Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough cattle to call an accurate trend today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.54/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −60.64 against this barn's trailing median of $373.18.

Average price

$312.54

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.59

vs MS average

−21.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	312.54	1,797	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.58, low $341.57, median $373.18 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

312.54

—

MS average14 barns · 363 hd

319.13

−6.59

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−21.57

This barn, trailing median8 sales

373.18

−60.64

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,130	170.00	1,921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	153.08	1,734	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	120.43	1,144	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.81/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	321.79/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	317.61/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	106.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	153.08/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,734	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1

How this sale compares

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.

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