Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-4 higher, and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.41/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$117.41

62 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	120.93	589	38
Medium and Large 2	523	112.18	587	22
Medium and Large 3	420	108.00	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $136 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 sale62 hd

117.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,269 hd

120.45

−3.05

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	1,595	81.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	50.85	632	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	38.52	421	5thin

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 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	889.62/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	787	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,050.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	633	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	116.63/cwt	114.00–122.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	165.99/cwt	163.00–170.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	133.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	123.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	112.50/cwt	109.00–113.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	121.09/cwt	121.00–122.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	146.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	34.86/cwt	33.00–36.50	350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	44.02/cwt	43.00–45.00	541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.85/cwt	47.00–54.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.89/cwt	112.00–126.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.25/cwt	102.00–107.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	106.82/cwt	102.00–111.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	100.95/cwt	97.00–105.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	106.61/cwt	100.00–112.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.59/cwt	116.00–118.00	554	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 117Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 33

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-4 higher, and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	109.00	109.00
3	—	430	124.00–128.00	125.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
2	—	540	114.00–115.00	114.50
5	—	425	130.00–144.00	133.99
8	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	607	111.00–115.00	113.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	129.00–133.00	131.81
9	—	627	116.00–128.00	125.52
3	—	227	163.00–170.00	165.99
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
2	—	275	160.00–162.00	161.02
3	—	408	141.00–150.00	146.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	117.00–122.00	119.27
5	—	571	112.00–126.00	116.89
2	—	368	146.00–148.00	146.97
3	—	617	100.00–112.00	106.61
3	—	430	134.00–140.00	136.37
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
3	—	463	130.00–133.00	132.03
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	104.00–110.00	107.00
4	—	610	102.00–107.00	105.25
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
6	—	578	102.00–111.00	106.82
2	—	658	97.00–105.00	100.95
2	—	235	135.00–145.00	140.11
5	—	475	116.00–118.00	116.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	114.00–122.00	116.63
4	—	360	132.00–136.00	133.76
5	—	435	120.00–130.00	123.24
8	—	606	109.00–113.00	112.50
11	—	477	121.00–122.00	121.09
2	—	320	139.00–140.00	139.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	116.00	116.00

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	—	1,265	825.00–975.00	889.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	990	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,050.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	33.00–36.50	34.86
2	—	1,230	43.00–45.00	44.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	47.00–54.00	50.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	81.00	81.00

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

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