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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 31▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 4▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.05/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$131.05

30 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	133.81	572	19thin
Medium and Large 2	410	127.60	523	10thin
Medium and Large 3	510	113.00	576	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale30 hd

131.05

—

MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd

132.92

−1.87

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	1,518	80.57	1,223	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	925	51.11	473	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	31.54	288	9thin

Every lot

31 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.87/cwt	150.00–157.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	139.47/cwt	138.00–142.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	133.39/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.38/cwt	129.00–133.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	88.13/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,388	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	793	25.35/cwt	20.00–30.00	201	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	51.11/cwt	50.00–52.00	473	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	36.50/cwt	34.00–40.00	369	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	701.53/cwt	610.00–800.00	7,275	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,376	1,071.03/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	14,737	12

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS

Tue Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	129.00–131.00	130.01
2	—	525	120.00–126.00	123.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
4	—	370	150.00–157.00	151.87
1	—	605	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	123.00–128.00	125.73
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
2	—	228	140.00	140.00
3	—	387	125.00–132.00	128.59
1	—	535	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
2	—	328	138.00–142.00	139.98
4	—	380	138.00–142.00	139.47
5	—	475	129.00–133.00	130.38
7	—	422	130.00–136.00	133.39

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	610.00–800.00	701.53

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	12	—	1,376	950.00–1,250.00	1,071.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,535	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,575	86.00–90.00	88.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	50.00–52.00	51.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	20.00–30.00	25.35
5	—	1,011	34.00–40.00	36.50

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.