Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were 2-4 lower bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.98/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$129.98

59 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	131.99	625	37
Medium and Large 2	454	126.60	574	22

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $51 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 sale59 hd

129.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,147 hd

129.36

+0.62

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	—	Low	1,871	73.59	1,377	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	41.08	514	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	40.00	584	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	30.24	326	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	93.67/cwt	92.00–95.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	109.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.30/cwt	112.00–119.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	104.54/cwt	103.00–106.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.21/cwt	115.00–126.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.76/cwt	117.00–127.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	128.14/cwt	126.00–134.00	473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	153.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	499	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	782.60/cwt	700.00–850.00	11,191	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	96.33/cwt	92.00–99.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	25.70/cwt	24.00–28.00	264	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,014	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	41.08/cwt	38.00–43.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.17/cwt	107.00–111.00	677	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	75.17/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	33.10/cwt	32.00–35.00	373	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	120.57/cwt	117.00–124.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.48/cwt	121.00–129.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.35/cwt	122.00–127.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.47/cwt	128.00–141.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	96.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	153.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	536	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 183Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 19

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were 2-4 lower bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	162.00	162.00
7	—	516	120.00–130.00	123.38
2	—	673	103.00–106.00	104.54
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
4	—	326	150.00–158.00	153.11
6	—	620	107.00–111.00	109.17
3	—	562	122.00–127.00	125.35
7	—	421	128.00–141.00	135.47
6	—	363	150.00–156.00	153.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	115.00–126.00	122.21
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.53
8	—	479	117.00–127.00	121.76
6	—	380	140.00–148.00	142.72
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	92.00–95.00	93.67
5	—	481	107.00–113.00	109.99
5	—	422	112.00–119.00	115.30
2	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	620	94.00	94.00
3	—	595	92.00–99.00	96.33
2	—	388	117.00–124.00	120.57
4	—	326	120.00–122.00	120.50
2	—	518	94.00–100.00	96.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	126.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
8	—	369	126.00–134.00	128.14
6	—	413	121.00–129.00	123.48
1	—	550	106.00	106.00
2	—	508	104.00–107.00	105.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
3	—	478	118.00–125.00	122.40
2	—	558	106.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	503	110.00–113.00	111.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	700.00–850.00	782.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	24.00–28.00	25.70
3	—	1,053	30.00	30.00
5	—	1,126	32.00–35.00	33.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	38.00–43.00	41.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,910	73.00–77.00	75.17
1	—	1,975	84.00	84.00

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