00–134.00	130.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	120.00–126.00	122.02
4	—	364	124.00–128.00	126.04
4	—	421	110.00–118.00	113.19
4	—	568	107.00–108.00	107.50
6	—	465	110.00–118.00	114.80
4	—	524	108.00–111.00	109.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
5	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.71
8	—	414	120.00–129.00	125.10

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	750.00–810.00	778.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	50.00–52.50	51.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	44.50–49.00	46.27

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