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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Mar 24

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 57▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 8▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 13▲ 54 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 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bull not tested. It's a good time to go through your herd, and cull due to prices being so good now.

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 $133.53/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$133.53

13 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	142.71	622	7thin
Medium and Large 2	407	129.00	525	3thin
Medium and Large 3	293	116.67	342	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $280 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 sale13 hd

133.53

—

MS average10 barns · 339 hd

122.81

+10.72

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	73.37	829	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	48.78	440	11

Every lot

35 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	167.63/cwt	162.00–174.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	167.93/cwt	164.00–172.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	44.13/cwt	41.00–46.50	380	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	64.99/cwt	64.00–66.00	614	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	56.92/cwt	53.00–60.00	554	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	73.93/cwt	69.00–77.50	857	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	79.06/cwt	78.50–81.00	970	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	928	938.41/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,708	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,305	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,313	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	947	822.98/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,794	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	750.70/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,032	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
2	—	325	162.00–174.00	167.63
2	—	423	164.00–172.00	167.93
2	—	508	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	380	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
2	—	478	138.00–142.00	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	64.00–66.00	64.99
5	—	1,227	78.50–81.00	79.06
9	—	1,159	69.00–77.50	73.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	53.00–60.00	56.92
7	—	862	41.00–46.50	44.13

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	925.00–950.00	938.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	710.00	710.00

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)	3	—	947	800.00–875.00	822.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	700.00–800.00	750.70

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.