Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were as well. No sales for two weeks, next sale January 5th. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.58/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$114.58

24 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	123.52	585	8thin
Medium and Large 2	470	115.68	544	9thin
Medium and Large 3	483	102.97	497	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $88 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 sale24 hd

114.58

—

MS average13 barns · 1,331 hd

122.95

−8.37

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	1,340	70.00	938	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	45.68	624	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,105	24.00	265	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	45.68/cwt	45.00–46.50	624	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	117.06/cwt	113.00–121.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	104.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	608	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	830.88/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	10,411	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	838.38/cwt	700.00–985.00	7,361	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 125Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 48Year ago 25

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were as well. No sales for two weeks, next sale January 5th. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,270	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	45.00–46.50	45.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	24.00	24.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
3	—	472	130.00–140.00	134.46
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	108.00–110.00	109.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	134.00	134.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
2	—	528	113.00–121.00	117.06
2	—	590	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	468	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
2	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.54
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	102.00	102.00
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
4	—	478	102.00–107.00	104.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
2	—	468	145.00–146.00	145.48
2	—	513	130.00–137.00	133.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	130.00–140.00	136.47
2	—	568	120.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
3	—	422	138.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	522	120.00–128.00	123.27
1	—	665	112.00	112.00

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)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	725.00–1,000.00	830.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	878	700.00–985.00	838.38

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

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