Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.40/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$143.40

59 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$5.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	144.34	703	25
Medium and Large 2	443	143.86	638	26
Medium and Large 3	421	139.01	585	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about $118 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

143.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,294 hd

141.70

+1.70

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	1,413	76.92	1,087	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	46.51	544	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	41.01	470	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	370	158.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	134.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	120.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.73/cwt	128.00–137.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	106.83/cwt	100.00–112.00	652	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	954	990.89/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	9,453	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	826.69/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	34.55/cwt	31.50–37.50	353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	42.86/cwt	41.00–45.00	506	7
Bulls	—	—	1,203	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	81.32/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,320	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	46.51/cwt	45.00–49.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	108.14/cwt	102.00–112.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	165.34/cwt	163.00–168.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	161.80/cwt	155.00–168.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.15/cwt	102.00–110.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.95/cwt	114.00–124.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 204Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 20Year ago 57

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Reminder no sales next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	155.00–165.00	158.91
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
3	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.92
2	—	440	144.00–147.00	145.50
2	—	230	163.00–168.00	165.34
3	—	452	150.00–152.00	151.34
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	565	120.00–129.00	124.99
4	—	323	155.00–168.00	161.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	155.00–165.00	159.16
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
4	—	318	175.00–180.00	177.81
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
4	—	614	117.00–127.00	120.20
8	—	526	128.00–137.00	132.73
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
2	—	265	174.00–175.00	174.51
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	132.00–133.00	132.51
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
4	—	355	148.00–150.00	149.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	130.00–138.00	134.40
5	—	374	138.00–142.00	139.55
3	—	672	104.00–108.00	106.00
2	—	335	134.00–135.00	134.50
6	—	610	100.00–112.00	106.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	120.00–125.00	121.20
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
12	—	524	105.00–111.00	107.75
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
7	—	578	102.00–110.00	107.15
4	—	475	114.00–124.00	117.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	102.00–112.00	108.14
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
1	—	320	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
3	—	470	119.00–122.00	120.33
1	—	555	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	117.00	117.00
2	—	418	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00

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	—	950	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	954	775.00–1,150.00	990.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	800.00–850.00	826.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	31.50–37.50	34.55
7	—	1,180	41.00–45.00	42.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	45.00–49.00	46.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	72.00–73.00	72.52
2	—	1,623	80.00–82.50	81.32

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