Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2020-06-02

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jun 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 67▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, As compared to last weeks market slaughter cows and bulls were 2-5 higher. Feeder calves were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $121.58/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$121.58
34 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.54
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2487128.1962410thin
Medium and Large 1692119.6182721
Medium and Large 3495113.315613thin
One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $62 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 sale34 hd
121.58
—
MS average13 barns · 1,771 hd
136.11
−14.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,83495.211,7464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17455.926576thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39053.507441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,40552.007311thin

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 2390141.63/cwt136.00–145.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1407141.30/cwt138.00–146.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 2415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 3468114.97/cwt110.00–120.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 2470133.46/cwt130.00–137.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1535133.31/cwt130.00–139.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 2615102.03/cwt100.00–104.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1620118.69/cwt116.00–120.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 198096.49/cwt96.00–97.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 11,02096.00/cwt96.00–96.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 11,06799.66/cwt96.00–102.001,0633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325144.00/cwt144.00–144.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468104.81/cwt100.00–110.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488123.51/cwt123.00–124.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516114.64/cwt112.00–121.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523107.17/cwt103.00–111.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625102.90/cwt100.00–106.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 270893.50/cwt93.00–94.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 181590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375144.00/cwt144.00–144.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433133.38/cwt130.00–136.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455134.00/cwt134.00–134.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513122.46/cwt120.00–125.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568123.99/cwt123.00–125.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610113.00/cwt113.00–113.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 366093.00/cwt93.00–93.006141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4631
Bulls——1,91596.28/cwt95.00–98.001,8443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17455.92/cwt55.00–60.006576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39053.50/cwt53.50–53.507441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40552.00/cwt52.00–52.007311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6201,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0024,3002

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.