Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market, feeder steers and heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows 3-5 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.63/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$107.63

38 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	111.90	543	20
Medium and Large 2	489	102.88	503	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $40 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 sale38 hd

107.63

—

MS average13 barns · 810 hd

108.27

−0.65

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	1,543	71.78	1,108	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	51.10	682	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	29.13	277	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	117.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	109.76/cwt	107.00–112.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.27/cwt	122.00–131.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	97.06/cwt	91.00–100.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	127.42/cwt	126.00–128.00	488	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,229	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	15,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	108.97/cwt	106.00–111.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	117.50/cwt	116.00–120.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	96.25/cwt	94.00–100.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	87.51/cwt	86.00–89.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	119.37/cwt	114.00–124.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	91.33/cwt	91.00–92.00	522	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	51.10/cwt	50.00–52.00	682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	75.12/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	32.33/cwt	30.00–35.00	313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	25.94/cwt	24.00–28.00	242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 208Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 61

Good day, as compared to last market, feeder steers and heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows 3-5 higher and 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	—	525	136.00	136.00
2	—	705	98.00–102.00	100.00
2	—	658	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
3	—	400	130.00–133.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	116.00–118.00	116.99
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.38
3	—	375	135.00–144.00	138.97
3	—	507	114.00–124.00	119.37
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	105.00–108.00	106.51
4	—	386	130.00–132.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	91.00–95.00	93.01
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	406	116.00–120.00	117.76
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
5	—	383	126.00–128.00	127.42
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
5	—	518	106.00–111.00	108.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	120.00	120.00
4	—	323	115.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	523	94.00–100.00	96.25
2	—	633	86.00–89.00	87.51
1	—	680	88.00	88.00
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
3	—	572	91.00–92.00	91.33
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
3	—	562	91.00–100.00	97.06
4	—	438	116.00–120.00	117.50
11	—	471	110.00–120.00	114.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	107.00–112.00	109.76
3	—	428	122.00–131.00	127.27
1	—	450	125.00	125.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	915	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,035.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	50.00–52.00	51.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	30.00–35.00	32.33
4	—	931	24.00–28.00	25.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,633	74.00–76.00	75.12
2	—	1,333	60.00–65.00	62.66

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

Heifers · 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