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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 25

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 57▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 49▲ 11 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 and bulls were steady.

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 $124.87/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$124.87

19 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	349	132.21	461	8thin
Medium and Large 1	569	123.12	701	7thin
Medium and Large 3	511	113.25	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale19 hd

124.87

—

MS average13 barns · 929 hd

131.90

−7.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,552	83.75	1,300	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	60.90	805	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	46.93	501	4thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	173.58/cwt	172.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	237	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	332	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	131.62/cwt	128.00–136.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,497	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	56.36/cwt	55.00–57.50	585	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	326	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	497	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	60.90/cwt	58.00–64.00	805	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,700	1

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 49Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,708	85.00–90.00	87.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	58.00–64.00	60.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,105	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,038	55.00–57.50	56.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	172.00–175.00	173.58
2	—	980	110.00–118.00	113.96
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	890	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	135.00–145.00	140.00
3	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.90
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	725	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	468	128.00–136.00	131.62

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	—	1,010	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	875.00	875.00

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.