Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2020-09-29

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Sep 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 200▲ 13 vs year ago 132 · +9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 40 · +5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 67▲ 11 vs year ago 33 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $127.59/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$127.59
48 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2479132.2863316thin
Medium and Large 1568125.2571123
Medium and Large 3461125.215779thin
One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $56 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 sale48 hd
127.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,241 hd
133.39
−5.80
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—Low1,90577.901,4847thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17743.0550714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26040.315084thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05634.803689thin

Every lot

49 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 2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 3340132.00/cwt132.00–132.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2423142.90/cwt140.00–148.006046
Steers—Medium and Large 1428157.54/cwt154.00–162.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 3466128.73/cwt122.00–134.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 2470139.36/cwt137.00–141.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1524125.56/cwt120.00–131.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 2525118.00/cwt118.00–118.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1558121.00/cwt120.00–123.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 2574116.60/cwt114.00–119.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 3578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 1600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1659112.76/cwt110.00–115.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 1738106.54/cwt103.00–110.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373121.99/cwt120.00–124.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426110.19/cwt109.00–112.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440108.00/cwt108.00–108.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458103.83/cwt102.00–107.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483110.98/cwt110.00–112.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518102.69/cwt100.00–107.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616104.79/cwt100.00–108.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 171594.51/cwt94.00–95.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 176596.00/cwt96.00–96.007341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460128.00/cwt124.00–130.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570108.00/cwt108.00–108.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 170094.00/cwt94.00–94.006581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76872.26/cwt72.00–72.501,2782
Bulls——1,83578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4311
Bulls——1,98281.75/cwt81.00–83.001,6203
Bulls——2,01577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97528.21/cwt25.00–30.002753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09738.10/cwt37.00–39.504186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11442.13/cwt41.00–42.504697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24043.97/cwt43.00–46.005457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26040.31/cwt38.00–42.005084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2998798.85/cwt725.00–875.007,9736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,105900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5111,084.57/cwt950.00–1,150.0016,3888

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.