Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

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 $125.50/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$125.50

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	345	138.00	476	1thin
Medium and Large 2	503	127.07	640	17thin
Medium and Large 1	577	124.38	718	35

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about −$242 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

125.50

—

MS average13 barns · 902 hd

132.41

−6.91

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	2,050	75.00	1,538	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	38.73	433	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	30.00	275	11

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	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.36/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	885.66/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	112.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	128.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	108.01/cwt	103.00–111.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	156.48/cwt	154.00–160.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	123.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	110.75/cwt	110.00–112.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	107.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.25/cwt	116.00–122.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	93.67/cwt	90.00–99.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	32.25/cwt	30.00–35.00	315	7
Bulls	—	—	2,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	38.73/cwt	36.00–45.00	433	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	26.07/cwt	24.00–27.50	212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 223Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 45Year ago 29

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
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
3	—	427	124.00–130.00	127.34
3	—	457	120.00–128.00	123.94
3	—	520	110.00–116.00	112.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
3	—	467	114.00–115.00	114.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	111.00–117.00	113.99
6	—	523	126.00–130.00	128.36
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
10	—	621	110.00–118.00	114.54
3	—	720	103.00–111.00	108.01
4	—	358	154.00–160.00	156.48
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
2	—	775	107.00–109.00	107.99
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	116.00–122.00	118.25
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
3	—	375	148.00–150.00	149.31
3	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.73
4	—	474	124.00–130.00	126.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	125.00–130.00	128.13
3	—	657	104.00–106.00	104.99
7	—	619	102.00–107.00	104.61
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
2	—	370	121.00–127.00	123.92
2	—	415	114.00–120.00	116.96
4	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	104.00–107.00	105.68
1	—	350	117.00	117.00
3	—	467	104.00–111.00	107.64
2	—	423	103.00–107.00	105.01
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
3	—	700	90.00–99.00	93.67
6	—	513	100.00–108.00	105.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	775.00–950.00	885.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	978	30.00–35.00	32.25
4	—	813	24.00–27.50	26.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	36.00–45.00	38.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	75.00	75.00

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