Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2020-09-15

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 235▲ 229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 18 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 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $138.93/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$138.93
71 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526139.5773431
Medium and Large 2466139.3564935
Medium and Large 3415131.995485thin
One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $186 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 sale71 hd
138.93
—
MS average12 barns · 744 hd
136.79
+2.14
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—Average1,59082.001,3041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28451.296596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02446.274745thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323148.45/cwt144.00–155.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 3330138.00/cwt138.00–138.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1333166.44/cwt165.00–168.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1360163.98/cwt160.00–170.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2376149.68/cwt144.00–158.005635
Steers—Medium and Large 1420160.69/cwt154.00–164.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 3432130.65/cwt128.00–134.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 2438145.46/cwt138.00–153.006379
Steers—Medium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2459145.22/cwt137.00–150.006676
Steers—Medium and Large 1521133.13/cwt130.00–137.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 2533123.99/cwt122.00–125.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 2573125.66/cwt122.00–128.007209
Steers—Medium and Large 1622124.98/cwt122.00–128.0077710
Steers—Medium and Large 1650125.00/cwt123.00–127.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1708118.51/cwt117.00–120.008392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307122.02/cwt120.00–126.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364126.04/cwt124.00–128.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371134.71/cwt130.00–140.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414125.10/cwt120.00–129.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421113.19/cwt110.00–118.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465114.80/cwt110.00–118.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510112.00/cwt112.00–112.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524109.29/cwt108.00–111.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568107.50/cwt107.00–108.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483132.44/cwt130.00–135.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490121.00/cwt120.00–122.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523113.04/cwt112.00–115.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533108.51/cwt107.00–110.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565116.00/cwt114.00–118.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572106.66/cwt105.00–108.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02446.27/cwt44.50–49.004745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28451.29/cwt50.00–52.506596
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,6381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,233778.24/cwt750.00–810.009,5962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,5002

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.