Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.46/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$127.46

107 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	128.36	634	37
Medium and Large 1	597	127.57	761	44
Medium and Large 1-2	602	126.00	759	26

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale107 hd

127.46

—

MS average12 barns · 1,198 hd

133.78

−6.32

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	1,650	82.00	1,353	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	52.96	736	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	49.35	697	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	44.97	501	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	473	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	100.72/cwt	95.00–106.00	583	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	843.48/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,520	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	990.35/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	12,706	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	19,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.06/cwt	126.00–133.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	38.42/cwt	35.00–42.00	404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	49.35/cwt	48.00–50.50	697	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	52.96/cwt	51.50–55.00	736	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	48.61/cwt	44.50–50.50	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.31/cwt	99.00–106.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	106.88/cwt	103.00–111.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.89/cwt	142.00–146.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	132.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	607	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	759	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.00/cwt	130.00–147.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	811	10

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 229Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 18Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. 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
2	—	473	121.00–124.00	122.46
5	—	428	120.00–128.00	124.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
4	—	579	95.00–106.00	100.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	126.00–133.00	132.06
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
2	—	420	158.00–160.00	159.01
5	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.61
2	—	465	150.00–156.00	153.06
2	—	758	103.00–105.00	104.00
5	—	630	115.00–124.00	117.80
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
10	—	680	114.00–121.00	119.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
2	—	540	120.00–124.00	122.00
4	—	579	115.00–122.00	119.54
2	—	625	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	375	142.00–146.00	143.89
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
21	—	459	131.00–140.00	132.21
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	435	130.00–147.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	602	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
3	—	528	99.00–106.00	102.31
2	—	480	103.00–111.00	106.88
1	—	605	97.00	97.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
12	—	503	119.00	119.00
9	—	573	115.00	115.00
2	—	625	102.00	102.00
2	—	318	130.00–145.00	137.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	90.00–97.00	93.51
1	—	475	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	35.00–42.00	38.42
9	—	1,148	44.50–50.50	48.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	48.00–50.50	49.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,389	51.50–55.00	52.96

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)	2	—	1,170	750.00–925.00	843.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,283	700.00–1,150.00	990.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,100.00	1,100.00

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