Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 5-7 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 $142.37/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$142.37

43 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	330	150.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 1	505	145.48	735	23
Medium and Large 2	521	138.21	720	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale43 hd

142.37

—

MS average10 barns · 866 hd

146.26

−3.88

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	1,610	70.99	1,143	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	44.82	506	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	42.64	564	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	33.28	345	18

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	718	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.56/cwt	127.00–134.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	179.05/cwt	175.00–182.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.55/cwt	122.00–129.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.00/cwt	107.00–112.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	181.99/cwt	181.00–183.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	26.23/cwt	23.00–31.00	261	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	37.76/cwt	35.00–42.00	402	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	42.64/cwt	41.50–43.50	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	44.82/cwt	42.50–50.00	506	8
Bulls	—	—	1,637	68.74/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	73.24/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.79/cwt	112.00–122.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	108.76/cwt	102.00–112.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	126.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.46/cwt	155.00–168.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.84/cwt	123.00–132.00	476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,024	840.63/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	8,608	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,172	996.34/cwt	885.00–1,200.00	11,677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 203Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 21Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 44Year ago 50

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 5-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	245	178.00	178.00
5	—	518	127.00–134.00	129.56
3	—	315	175.00–182.00	179.05
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	263	181.00–183.00	181.99
3	—	408	156.00–164.00	160.62
1	—	380	178.00	178.00
3	—	617	125.00–128.00	126.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
2	—	423	150.00–151.00	150.51
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
5	—	765	102.00–112.00	108.76
7	—	367	155.00–168.00	161.46
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–113.00	111.98
3	—	338	138.00–142.00	139.99
3	—	668	107.00–112.00	110.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	427	138.00	138.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
2	—	528	115.00–118.00	116.55
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
2	—	470	116.00–120.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	124.00–129.00	126.19
3	—	372	123.00–132.00	127.84
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	122.00–129.00	125.55
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
3	—	568	112.00–122.00	117.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
3	—	477	136.00–148.00	140.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,405	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,024	700.00–1,100.00	840.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,172	885.00–1,200.00	996.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	23.00–31.00	26.23
11	—	1,065	35.00–42.00	37.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	41.50–43.50	42.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	42.50–50.00	44.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	68.00–70.00	68.74
3	—	1,582	72.00–74.00	73.24

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