Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 8-12 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.14/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$130.14

34 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	426	135.50	577	14thin
Medium and Large 1	544	129.43	704	16thin
Medium and Large 3	586	114.26	670	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.24/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale34 hd

130.14

—

MS average12 barns · 849 hd

133.78

−3.63

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	1,645	80.00	1,316	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	46.70	523	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	34.25	348	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,435	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,991	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	134.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.60/cwt	119.00–127.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	126.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	601	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,490	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	107.48/cwt	107.00–108.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	132.13/cwt	131.00–133.00	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.26/cwt	100.00–112.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	46.70/cwt	45.00–48.50	523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	33.05/cwt	32.00–34.00	348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	28.56/cwt	26.00–30.00	276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.48/cwt	111.00–120.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	40.85/cwt	39.00–43.00	425	4

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 195Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 28

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 8-12 higher. 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	—	460	128.00	128.00
3	—	443	131.00–138.00	134.32
3	—	523	119.00–127.00	122.60
3	—	567	115.00–118.00	116.70
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
3	—	468	124.00–130.00	126.03
2	—	423	126.00–130.00	127.96
1	—	330	132.00	132.00
2	—	620	107.00–108.00	107.48
7	—	369	131.00–133.00	132.13
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
2	—	518	111.00–120.00	115.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	116.00–122.00	118.98
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
3	—	368	122.00–127.00	124.65
4	—	425	117.00–123.00	121.04
2	—	518	103.00–107.00	105.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	158.00	158.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	96.00	96.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
3	—	427	125.00–132.00	128.62
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
4	—	386	140.00–146.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
2	—	563	130.00–137.00	133.52
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
3	—	423	140.00–143.00	142.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
3	—	723	100.00–112.00	107.26
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	112.00–115.00	114.26

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)	1	—	1,435	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	45.00–48.50	46.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	32.00–34.00	33.05
4	—	966	26.00–30.00	28.56
4	—	1,041	39.00–43.00	40.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	80.00	80.00

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

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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