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Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Name: Brookhaven Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Apr 7

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 71▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 34▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a small offering.

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 $126.90/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$126.90

20 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	132.31	566	13thin
Medium and Large 2	402	123.57	497	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	100.00	560	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.31/cwt here — about $6 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 sale20 hd

126.90

—

MS average11 barns · 618 hd

115.43

+11.47

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	1,593	79.12	1,260	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	53.29	609	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	79.12/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	53.29/cwt	51.50–55.00	609	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,000	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a small offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
4	—	479	140.00–152.00	144.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	137.00–142.00	139.78
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
2	—	280	147.00–150.00	148.47
2	—	368	132.00–134.00	133.01
2	—	525	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
2	—	383	120.00–128.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	78.00–80.00	79.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	51.50–55.00	53.29

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	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.