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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 3

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 41▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to all the rain there was a small offering of cattle. Feeder calves steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.68/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$153.68

11 head · 346 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	343	160.44	550	4thin
Medium and Large 2	315	153.96	485	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	125.00	681	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale11 hd

153.68

—

MS average13 barns · 892 hd

147.53

+6.15

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	—	Low	1,403	57.14	802	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	61.50	838	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	35.63	365	4thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	155.94/cwt	150.00–159.00	575	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	57.14/cwt	55.00–60.00	802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	43.89/cwt	41.00–46.50	438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	27.36/cwt	25.00–30.00	288	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	61.50/cwt	60.00–63.00	838	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	928	713.07/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,617	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	837.56/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,453	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,981	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Due to all the rain there was a small offering of cattle. Feeder calves steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	167.00	167.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
4	—	369	150.00–159.00	155.94
1	—	195	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.43
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	55.00–60.00	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	60.00–63.00	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	41.00–46.50	43.89
2	—	1,053	25.00–30.00	27.36

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	928	700.00–725.00	713.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,248	700.00–950.00	837.56

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.