Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2019-09-24

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 24
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
← earliestSep 24Oct 1 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 0▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle trend not established due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.36/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$128.36
100 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$28.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.03
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505143.007221thin
Small and Medium 2330133.944422thin
Medium and Large 1-2631133.0083949
Medium 2485130.4763217thin
Medium 3496119.655939thin
Medium and Large 2625119.0074412thin
Small and Medium 3435118.935179thin
Medium 1-2685115.007881thin
One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale100 hd
128.36
—
MS average11 barns · 1,112 hd
130.39
−2.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32049.4365210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64048.547962thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17339.924686thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 2330133.94/cwt130.00–138.004422
Steers—Medium 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Steers—Small and Medium 3375120.13/cwt100.00–130.004503
Steers—Small and Medium 3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium 2418139.69/cwt129.00–147.005843
Steers—Medium 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Steers—Small and Medium 3469120.00/cwt120.00–120.005634
Steers—Medium 3473121.93/cwt120.00–124.005772
Steers—Medium 2474132.37/cwt123.00–144.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2478133.08/cwt130.00–136.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 1505143.00/cwt143.00–143.007221
Steers—Medium 2508129.47/cwt124.00–135.006585
Steers—Small and Medium 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Steers—Medium 3517116.32/cwt112.00–120.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 2565119.91/cwt115.00–125.006772
Steers—Medium 2567116.60/cwt110.00–126.006613
Steers—Medium 3590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2610113.50/cwt113.00–114.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083949
Steers—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Steers—Medium 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2723112.49/cwt112.00–113.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2768113.53/cwt112.00–115.008722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
Heifers—Small and Medium 3327113.57/cwt100.00–120.003713
Heifers—Small and Medium 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Heifers—Medium 3355122.00/cwt122.00–122.004331
Heifers—Small and Medium 3375106.81/cwt100.00–114.004012
Heifers—Medium 2393126.00/cwt126.00–126.004952
Heifers—Medium 2415118.17/cwt109.00–125.004904
Heifers—Small and Medium 3438104.07/cwt100.00–108.004562
Heifers—Small and Medium 2440116.00/cwt116.00–116.005101
Heifers—Medium 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium 2465111.87/cwt108.00–116.005202
Heifers—Medium 3470101.88/cwt95.00–107.004795
Heifers—Medium 1-2510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
Heifers—Medium 2519106.72/cwt103.00–113.005546
Heifers—Medium 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium 357390.00/cwt90.00–90.005162
Heifers—Medium 2578100.00/cwt100.00–100.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 261598.00/cwt98.00–98.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631123.00/cwt123.00–123.0077634
Heifers—Medium and Large 273094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 276390.75/cwt90.00–91.006924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 3295138.00/cwt138.00–138.004071
Bulls—Small and Medium 2330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Small and Medium 3365124.08/cwt118.00–130.004532
Bulls—Small and Medium 3410100.76/cwt90.00–112.004133
Bulls—Medium 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004792
Bulls—Medium 3484112.40/cwt100.00–121.005445
Bulls—Medium 3519106.39/cwt90.00–120.005527
Bulls—Medium 3570105.84/cwt103.00–109.506034
Bulls—Medium 3630104.98/cwt103.00–107.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 370594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Bulls—Large 387590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12143.79/cwt41.50–48.004914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27832.18/cwt30.00–35.004112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32049.43/cwt46.00–53.0065210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64048.54/cwt45.00–52.007962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2975600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,273713.36/cwt620.00–800.009,0812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3770775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,9682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3875740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4801,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,5402

This sale against other markets

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.