Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2020-07-14

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 14
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 177▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 23▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 23▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.37/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$129.37
24 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$366
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$13.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3301138.004164thin
Medium and Large 2504129.9765512thin
Medium and Large 1630124.167828thin
One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about −$366 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 sale24 hd
129.37
—
MS average13 barns · 1,241 hd
133.89
−4.51
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14150.515779thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11841.514644thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Steers—Medium and Large 3275138.00/cwt138.00–138.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 3315136.00/cwt136.00–136.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 2374147.53/cwt144.00–150.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 3400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 2463127.39/cwt120.00–133.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 1525126.00/cwt126.00–126.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1627123.75/cwt117.00–129.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 1650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2778104.99/cwt102.00–108.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1835104.00/cwt104.00–104.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313135.97/cwt132.00–140.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380123.12/cwt120.00–126.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475115.98/cwt114.00–118.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485125.55/cwt123.00–128.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508117.49/cwt117.00–118.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570108.11/cwt105.00–111.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.50/cwt105.00–106.006072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463108.03/cwt105.00–110.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480123.00/cwt123.00–123.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517116.01/cwt112.00–120.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532109.34/cwt108.00–110.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553116.00/cwt115.00–117.006412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94038.00/cwt38.00–38.003571
Cows—Boner 80-85%97547.19/cwt45.00–49.004602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17742.68/cwt42.00–44.005023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18951.46/cwt45.00–57.006127
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2785785.00/cwt785.00–785.006,1622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2895750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0051,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0017,0852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,489.34/cwt1,425.00–1,575.0016,0106
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,616.57/cwt1,370.00–1,675.0017,91210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1301,615.67/cwt1,575.00–1,650.0018,2576
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2351,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0020,9952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2605600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080727.93/cwt650.00–850.007,8626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,130800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,345750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,0881

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.