Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the 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 $133.28/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$133.28

73 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	134.63	784	60
Medium and Large 3	370	131.84	488	6thin
Medium and Large 2	519	123.00	638	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $145 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 sale73 hd

133.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,153 hd

132.01

+1.27

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	1,875	76.11	1,427	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	45.00	610	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	43.56	511	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	32.06	344	15

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.61/cwt	158.00–164.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.70/cwt	156.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	105.76/cwt	105.00–108.00	550	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	26.72/cwt	25.00–30.00	274	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.54/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,530	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	43.56/cwt	40.00–50.00	511	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	35.62/cwt	32.00–38.00	394	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	96.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.26/cwt	127.00–138.00	504	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	834.03/cwt	670.00–1,050.00	8,374	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,033.25/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	10,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	99.48/cwt	93.00–105.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	121.66/cwt	112.00–122.00	674	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	115.02/cwt	113.00–116.00	720	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,040.62/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	10,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	540	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 145Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 46

Compared to the 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
2	—	658	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	403	132.00–136.00	134.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	158.00–164.00	160.61
3	—	373	156.00–160.00	158.70
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
6	—	717	124.00	124.00
4	—	431	142.00–150.00	144.93
43	—	610	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
4	—	378	127.00–138.00	133.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
3	—	383	115.00–124.00	120.43
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	95.00–100.00	97.57
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
2	—	528	94.00–100.00	96.99
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
5	—	465	93.00–105.00	99.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
31	—	554	112.00–122.00	121.66
15	—	626	113.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	403	120.00–128.00	124.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	105.00–115.00	110.45
4	—	520	105.00–108.00	105.76
2	—	618	90.00–100.00	94.90
2	—	435	115.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	113.00–117.00	115.00
5	—	422	120.00–130.00	127.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	25.00–30.00	26.72
9	—	1,107	32.00–38.00	35.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	40.00–50.00	43.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	79.00–82.00	80.54
1	—	1,945	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,815	70.00–72.50	71.24

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)	4	—	1,004	670.00–1,050.00	834.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	850.00–1,200.00	1,033.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	875.00–1,150.00	1,040.62

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