Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.44/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$116.44

35 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$11.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	119.27	486	14thin
Medium and Large 1	510	116.22	593	17thin
Medium and Large 3	437	107.50	469	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $16 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 sale35 hd

116.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,444 hd

120.80

−4.36

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	1,594	77.95	1,243	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	43.20	534	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	41.68	546	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	30.54	306	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,863	83.48/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	72.42/cwt	70.00–75.00	960	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	43.20/cwt	40.00–46.00	534	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	41.68/cwt	40.00–44.00	546	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	28.72/cwt	26.00–30.00	287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.53/cwt	112.00–127.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	145.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	503	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	910.85/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.29/cwt	154.00–160.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	114.13/cwt	112.00–116.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.99/cwt	162.00–168.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.26/cwt	132.00–143.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.68/cwt	165.00–166.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.70/cwt	152.00–164.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 124Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 107Year ago 22

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were as well.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	83.00–84.00	83.48
2	—	1,325	70.00–75.00	72.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	40.00–46.00	43.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	40.00–44.00	41.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	36.00	36.00
3	—	998	26.00–30.00	28.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	112.00–127.00	121.53
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
3	—	482	132.00–143.00	136.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
2	—	333	125.00–128.00	126.49
5	—	371	123.00–127.00	124.98
4	—	428	110.00–117.00	113.99
2	—	473	114.00–115.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	116.00	116.00
2	—	638	105.00–109.00	106.99
4	—	410	120.00–124.00	122.70
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
7	—	526	112.00–116.00	114.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	142.00–147.00	145.34
2	—	428	140.00–148.00	143.84
3	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	136.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	323	162.00–168.00	165.99
3	—	365	165.00–166.00	165.68
3	—	422	152.00–164.00	156.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,106	750.00–1,050.00	910.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	750.00	750.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle