Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Nov 3
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 195▼ 76 vs year ago 193 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 23 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 18 vs year ago 28 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 8-12 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 $130.14/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$130.14
34 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$92
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2426135.5057714thin
Medium and Large 1544129.4370416thin
Medium and Large 3586114.266704thin
One grade step is worth $21.24/cwt here — about −$92 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
130.14
—
MS average12 barns · 849 hd
133.78
−3.63
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—Average1,64580.001,3161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12046.705233thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01734.2534811

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2225158.00/cwt158.00–158.003562
Steers—Medium and Large 2345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 2386142.54/cwt140.00–146.005504
Steers—Medium and Large 1423142.00/cwt140.00–143.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2427128.62/cwt125.00–132.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 1470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 2480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1525131.67/cwt130.00–135.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 2535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1563133.52/cwt130.00–137.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 3586114.26/cwt112.00–115.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1615116.01/cwt115.00–117.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1723107.26/cwt100.00–112.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 274096.00/cwt96.00–96.007101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330132.00/cwt132.00–132.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368124.65/cwt122.00–127.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369132.13/cwt131.00–133.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423127.96/cwt126.00–130.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425121.04/cwt117.00–123.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458118.98/cwt116.00–122.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468126.03/cwt124.00–130.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518115.48/cwt111.00–120.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518105.01/cwt103.00–107.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620107.48/cwt107.00–108.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 184092.00/cwt92.00–92.007731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443134.32/cwt131.00–138.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523122.60/cwt119.00–127.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567116.70/cwt115.00–118.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,64580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96628.56/cwt26.00–30.002764
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04140.85/cwt39.00–43.004254
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05333.05/cwt32.00–34.003483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12046.70/cwt45.00–48.505233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,3551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,435975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,9911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,490850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,6652

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.